Always help the poor and those suffering and in distress. Once upon a time, in Tamil Nadu, lived a poet saint who squatted on the small veranda of his hut and chanted beautiful songs to the Lord. One day, it was raining heavily. Another man came and asked him if he could also take shelter there. The devotee said, “There was place just enough for me to stretch out, but now that you are here we will both sit erect.” Later, another man came and asked for shelter. The devotee again agreed, saying “There was place for the two of us to sit. Now that you also have come, let us all stand.” He thus taught the principle of helping everyone and not sending anyone away who needed help, even when the means are limited. Cultivate this attitude of sharing with others any good thing you have. Thus you can practice daily, the great principle of finding God in every being.
Engkau hendaknya selalu membantu kaum miskin dan mereka yang menderita dalam kesulitan. Pada suatu hari, di Tamil Nadu, hiduplah orang suci (penyair), ia duduk di beranda kecil gubuknya dan menyanyikan lagu-lagu indah untuk Tuhan. Suatu hari, hujan deras, seorang pria lain datang dan bertanya apakah dia bisa berteduh di sana. Bhakta tersebut berkata, "Ada cukup tempat bagi saya untuk berbaring, tetapi sekarang engkau ada di sini, kita akan sama-sama duduk tegak." Kemudian, seorang pria lain datang dan meminta perlindungan. Bhakta tersebut sekali lagi menyetujuinya, dan berkata, "Ada tempat bagi kami berdua untuk duduk, sekarang engkau telah datang, marilah kita semua berdiri. "Demikianlah dia mengajarkan prinsip membantu semua orang dan tidak meninggalkan mereka yang membutuhkan bantuan, bahkan ketika sarana terbatas. Kembangkanlah sikap ini, berbagi dengan orang lain setiap hal yang baik yang engkau miliki. Dengan demikian engkau bisa mempraktikkan setiap hari, prinsip besar untuk menemukan Tuhan dalam setiap makhluk. (Divine Discourse,“Summer Showers in Brindavan: 1972”, Ch 21)
-BABA
Monday, February 17, 2014
Thought for the Day - 17th February 2014 (Monday)
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