Thought for the Day - 8th February 2013 (Friday)

A renunciant couple were once proceeding through a thick jungle on a pilgrimage to an inaccessible shrine. The husband saw on the footpath a precious stone, shining brilliantly when the Sun’s rays fell upon it from between the leaves. He hastily threw some sand over it with the movement of his foot, so that his wife may not be tempted to pick it up and become a slave to the tinsel. The wife saw the gesture and chided the husband for still retaining in his mind, a distinction between sand and gold. For her, both were the same. This habit of judging and labelling others is a prevalent practice today. What can you know of the inner working of another's mind?

Suatu ketika, sepasang renunciant (orang yang telah melepaskan kehidupan duniawi) berjalan melalui hutan lebat berziarah ke kuil (tempat suci) yang sangat sulit dicapai. Sang suami melihat di jalan setapak, batu mulia bersinar cemerlang ketika sinar matahari jatuh di atasnya di antara dedaunan. Sang suami kemudian dengan terburu-buru melemparkan beberapa pasir di atasnya dengan gerakan kakinya, sehingga istrinya tidak mungkin tergoda untuk mengambilnya dan menjadi budak benda tersebut. Sang istri melihat gerakan suaminya dan mencela suaminya karena masih menyimpan dalam pikirannya, perbedaan antara pasir dan emas. Baginya, keduanya adalah sama. Inilah kebiasaan menghakimi dan memberikan label/menamai orang lain yang biasanya dipraktekkan saat ini. Apa yang dapat engkau ketahui dari kerja batin pikiran orang lain?

-BABA