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Puttaparthilive.com

Newsletter

August 13th

 

 

 

Thought for the

Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Believing

that the world as cognised during the waking state is real and that the highest

goal is the attainment of happiness in that world, man accumulates the

instruments and symbols of that happiness; he fashions after his own taste and

inclination, the laws, ideals, institutions and principles that would bolster

that happiness. But can the goal of Life be just this - to struggle amidst the

waves of joy and grief that rise and fall in this visible objective world, to

be carried along the current of desire, gathering food, shelter, comfort and

pleasure, and finally, to flounder into the jaws of death? If man too leads

life in this manner, verily he is no better than a mere animal.

 

 

 

 

(translated into German

by Marie-Stephanie Freiin von Elverfeldt)

 

 

 

Im

Glauben, dass die Welt, wie im Wachzustand erkennbar, wirklich ist und dass das

höchste Ziel in dieser Welt das Erlangen von Glück ist, sammelt der Mensch die

Mittel und Symbole für dieses Glück an; er gestaltet nach eigenem Geschmack und

Neigung die Gesetze, Ideale, Einrichtungen und Prinzipien, die dieses Glück

unterstützen könnten. Aber kann das Ziel des Lebens einfach nur das sein - sich

abzumühen inmitten der Wellen von Freude und Leid, die steigen und fallen in

dieser sichtbaren gegenständlichen Welt, getragen zu werden vom Strom des

Verlangens, Nahrung, Schutz, Bequemlichkeit und Vergnügen zu vergrößern, und

schließlich in den Rachen des Todes zu stolpern? Wenn der Mensch sein Leben allzusehr

auf diese Weise führt, ist er wahrhaftig nichts Besseres als ein reines

Tier.

 

 

 

 

(translated

into Indonesian by Udayo Untarya Wijaya)

 

 

 

 

Sebagian

orang beranggapan bahwa pengalaman duniawi yang dialami selama dalam kondisi

terjaga adalah sesuatu yang real dan mereka menganggap bahwa tujuan utama

kehidupan adalah tercapainya kebahagiaan duniawi tersebut. Sebagai akibat

pandangan demikian, manusia berjuang untuk mengakumulasi sarana-sarana dan

simbol-simbol kebahagiaan; ia berperilaku sesuai dengan selera dan kehendak

hatinya serta menciptakan tata-hukum, idealisme, institusi dan prinsip-prinsip

yang dapat mendukung tercapainya kebahagiaan yang diidamkannya itu. Namun

pertanyaannya adalah: apakah memang betul bahwa tujuan kehidupan hanyalah

demikian adanya? Apakah kita hanya terlahir untuk bergulat dengan gelombang

suka dan duka, terombang-ambing oleh nafsu keinginan, bersusah payah untuk

mencari makan, tempat berlindung dan ujung-ujungnya berakhir dengan kematian?

Apabila manusia menjalani kehidupan dengan pengertian seperti itu, maka dirinya

tidaklah berbeda dari kaum hewani

lainnya.

 

 

 

 

(translated into

Spanish by Equipo Namo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creyendo

que el mundo percibido durante el estado de vigilia es real, y que la meta más

elevada es la consecución de la felicidad en ese mundo, el hombre acumula los

instrumentos y símbolos de esa felicidad; amoldando según su propio gusto e

inclinación las leyes, los ideales, las instituciones y los principios que

sostendrían esa felicidad. Pero, ¿puede ser apenas esto, la meta de la Vida,

forcejear entre las olas de alegría y pesar que se alzan y caen

en este mundo objetivo visible, siendo arrastrado por la corriente del deseo, acaparando

comida, refugio, comodidad y placer, para finalmente, debatirse en las mandíbulas

de la muerte? Si el hombre lleva aún una vida de esta manera, verdaderamente no

es mejor que un simple

animal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(translated into Italian by Mabatini)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credendo

che il mondo che si conosce nello stato di veglia sia reale e che il più

importante obbiettivo sia il raggiungimento della felicità in quel mondo,

l'uomo accumula gli strumenti ed i simboli della propria felicità, modella a

seconda del proprio gusto e delle proprie inclinazioni, le leggi, gli ideali,

le istituzioni ed i principi che dovrebbero sostenere quella felicità. Ma può

essere solo questo l'obiettivo della vita - la lotta tra le onde della gioia ed

il dolore che va e viene in questo mondo obiettivo e visibile, per essere

trasportati dalla corrente del

desiderio, raccogliendo cibo, riparo, conforto e piacere , e finalmente,

dibattendosi nella morsa della morte? Se l'uomo conducesse la propria vita in

questo modo, non sarebbe niente di più che un semplice animale.

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