Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Thought for the Day - 21st April 2021 (Wednesday)

This day, the birth of Sri Rama is celebrated in all lands. Rama had His deed, word and thought, that is, body, speech and mind, ever pure and totally free from blemish. Really speaking, one ought to revere the story of Rama as a profound allegory. Every act and actor in that story attracts attention and gets imprinted on the memory because the allegory is personal to each of us. For example, consider Dasaratha. He represents the human body with the five senses of perception and the five sense-organs of action. He has three wives - the three Gunas or dispositions: Satwa, Rajas and Tamas- named Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. He has four sons, who embody in themselves the four goals of human life - Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Rama is the very embodiment of Dharma (Morality, Virtue, Right conduct). The other three goals can be achieved only by steady adherence to Dharma. We find, therefore, the brothers Lakshmana, Bharatha and Shatrughna following the footsteps of Rama. 



Hari ini, kelahiran Sri Rama dirayakan di semua negeri. Rama memiliki perbuatan, perkataan, dan pikiran-Nya, yaitu tubuh, ucapan, dan pikiran, selalu murni dan sepenuhnya bebas dari noda. Berbicara yang sebenarnya, seseorang harus menghormati kisah Rama sebagai alegori yang mendalam. Setiap pemeran dan aktor dalam cerita itu menarik perhatian dan membekas dalam ingatan karena alegori itu bersifat pribadi bagi kita masing-masing. Misalnya, Dasaratha. Ia mewakili tubuh manusia dengan panca indera persepsi dan panca indera tindakan. Ia memiliki tiga istri - tiga Guna atau watak: Satwa, Rajas, dan Tamas - bernama Kausalya, Sumitra, dan Kaikeyi. Ia memiliki empat putra, yang mewujudkan dalam diri mereka empat tujuan kehidupan manusia - Dharma, Artha, Kama, dan Moksha. Rama adalah perwujudan Dharma (Moralitas, Kebajikan, Kebenaran). Tiga tujuan lainnya hanya dapat dicapai dengan ketaatan yang teguh pada Dharma. Oleh karena itu, ketiga bersaudara Lakshmana, Bharatha, dan Shatrughna mengikuti jejak Rama. (Divine Discourse, Apr 18, 1986)

-BABA

 

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