Thought for the Day - 6th April 2013 (Saturday)

A few elders in Brindavan who revelled in scandalizing Krishna set an ordeal for Radha to test her virtue. Radha was asked to fetch water in a pot from Yamuna to home. Radha, with full faith in Krishna, was immersed in the consciousness of the Lord, that she never bothered to know the condition of the pot. The mud pot she was given had a hundred holes. She immersed it in the river, repeating the name of Krishna as usual, with every intake of the breath and every exhalation. Every time the name Krishna was uttered, a hole was covered, so that by the time the pot was full, it was whole! That was the measure of her faith. Faith can affect even inanimate objects.

Beberapa sesepuh di Brindavan yang menyukai candaan Sri Krishna, suatu ketika memberikan cobaan yang berat pada Radha untuk menguji kebaikannya. Radha diminta untuk mengambil air dengan jambangan dari sungai Yamuna lalu membawanya ke rumah. Radha, dengan keyakinan penuh pada Sri Krishna, telah tenggelam dalam kesadaran Tuhan, dia tidak peduli pada kondisi jambangan yang dibawa, padahal jambangan tersebut memiliki seratus lubang. Dia tenggelam dalam sungai, mengulangi nama Sri Krishna pada setiap hembusan napasnya. Setiap kali nama Sri Krishna diucapkan, lubang itu tertutup, sehingga pada waktunya, jambangan itu penuh! Itulah ukuran keyakinannya. Keyakinan dapat mempengaruhi bahkan benda mati sekalipun.

-BABA