Puttaparthi - July 20th 2007

July 20, 2007

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July 20th

Thought for the Day

July 20th The Vedas teach that man should adore and worship God in gratitude for His benedictions. The Bible teaches that man should pray for peace and practice charity. The Koran would have man show mercy to the suffering and to surrender his will to the Divine. The Buddhist texts teach the lesson of detachment and sense control. The Zend-Avesta exhorts man to get rid of evil propensities and shine in his own innate glory.

July 19th In this worldly life, love is manifesting in several forms such as the love between mother and son, husband and wife, and between relatives. This love based on physical relationships arises out of selfish motives and self-interest. But the love of the Divine is devoid of any trace of self-interest. It is love for the sake of love alone. This is called Bhakti (devotion). One characteristic of this love is to give and not to receive. Secondly, love knows no fear. Thirdly, it is only for love's sake and not for selfish motive. All these three angles of love jointly connote Prapatthi (Surrender). When one revels in this attitude of Prapatthi, one experiences the bliss of the Divine.

(translated into German by Marie-Stephanie Freiin von Elverfeldt)

Die Veden lehren, dass der Mensch GOTT über alles lieben und verehren sollte in Dankbarkeit für SEINE Segnungen. Die Bibel lehrt, dass der Mensch um Frieden beten sollte und Nächstenliebe üben. Der Koran will, dass der Mensch Erbarmen hat mit dem Leiden und seinen Willen dem GÖTTLICHEN übergibt. Die Buddhistischen Texte erteilen die Lektion der Loslösung und Sinneskontrolle. Das Zend-Avesta (Parsismus, Anhänger des altiranischen Propheten Zarathustra) ermahnt den Menschen, sich der schlechten Neigungen zu entledigen und in seiner eigenen innewohnenden Herrlichkeit zu strahlen.

(translated into Indonesian by Udayo Untarya Wijaya)

Kitab suci Veda mengajarkan agar manusia menghormati dan memuji Tuhan sebagai ungkapan syukur atas rahmat & anugerah-Nya. Kitab Injil mengajarkan agar manusia berdoa untuk kedamaian dan mempraktekkan sikap kedermawanan. Kitab Al'quran mengajarkan agar manusia menunjukkan sikap welas-asih kepada mereka yang menderita serta menyerahkan kehendak kepada Sang Ilahi. Kitab suci Buddhisme memberikan ajaran tentang ketidak-melekatan dan pengendalian panca indera. Sedangkan kitab suci Zend-Avesta (Zoroastrianisme) mendesak agar manusia menyingkirkan sifat-sifat negatif serta sebaliknya mengembangkan sifat-sifat positif agar dapat tampil cemerlang dalam aspek keilahian yang ada di dalam dirinya sendiri.

(translated into Spanish by Equipo Namo)

Los Vedas enseñan que el hombre debería venerar y adorar a Dios con gratitud por Sus bendiciones. La Biblia enseña que el hombre debería orar por la paz y practicar la caridad. El Corán que el hombre tendría que mostrar misericordia hacia el sufrimiento y entregar su voluntad a lo Divino. Los textos Budistas enseñan la lección del desapego y el control de los sentidos. El Zendavesta exhorta al hombre a deshacerse de las malas tendencias y a resplandecer en su propia gloria innata.

(translated into Italian by Mabatini)

I Veda insegnano che l'uomo deve adorare e venerare Dio per ringraziarlo delle Sue benedizioni. La Bibbia insegna che l'uomo dovrebbe pregare per la pace e praticare la carità. Il Corano vorrebbe che l'uomo dovrebbe mostrare misericordia verso chi soffre e arrendersi alla volontà del Divino. I Testi Buddisti insegnano la lezione del distacco e il controllo dei sensi. L'Avesta Zen esorta l'uomo a liberarsi delle tendenze malvagie e a brillare nella sua gloria innata.

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