Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Note: forwarded message attached. Take the Internet to Go: Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more. Puttaparthilive.com Newsletter June 24th Thought for the Day Men in their ignorance ask the question, "If God is omnipresent and all-pervasive, why is He not visible to us?" When the sun shines, clouds that are formed by the sun's heat hide the rays of the sun. When the sun is not visible because of the clouds, can you say that there is no sun? When a strong wind blows, the clouds are dispelled and the sun is visible again. Similarly, when the winds of love and faith blow, the clouds of doubt and egoism are scattered and God reveals Himself. Though God is omnipresent, man's lack of faith and his self-conceit prevent him from seeing God. To get rid of this doubting nature and egoism, certain spiritual disciplines have to be observed. (translated into German Marie-Stephanie Freiin von Elverfeldt) Menschen stellen in ihrer Unwissenheit die Frage: "Wenn GOTT allgegenwärtig und alles beherrschend ist, warum ist ER für uns nicht sichtbar?" Wenn die Sonne scheint, verdecken Wolken, die von der Hitze der Sonne gebildet werden, die Strahlen der Sonne. Wenn die Sonne wegen der Wolken nicht sichtbar ist, kannst Du behaupten, es gäbe keine Sonne? Wenn ein starker Wind weht, werden die Wolken vertrieben und die Sonne ist wieder sichtbar. Ähnlich werden, wenn die Winde der Liebe und des Glaubens (oder Vertrauens) wehen, die Wolken des Zweifels und des Egoismus zerstreut und GOTT offenbart SICH. Obwohl GOTT allgegenwärtig ist, hindern der Mangel an Glauben (oder Vertrauen) des Menschen und seine Selbstüberschätzung ihn daran, GOTT zu sehen. Um diese zweiflerische Natur und den Egoismus loszuwerden, müssen bestimmte spirituelle Disziplinen befolgt werden. (translated into Indonesian by Udayo Untarya Wijaya) Dalam kebodohan (batin)-nya, manusia mengajukan pertanyaan ini, "Seandainya Tuhan memang omnipresent dan mencakupi segalanya, lalu mengapa Beliau tak terlihat oleh kita?" Ketika matahari sedang bersinar, gumpalan awan - yang terbentuk sebagai akibat dari panas matahari - menutupinya. Nah, ketika matahari sedang tertutup oleh awan, apakah engkau bisa menyatakan bahwa matahari tidak ada di langit? Apabila terdapat hembusan angin, dan gumpalan awan tersebut telah berlalu, maka matahari kembali menampakkan diri-Nya. Demikian pula halnya, ketika angin cinta-kasih dan keyakinan berhembus, maka awan keragu-raguan dan egoisme akan menyingkir dan Tuhan kembali menampakkan diri-Nya. Walaupun Tuhan beratribut omnipresent, namun kegagalan manusia dalam melihat-Nya adalah justru disebabkan oleh karena kurangnya keyakinan di dalam dirinya yang dikombinasikan dengan adanya sifat-sifat jelek seperti: kecongkakan/kesombongan. Untuk dapat menyingkirkan sifat-sifat jelek tersebut, maka diperlukan serangkaian latihan/disiplin spiritual tertentu. (translated into Spanish by Equipo Namo) Los hombres en su ignorancia hacen la pregunta, "¿Si Dios es omnipresente y todo-penetrante, por qué Él no es visible para nosotros?" Cuándo el sol resplandece, las nubes que se forman por el calor del sol esconden los rayos de éste. ¿Puedes decir que no hay ningún sol, cuándo el sol no es visible debido a las nubes ? Cuando el viento sopla con fuerza, las nubes se dispersan y el sol es visible de nuevo. De forma parecida, cuando soplan los vientos del amor y de la fe, las nubes de la duda y el egoísmo se disipan y, Dios se revela. Aunque Dios es omnipresente, la arrogancia del hombre carente de fe, le impide ver a Dios. Para deshacerse de esta naturaleza escéptica y egoísta, tienen que ser observadas ciertas disciplinas espirituales. (translated into translated into Italian by Mabatini) Gli uomini, nella loro ignoranza, si pongono una domanda :" Se Dio è Onnipresente ed Onnipervasivo perché non riusciamo a vederlo? Quando il sole brilla, le nuvole che sono state formate dal calore del sole nascondono i raggi del sole. Quando il sole non è visibile a causa delle nuvole , potete forse affermare che il sole non c'è più? Quando poi soffia un forte vento ,le nuvole vengono disperse ed il sole è di nuovo visibile. Analogamente, quando il vento dell'amore e della fede soffia, le nuvole del dubbio e dell'egoismo vengono disperse, e Dio rivela Sé stesso. Sebbene Dio sia onnipresente , la mancanza di fede dell'uomo e la sua presunzione gli impediscono di vederLo. Per liberarsi di questa ambigua natura e dell'egoismo si devono osservare certe discipline spirituali. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are d to the Google Groups " Puttaparthilive.com Newsletter - Live from Puttaparthi as soon as it happens " group. To post to this group, send email to puttaparthi (AT) googl (DOT) com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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