001 - 082

 

Izbor iz knjige "Sedamdeset sedam hiljada stabala služenja", deo 10:

Aforizmi 9,001 - 9,082.

 

9,001

When I swim in the sea of
God-manifestataion-smiles,
A bountiful God-Pride-harvest
Beckons me.

Kad plivam u moru
Osmeha ispoljenja Boga,
Obilna žetva Božjeg Ponosa
Doziva me.

9,002

May each thought of mine
Be a reservoir
Of love divine.

Neka svaka moja misao
Bude rezervoar
Božanske ljubavi.

9,003

Each gratitude-thought
Has the wings of the soul-bird
To fly in the vastness of the sky.

Svaka misao zahvalnosti
Ima krila duše-ptice
Da leti prostranstvom neba.

9,004

Each life, indeed,
Is a masterpiece
Of our Lord Beloved Supreme.

Svaki je život, uistinu,
Remek-delo
Našeg Gospoda Voljenog Svevišnjeg.

9,005

May my God-love
Be a fountain-joy to me
At every moment.

Neka moja ljubav prema Bogu
Bude izvor radosti za mene
U svakom trenutku.

9,006

I shall not allow
My mind to pause,
I shall not allow
My heart to halt
Until I have found myself
In the Heart-Garden
Of my Beloved Supreme.

Neću dozvoliti
Mom umu da predahne,
Neću dopustiti
Mom srcu da zastane
Sve dok se ne nađem
U Vrtu Srca
Mog Voljenog Svevišnjeg.

9,007

As my soul is the hounting melody
Of my Lord Supreme,
Even so, I wish my body to be
The thrilling melody
Of my soul.

Kao što je moja duša očaravajuća melodija
Mog Gospoda Svevišnjeg,
Hteo bih da i moje telo bude
Ushićujuća melodija
Moje duše.

9,008

What a supreme privilege
To be in the company
Of God-loving, God-serving
And
God-fulfilling seekers.

Vrhunska je privilegija
Biti u društvu
Tragalaca
Koji vole Boga, služe Bogu
I
Ispunjavaju Boga.

9,009

In the spiritual life,
You will get spectacular results
From God
Not by giving and taking,
But by becoming.

U duhovnom životu,
Bog će ti podariti
Spektakularne rezultate
Ne ako daješ i uzimaš,
Već ako postaješ.

9,010

Do not wait!
Do not delay!
Love God the Creator,
Serve God the creation
And
Become God the man.

Ne čekaj!
Ne odugovlači!
Voli Boga Tvorca,
Služi Bogu tvorevini
I
Postani Bog-čovek.

9,011

Our inner faith
Must determine the line
Of our outer actions.

Naša unutrašnja vera
Mora da odredi pravac
Našeg spoljašnjeg delovanja.

9,012

The mind-melodies
Are easy and insignificant.
The heart-melodies
Are sweet, beautiful, powerful
And all-illumining.

Melodije uma
Lake su i beznačajne.
Melodije srca
Slatke su, lepe, moćne
I sveprosvetljujuće.

9,013

Wisdom-light knows
What ignorance-night is.
Therefore it keeps no contact.

Svetlost mudrosti zna
Šta je noć neznanja.
Zato ne održava nikakav kontakt sa njom.

9,014

The mind-confusion never allows
The heart expectation to remain
Sweet and fulfilling.

Pometnja uma nikad ne dopušta
Iščekivanju srca da ostane
Slatko i ispunjujuče.

9,015

My Lord Supreme,
You were my only hope.
Do become my only way as well.

Moj Gospode Svevišnji,
Bio si moja jedina nada.
Postani i moj jedini put.

9,016

My Lord abides between
My gratitude-heart
And
My perfection-dream.

Moj Gospod prebiva između
Mog srca zahvalnosti
I
Mog sna o savršenstvu.

9,017

Unlike me,
My Lord Supreme never wants
To be complete
Without me.

Za razliku od mene,
Moj Gospod Svevišnji nikad ne želi
Da bude potpun
Bez mene.

9,018

The beauty of self-giving
Eventualy grows into
The fragrance of God-becoming.

Lepota samodavanja
Na kraju prerasta
U miris Bogopostajanja.

9,019

Alas,
How is it that my desires
Never come to realize
That they are heading
Towards destruction?

Avaj,
Kako to da moje želje
Nikad ne uviđaju
Da srljaju
Ka uništenju?

