Thought for the Day - 26th June 2012 (Tuesday)

There is no scar on the sky, though clouds, stars, the sun and the moon all appear to streak across it. So too let a thousand ideas streak across the mind, ensure that your mind remains unaffected and serene. Get firm in mind; then, your reason also will not deviate. Without that equanimity or shanthi, you can get no soukhyam (happiness). Saint Kabir had no food for three days – but he thanked God for giving him the coveted chance of observing a ritual fast. The great devotee of Rama, Saint Ramadas was confined in prison – and he thanked God that he got a place where he could meditate on Him without disturbances. Such is the attitude of the saintly, those who are the beloved of the Lord.

Tidak ada goresan/bekas luka di langit, meskipun awan, bintang, matahari dan bulan semua tampak melintas di atasnya. Demikian juga meskipun ada ribuan ide melintas di pikiran, pastikan pikiranmu tetap tidak terpengaruh dan tenang. Kuatkan pikiranmu, maka engkau tidak akan menyimpang. Tanpa kedamaian/ketenangan hati atau Shanthi, engkau tidak bisa mendapatkan soukhyam (kebahagiaan). Saint Kabir tidak memiliki makanan selama tiga hari - tetapi ia berterima kasih pada Tuhan yang telah memberinya kesempatan untuk melaksanakan ritual berpuasa. Bhakta Sri Rama, Saint Ramadas dikurung di penjara - dan dia bersyukur kepada Tuhan bahwa ia mendapat tempat di mana dia bisa bermeditasi pada-Nya tanpa gangguan. Demikianlah sikap suci, mereka yang mencintai Tuhan.

-BABA