Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Thought for the Day - 6th November 2012 (Tuesday)



Egoism is the most dangerous illusion that has to be exploded and destroyed. Arjuna too suffered this ego. One day when Krishna brought the chariot back to camp, Arjuna wanted that like all charioteers, Krishna should get down first and open the door of the chariot for him. Krishna refused and insisted that Arjuna should alight before He does. At last Krishna won and Arjuna got down. As soon as Krishna left His seat and touched the ground, the chariot went up in flames! The fact was that the various fiery arrows that had the power of burning the chariot had actually hit the target, but due to the presence of Krishna, their igniferous powers could not manifest themselves. Realising this humbled Arjuna; his egoism had a rude shock. He also realised that every action of Divinity was full of significance.

Egoisme adalah ilusi/maya yang paling berbahaya yang seharusnya dihancurkan. Arjuna juga memiliki ego ini. Suatu hari ketika Sri Krishna membawa kereta kembali ke perkemahan, Arjuna ingin seperti semua kusir kereta lainnya, Sri Krishna harus turun terlebih dahulu dan membuka pintu kereta untuknya. Sri Krishna menolak dan bersikeras bahwa Arjuna harus turun sebelum Dia turun. Akhirnya Arjuna turun terlebih dahulu, baru kemudian Sri Krishna. Begitu Sri Krishna meninggalkan tempat duduk-Nya dan menyentuh tanah, kereta habis terbakar! Faktanya adalah bahwa anak panah api yang memiliki berbagai kekuatan membakar kereta, namun karena kehadiran Sri Krishna, kekuatan itu tidak berarti apa-apa. Menyadari hal ini Arjuna kemudian merendah dan menyadari egoismenya tersebut. Dia juga menyadari bahwa setiap tindakan Ketuhanan itu selalu penuh makna.
-BABA

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