9,020

If my heart is responsible
For God-satisfaction
Then God is definitely responsible
For my life.

Ako je moje srce odgovorno
Za zadovoljenje Boga,
Onda je Bog, bez sumnje, odgovoran
Za moj život.

9,021

Whenenever I need inspiration,
Aspiration and satisfaction,
I immediately invoke
The descent of Compassion
From Above.

Kad god mi je potrebna inspiracija,
Težnja i zadovoljenje,
Smesta prizovem
Samilost da se spusti
Odozgo.

9,022

In the outer life,
Admiration is my mind's
Success-drum-sound.

U spoljašnjem životu,
Divljenje je
Zvuk bubnja uspeha mog uma.

9,023

In the inner life,
Love is my heart's
Progress-flute-melody.

U unutrašnjem životu,
Ljubav je
Melodija flaute napretka mog srca.

9,024

Because my heart
Is beautiful,
I love God the creation.

Zato što je moje srce
Divno,
Volim Boga tvorevinu.

9,024

Because my life
Is fruitful,
I love God the Creator.

Zato što je moj život
Plodan
Volim Boga Tvorca.

9,025

He who attacks outwardly
Definitely has
An inner problem.

Onaj ko napada spolja
Nesumnjivo ima
Neki unutrašnji problem.

9,026

An unsolved problem
Is nothing other that
A revolving door.

Nerešen problem
Isto je što i
Rotirajuća vrata.

9,027

If I really acept the world
As my own, very own,
Then God will run towards me
With world-enlightement-promises.

Ako zaista prihvatim svet
Kao moj, sasvim moj,
Bog će pojuriti ka meni
Sa obećanjima prosvetljenja sveta.

9,028

God is always ready
To be responsible
For my actions,
But my stupidity-mind
Does not trust God.

Bog je uvek spreman
Da bude odgovoran
Za moja dela,
Ali moj glupi um
Ne veruje Bogu.

9,030

My heart‘s total God-acceptance
Is the very beginning
Of my mind's transformation-delight.

Kad moje srce potpuno prihvati Boga,
To je sam početak
Blaženstva preobražaja mog uma.

9,031

Pray, pray lovingly and self-givingly.
God Himself will stand in front of you
And immediately end your life-worries.

Moli se, moli, sa ljubavlju i nesebično.
Sam Bog će stati pred tebe
I smesta okončati brige tvog života.

9,032

My heart's devotional songs
God always takes as
His Life's Victory-Gongs.

Posvećeničke pesme mog srca
Bog uvek smatra
Gongovima pobede Svog Života.

9,033

The God-seeker's
God-manifestation-promise
May not be certain.

Tragaočevo
Obećanje da će ispoljiti Boga
Ne mora biti pouzdano.

9,034

The God-lover's
God-manifestation-promise
Is undoubtely
And absolutely certain.

Obećanje onoga ko voli Boga
Da će ispoljiti Boga
Nesumnjivo je
I apsolutno pouzdano.

9,035

Practice gives me success.
Practice gives me progress.
Practice shall bring me God
And
Place my Head at His Feet.

Praksa mi donosi uspeh.
Praksa mi donosi napredak.
Praksa će mi doneti Boga
I
Postaviti moju glavu pred Njegova Stopala.

9,036

When the heart's oneness
Is expansion,
Life's progress becomes
Perfect satisfaction.

Kad se jedinstvo srca
Širi,
Životni napredak postaje
Savršeno zadovoljenje.

9,037

Only a receptivity-heart
Can adequately value
God's Presence.

Jedino prijemčivo srce
Može da dostojno uvaži
Božje Prisustvo.

9,038

When I liberated my mind
From expectation-prison-cell,
God invited me to join
His world-Transformation-Army.

Kad sam oslobodio svoj um
Iz zatvorske ćelije očekivanja,
Bog me je pozvao da se pridružim
Njegovoj vojsci Preobražaja Sveta.

9,039

The mind lives inside
The unlit
Reason-cave.

Um živi u
Neosvetljenoj
Pećini razuma.

9,040

The heart lives inside
The all-illumined
Faith-palace.

Srce živi u
Jarko osvetljenoj
Palati vere.

9,041

My heart of love
And my soul of delight
Are divinely and sleeplessly attracted
To each other.

Moje srce ljubavi
I moja duša blaženstva
Božanski i besano privlače
Jedno drugo.

9,039

The mind lives inside
The unlit
Reason-cave.

Um živi u
Neosvetljenoj
Pećini razuma.

