Each actor must be conscious of God's presence behind the screen of Maya (illusion); each must be anxious to catch the faintest suggestion He might give, keeping a corner of the eye always on Him and having the ear pitched to catch His voice. Instead of this, if a person forgets the plot and the story (that is to say, the work for which one has come and the duties that appertain thereto), neglects to watch the presence behind the screen, and simply stands dumb on the stage, the audience will laugh at their folly and charge the person with spoiling the show. For these reasons, every actor who has to play the role of a person on the world stage must first learn the lines well and then, remembering the Lord behind the screen, await His orders. The attention must be on both: the lines one learned for the role and the stage manager’s directions. Meditation alone gives one this concentration and this awareness.
Setiap aktor harus menyadari akan kehadiran Tuhan di balik layar Maya (ilusi); masing-masing dari mereka harus bisa menangkap saran-saran yang Beliau berikan, menjaga pandangan selalu pada-Nya dan memiliki telinga untuk menangkap suara-Nya. Selain hal tersebut, jika seseorang lupa alur dan cerita, mengabaikan kehadiran-Nya di belakang layar, dan hanya berdiri bisu di atas panggung, para penonton akan menertawakan kebodohan mereka dan menganggap orang tersebut telah merusak pertunjukan. Untuk alasan inilah maka setiap aktor harus memainkan peran di panggung dunia ini, pertama-tama harus mempelajari aturan main dengan baik dan selanjutnya mengingat bahwa Tuhanlah yang berada di belakang layar, tunggulah perintah-Nya. Perhatian harus diarahkan pada keduanya: mempelajari aturan main dan mematuhi perintah Manajer (Tuhan). Hanya meditasi yang bisa memberikan konsentrasi dan kesadaran ini
-BABA
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