Knjiga 21

Dvadeset-sedam hiljada izdanaka težnje, deo 21, naslovna strana originalnog izdanja (1981.).

2014.
He who loves God
       In the aspiration-world
Has no responsibility of his own.
       The Compassion of God
Does everything for him.
He who loves ignorance
       In the desire-world
Has also no responsibility of his own.
       The temptation of ignorance
Does everything for him.

2014.
Onaj ko voli Boga
       U svetu težnje
Nema ličnih odgovornosti.
       Samilost Božja
Čini sve za njega.
Onaj ko voli neznanje
       U svetu želja
Takođe nema ličnih odgovornosti.
       Iskušenje neznanja
Čini sve za njega.

2036.
My prayer is my heart's
       Hidden power.
My meditation is my soul's
       Revealed light.

2036.
Moja molitva je skrivena moć
       Mog srca.
Moja meditacija je ispoljena svetlost
       Moje duše.

2038.
Do not allow your hope to fade!
It is never too late
To become a perfect instrument
       Of God.

2038.
Ne dozvoli da tvoja nada uvene!
Nikad nije prekasno
Da se postane
       Savršen Božji instrument.

2043.
My serving life
       Belongs to him alone
Who needs my loving heart.

2043.
Moj život služenja
       Pripada samo onome
Kome treba moje srce puno ljubavi.

2045.
A church-goer is supposed to be
       A God-believer.
But, alas!
A God-believer is supposed to be
       A God-lover.
But, alas!

2045.
Onaj ko ide u crkvu trebalo bi
       Da veruje u Boga.
Ali, avaj!
Onaj ko veruje u Boga trebalo bi
       Da voli Boga.
Ali, avaj!

2064.
During your meditation
God appears and reappears
Many, many times before you,
But your blind despair-life
Prevents you from recognising God.

2064.
Tokom tvoje meditacije
Bog se pojavljuje i pojavljuje
Mnogo, mnogo puta pred tobom,
Ali te tvoj slepi život očajanja
Sprečava da Ga prepoznaš.

2100.
All that is needed
       Is aspiration
               To realise God.
All that is needed
       Is surrender
               To become another God.

2100.
Težnja
       Je sve što je potrebno
               Da bi se spoznao Bog.
Predaja
       Je sve što je potrebno
               Da bi se postalo novi Bog.

Izbor i prevod: Vandaniya