9,040

The heart lives inside
The all-illumined
Faith-palace.

Srce živi u
Jarko osvetljenoj
Palati vere.

9,041

My heart of love
And my soul of delight
Are divinely and sleeplessly attracted
To each other.

Moje srce ljubavi
I moja duša blaženstva
Božanski i besano privlače
Jedno drugo.

9,042

As long as you want God
And nobody else,
Then it does not matter
If you love God the finite
Or
God the Infinite.

Sve dok želiš Boga
I nikog drugog,
Nije važno
Voliš li Boga konačnog
Ili
Boga beskonačnog.

9,043

As long as you want God
And nobody else,
Then it does not matter
If you love either
God the creation-matter
Or
God the Creator-Spirit.

Sve dok želiš Boga
I nikog drugog,
Nije važno
Voliš li
Boga tvorevinu-materiju
Ili
Boga Tvorca-Duh.

9,044

In the hoary past,
The God-seekers sang
God’s Glory
Soulfully and spontaneously.

U davnoj prošlosti
Tragaoci za Bogom pevali su
Slavu Božju
Duševno i spontano.

9,045

In modern times,
The God-seekers sing
God’s Glory
Ostentatiously and pretentiously.

U modernim vremenima,
Tragaoci za Bogom pevaju
Slavu Božju
Razmetljivo i uobraženo.

9,046

The mind’s transformation
Without the heart’s meditation
Is the height of absurdity.

Preobražaj uma
Bez meditacije srca
Vrhunac je besmisla.

9,047

Nothing important
Depends on
Your thinking process.

Ništa bitno
Ne zavisi
Od tvog procesa razmišljanja.

9,048

Everything
Depends on
Your inner blossoming faith.

Sve
Zavisi od
Tvoje unutrašnje cvatuće vere.

9,049

There is not a single day that
God does not try to teach my mind
How to smile at Him.
Alas, it is of no avail.

Ne prođe ni dan,
A da Bog ne pokuša da nauči moj um
Kako da Mu se smeši.
Avaj, nema vajde.

9,050

If you are afraid of world-criticism,
You have a very, very long way to go
To satisfy God.

Ako se plašiš kritikovanja sveta,
Imaš da ideš još dugo, dugo,
Da bi zadovoljio Boga.

9,051

At the door of my earth-bound time,
The Heaven-free Smile of God
I see.

Na vratima mog zemaljski ograničenog vremena,
Nebeski slobodan Osmeh Božji
Vidim.

9,052

If you expect all the time
From the world,
You definitely have another name:
Beggar.

Ako sve vreme nešto očekuješ
Od sveta,
Nesumnjivo se možeš nazvati
Prosjakom.

9,053

If you give and give
Everything that you have and are
To the world,
You definitely have another name:
Emperor.

Ako daješ i daješ
Sve što imaš i jesi
Svetu,
Nesumnjivo se možeš nazvati
Kraljem.

9,054

The outer world thinks that
I am ignorant.
Therefore, it does not hesitate
To make fun of me.

Spoljašnji svet misli
Da sam neznalica.
Zato ne okleva
Da tera šegu sa mnom.

9,055

The inner world sees that
I am all wisdom.
Therefore, it does not hesitate
To plead with me
For my wisdom-light.

Unutrašnji svet vidi
Da sam čista mudrost.
Zato ne okleva
Da me moli
Za svetlost moje mudrosti.

9,056

Peace is
The relationship-bridge
Between man and God.

Mir je
Most-kontakt
Između čoveka i Boga.

9,057

Worries and anxieties
Unconsciously invite death
To appear before the physical.

Brige i strepnje
Nesvesno prizivaju smrt
Da se pojavi pred fizičkim bićem.

9,058

If you are a seeker,
Then you must feel
That before you go anywhere,
God is already there.

Ako si tragalac,
Tad moraš da osećaš
Da je, pre nego što pođeš bilo gde,
Bog već tamo.

9,059

We cannot avoid
God’s Justice-Light.
It will one day catch us
By surprise.

Ne možemo pobeći
Božjoj Svetlost-Pravednosti.
Jednog dana, uhvatiće nas
Na prepad.

9,060

My aspiration-heart
And my dedication-life
Are desperately trying
To overthrow
The mind-government.

Moje srce težnje
I moj život posvećenosti
Očajnički pokušavaju
Da svrgnu
Vladavinu uma.

9,061

May my heart
Always remain
A conscience-lover.

