Krishna told Arjuna, "You are My devotee and My friend." Neither Arjuna declared himself as a devotee nor Krishna remained content with just declaring Arjuna to be His devotee. Why did Krishna say: “You are My friend?” This declaration has a profound spiritual significance. This will be clear only when we practice the spiritual life. If merely the Lord were to call Arjuna, "My friend" his ego could get inflated and he could take undue liberties with Krishna. If He were to say, "My dear, you are My devotee," he could become extremely submissive and maybe even develop fear towards the Lord. Fear should not be instilled; nor should he be encouraged to take excessive liberties. Hence the terms devotee and friend, were used by Krishna. "You are My friend. You may be free with Me up to a point. You are My devotee. So observe certain restraints. Exercise control over yourself in your devotion."
Krishna mengatakan kepada Arjuna, "Engkau adalah bhakta-Ku dan teman-Ku." Baik Arjuna menyatakan dirinya sebagai bhakta atau Krishna tetap puas dengan hanya menyatakan Arjuna sebagai bhakta-Nya. Mengapa Krishna mengatakan: "Engkau adalah teman-Ku?" Pernyataan ini memiliki makna spiritual yang mendalam. Ini akan menjadi jelas hanya ketika kita mempraktikkan kehidupan spiritual. Jika hanya Tuhan yang mengatakan Arjuna, "Teman-Ku" egonya bisa meningkat dan ia bisa mengambil kebebasan yang tidak semestinya dengan Sri Krishna. Jika Beliau mengatakan, "Engkau bhakta-Ku," ia bisa menjadi sangat penurut dan bahkan mungkin mengembangkan rasa takut terhadap Tuhan. Rasa takut tidak seharusnya ditanamkan; ataupun ia seharusnya didorong untuk mengambil kebebasan yang berlebihan. Oleh karena itu istilah bhakta dan teman, digunakan oleh Sri Krishna. "Engkau adalah teman-Ku. Engkau mungkin bebas dengan-Ku sampai titik tertentu. Engkau adalah bhakta-Ku. Jadi menjalankan pembatasan tertentu. Berlatihlah mengendalikan dirimu sendiri dalam pengabdianmu." (Divine Discourse at Trayee Brindavan, July 1988)
-BABA
Daily Inspiration as written in the Ashram of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba (Prasanthi Nilayam), translated into Bahasa Indonesia
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