Suppose you dream that you are being bitten by a snake, and are struggling with pain, shouting and frantically searching for medicines. Now even though you are bitten by a snake, do you take medicine to remove the poison? No, you don’t do that, because this happened in your dream. You perhaps will even forget the pain, as soon as you wake up, isn’t it? Similarly today you are in deep slumber of ignorance and worldly attachments and hence undergo a lot of suffering. The world is ephemeral and full of misery. You suffer only because of ignorance and body attachment. The moment you are awakened from the slumber, your problems will be solved. Anyone and everyone who aspires to lead a happy life must reduce body attachment. You develop ego because of your position, associations, physical strength or wealth. If you want to enjoy bliss, never give any scope for ego.
Misalkan engkau bermimpi bahwa engkau sedang digigit ular, dan berjuang dengan rasa sakit, berteriak dan panik mencari obat-obatan. Sekarang meskipun engkau digigit ular, apakah engkau minum obat untuk menghilangkan racun? Tidak, engkau tidak melakukan hal itu, karena ini terjadi dalam mimpimu. Engkau bahkan mungkin akan melupakan rasa sakit, segera setelah engkau bangun, bukan? Demikian pula saat engkau berada dalam tidur nyenyak ketidaktahuan dan kemelekatan duniawi dan karenanya mengalami banyak penderitaan. Dunia ini fana dan penuh penderitaan. Engkau menderita hanya karena ketidaktahuan dan kemelekatan badan jasmani. Saat engkau terbangun dari tidur itu, masalahmu akan terpecahkan. Siapapun dan semua orang yang bercita-cita untuk hidup bahagia harus mengurangi kemelekatan pada badan jasmani. Engkau mengembangkan ego karena posisimu, asosiasi, kekuatan fisik atau kekayaan. Jika engkau ingin menikmati kebahagiaan, jangan pernah memberikan ruang bagi ego. (‘My Dear Students’, Vol 3, Ch 3, June 30, 1996)
-BABA
Daily Inspiration as written in the Ashram of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba (Prasanthi Nilayam), translated into Bahasa Indonesia
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