Neka moje srce
Uvek
Voli savest.

9,062

Your progress-delight
Entirely depends
On your heart’s light-acceptance.

Blaženstvo tvog napretka
Potpuno zavisi od toga
Koliko tvoje srce prihvata svetlost.

9,063

My heart’s delight
Breathes in
My inseparable God-oneness.

Blaženstvo mog srca
Živi
U mom nerazdvojnom jedinstvu sa Bogom.

9,064

If we are persistant,
Then we are bound to reach the top
Of our God-realisation-mountain.

Ako smo istrajni,
Sigurno ćemo stići do vrha
Planine našeg Bogoostvarenja.

9,065

My Lord,
Why did You choose me?
"My child,
Why do you need Me?"

Moj Gospode,
Zašto si me odabrao?
"Dete moje,
Zašto sam ti potreban?"

9,066

Everybody’s life
Will eventually be
The possessor of peace.

Svačiji život
Na kraju će
Zadobiti mir.

9,067

My soul’s silence-garden
Is where
My heart blossoms.

Vrt tišine moje duše
Tamo je
Gde cveta moje srce.

9,068

Despair
Is a form of
Ego-exhibit.

Očajanje je
Oblik
Ispoljavanja ega.

9,069

Life becomes sweet
When the heart is hungry
For God’s Compassion-Light.

Život postaje sladak
Kad je srce gladno
Božje Svetlosti Samilosti.

9,070

When we do not aspire,
Lethargy becomes the ruler
Of our entire being.

Kad ne težimo,
Lenjost postaje vladar
Celog našeg bića.

9,071

Stop immediataly
All negative forces,
Before they stop you!

Zaustavi smesta
Sve negativne sile,
Pre nego što one zaustave tebe!

9,072

May my mind become
A perfect stranger
To doubt and disobedience.

Neka mom umu
Sumnja i neposlušnost
Postanu savršeni stranci.

9,073

My Lord,
Anything that You do
For each and every human being
Is unique and unsurpassable.

Moj Gospode,
Sve što Ti činiš
Za sva ljudska bića,
Jedinstveno je i nenadmašno.

9,074

Whenever we paint God’s portrait
With our gratitude-heart-tears,
God becomes
Happier than the happiest.

Kad god slikamo Božji portret
Suzama zahvalnosti našeg srca,
Bog postaje
Srećniji od najsrećnijeg.

9,075

My Lord,
I am absolutely sure
That nobody on earth
Can resist
Your Affection-Attraction-Magnet.

Moj Gospode,
Apsolutno sam siguran
Da niko na svetu
Ne može da odoli
Magnetu Tvoje Ljubavi i Privlačnosti.

9,076

My God-obedience-delight
Shall forever remain
Unparalleled in my life.

Blaženstvo moje poslušnosti Bogu
Zauvek će ostati
Neuporedivo u mom životu.

9,077

What is my devotion?
It is the pleasure
Of my outer life
And the trasure
Of my inner life.

Šta je moja posvećenost?
Ona je zadovoljstvo
Mog spoljašnjeg života
I blago
Mog unutrašnjeg života.

9,078

My Lord, I want to fly
Infinitely faster than time
To have a glimpse of You
Inside Your Heart-Kingdom.

Moj Gospode, želim da letim
Beskrajno brže od vremena
Da bih Te ugledao
U Kraljevstvu Tvog Srca.

9,079

What a failure I am
For loving my sleeping body,
Instead of loving
My all-illumining soul!

Kakav sam samo ja gubitnik,
Zato što volim moje usnulo telo,
Umesto da volim
Moju sveprosvetljujuću dušu!

9,080

My Lord,
Is it because I am weak
Or is it because I am insincere
That even my desperate cries and tears
Fail to reach You?

Moj Gospode,
Da li zato što sam slab,
Ili zato što sam neiskren,
Čak ni moji očajnički vapaji i suze
Ne uspevaju da stignu do Tebe?

9,081

When God really withdraws from us,
How can we have any hope
To walk along the road of life?

Kad se Bog zaista udalji od nas,
Kako možemo imati bilo kakve nade
Da stupamo stazom života?

9,082

I have smashed asunder
All my earthly bonds
Only to chain myself
To my Lord’s Lotus-Feet.

Raskinuo sam
Sve moje zemaljske veze
Samo da bih se vezao
Za Lotos-Stopala mog Gospoda.

Prevod: Goran Bojić