Once you have learnt to ride a motorcycle, you can ride on any road and under all conditions. But when you are just learning to ride, for your own safety and for the safety of those around you, you have to select an open ground and you have to follow certain principles of balance; this is essential. So too, those who engage in practice of meditation and Sadhana (spiritual exercises) have to follow a certain course of training. No change should be made in this routine. Until the goal of meditation or your spiritual practice is achieved, the well-established discipline of sitting postures (Asanas) or the practices you follow must be adhered to. After attainment of the goal, that is, after the mind (Manas) and the intellect (Buddhi) have been conquered and brought under control — you can be immersed in meditation wherever you find yourself: in a chair, on a rock, or in a car!
Ketika engkau telah mampu mengendarai sepeda motor, engkau bisa mengendarainya di jalan dan di semua kondisi. Tetapi bila engkau baru saja belajar mengendarainya, untuk keselamatanmu sendiri dan untuk keselamatan orang di sekitarmu, engkau harus memilih tanah terbuka (lapangan) dan engkau harus mengikuti beberapa prinsip-prinsip keseimbangan khusus; ini sangatlah penting. Demikian juga, mereka yang mempraktekkan meditasi dan Sadhana (latihan spiritual) harus mengikuti program pelatihan tertentu. Rutinitas ini tidak akan menimbulkan perubahan. Sampai tujuan meditasi atau praktek spiritualmu tercapai, disiplin dalam sikap duduk (Asana) atau latihan-latihan lainnya yang engkau ikuti harus ditaati. Setelah tujuan tercapai, yaitu, setelah pikiran (Manas) dan intelek (Buddhi) telah ditaklukkan dan berada di bawah kontrol - engkau dapat tenggelam dalam meditasi di mana pun: di kursi, di atas batu, atau di mobil!
-BABA
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