Thursday, March 20, 2014

Thought for the Day - 20th March 2014 (Thursday)


The Gopikas lived their lives, doing everything as God’s work. They would get up early in the morning, and chant the name of Krishna even as they put curd in the pot. Then as they began churning curds, they would continuously utter the many names of Lord Krishna. Chanting Krishna’s name was like the Shruthi (musical scale), their jingling bangles became the rhythm, the sound of churning was the pitch and what they uttered became a mellifluous song. Where did the butter they churned come from? It came from the curds, though it was not visible in the beginning. Just like one can get butter out of milk, with effort you too who have come from God must merge in Him. Understand this principle well and you can experience Him anywhere and everywhere, all the time.

Para Gopika menjalani kehidupan mereka, melakukan segala sesuatu sebagai pekerjaan Tuhan. Mereka akan bangun pagi-pagi, dan menyebut nama Sri Krishna bahkan saat mereka menempatkan dadih ke dalam pot/periuk. Kemudian ketika mereka mulai mengaduk dadih, mereka terus akan mengucapkan nama Sri Krishna. Men-chanting-kan nama Sri Krishna adalah seperti Shruthi (tangga nada musik), gelang gemerincing mereka menjadi irama, suara mengaduk dadih adalah nada dan apa yang mereka ucapkan menjadi sebuah lagu merdu. Dari mana mentega berasal? Ini berasal dari dadih, meskipun tidak terlihat pada awalnya. Sama seperti seseorang bisa mendapatkan mentega dari susu, dengan usahamu sendiri engkau juga yang berasal dari Tuhan harus menyatu dengan-Nya. Pahamilah prinsip ini dengan baik  maka engkau dapat mengalami-Nya di mana saja dan di mana-mana, sepanjang waktu. (Divine Discourse, “My Dear Students”, Vol 3, Ch 2, March 19, 1998)
-BABA

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