Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Thought for the Day - 11th August 2009 (Tuesday)


Deha Vasana (attachment to the body) impels one to seek physical strength and health and an attractive physique. All the efforts to make up one's face will not serve to alter its natural features. Only that which has been given by the Lord will be enduring. You must be content with that. While taking as much care of the body as is essential, you should not have excessive attachment to that which is inherently perishable and temporary. The body must be taken care of only for realizing the Divinity within. It is no doubt necessary to maintain good health as long as one lives, but obsessive concern for the body is misconceived.

Deha Vasana (keterikatan terhadap badan) mendorong seseorang untuk memperoleh kekuatan fisik dan kesehatan serta bentuk badan yang menarik. Segala usaha untuk merias wajah seseorang tidak akan membantu mengubah wajah aslinya. Hanya apa yang telah diberikan oleh Tuhan akan kekal. Engkau harus puas dengan hal tersebut. Walaupun melakukan perawatan terhadap badan adalah penting, engkau seharusnya jangan berlebihan terhadap keterikatan yang fana dan sementara ini. Badan harus dirawat hanya untuk mewujudkan keilahian di dalamnya. Tidak perlu keraguan untuk memelihara kesehatan semasa hidup, tetapi perhatian yang berlebihan terhadap badan adalah keliru.

-BABA

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