Deset hiljada cvet-plamenova, deo 96, knjiga izdata 1983. godine.
9502 DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT
My heart is dependent
On God alone.
That means my life
Is independent of others.
9502 ZAVISNO I NEZAVISAN
Moje srce je zavisno
Jedino od Boga.
To znači da je moj život
Nezavisan od drugih.
9503 TODAY'S FLAMING ASPIRATION
Today's flaming aspiration
Can easily consume
Yesterday's cruel frustration.
9503 DANAŠNJA PLAMTEĆA TEŽNJA
Današnja plamteća težnja
Lako može da proguta
Jučerašnju surovu frustraciju.
9505 PAY ATTENTION
Pay attention
Only to what you do not know
But need to know,
And not to what you already know
But do not need to know.
9505 OBRAĆAJ PAŽNJU
Obraćaj pažnju
Jedino na ono što ne znaš,
A potrebno je da znaš,
A ne na ono što već znaš,
A nije potrebno da znaš.
9507 PERFECTION AND SATISFACTION
Perfection
Comes from self-command.
Satisfaction
Comes from self-surrender.
9507 SAVRŠENSTVO I ZADOVOLJSTVO
Savršenstvo
Dolazi od samokontrole.
Zadovoljstvo
Dolazi od samopredaje.
9509 FULFILMENT MEANS
Fulfilment means
The enlightenment of the human in us
And the manifestation of the divine
Through us.
9509 ISPUNJENJE ZNAČI
Ispunjenje znači
Prosvetljenje ljudskog u nama
I ispoljenje božanskog
Kroz nas.
9515 DARING ENTHUSIASM
Daring enthusiasm and abiding cheerfulness
Can accomplish everything on earth
Without fail.
9515 ODVAŽNI ENTUZIJAZAM
Odvažni entuzijazam i postojana radost
Mogu da postignu sve na zemlji,
Bez greške.
9529 LOVE GOD A LITTLE MORE
Do not try to convince others
That you are good.
God will do that for you.
Just try to love God
A little more.
9529 VOLI BOGA MALO VIŠE
Ne pokušavaj da ubediš druge
Da si dobar.
Bog će to učiniti za tebe.
Samo pokušaj da voliš Boga
Malo više.
9536 HE WHO IS
He who knows
Is great in his own eyes.
He who is
Is perfect in God's Eye.
9536 ONAJ KOJI JESTE
Onaj koji zna
Velik je u svojim sopstvenim očima.
Onaj koji jeste
Savršen je u Božjem Oku.
9541 ASPIRATION NEEDS NO RECOGNITION
Sleepless aspiration
Needs no outer recognition.
It is its own self-transcending joy
Unparalleled.
9541 TEŽNJI NE TREBA UVAŽAVANJE
Besanoj težnji
Ne treba spoljašnje priznanje.
Ona je svoja sopstvena samoprevazilažeća radost
Neuporediva.
9547 AN INTELLIGENT MIND
An intelligent mind
Is only a certificate of competence.
It can never be
A guarantee of success.
9547 INTELIGENTNI UM
Inteligentni um
Samo je potvrda sposobnosti.
On nikad ne može da bude
Garancija uspeha.
9548 MY SOURCE IS THE SUPREME
If I know that my Source is the Supreme,
The Infinite,
Then how can my heart
Be insecure?
9548 MOJ IZVOR JE SVEVIŠNJI
Ako znam da je moj Izvor Svevišnji,
Beskrajni,
Kako onda moje srce može
Da bude nesigurno?
9557 HIS BODY WAS STILL SLEEPING
His mind was searching
For light.
His vital was surcharged
With dynamism.
But, alas, his body was still sleeping.
9557 NJEGOVO TELO JE JOŠ UVEK SPAVALO
Njegov um je tragao
Za svetlom.
Njegov vital bio je prepun
Dinamizma.
Ali, avaj, njegovo telo je još uvek spavalo.
9569 BEFORE DEATH SURPRISES YOU
Before death surprises you
With its unexpected arrival,
Try to give some credit
To this ever-compassionate world.
9569 PRE NEGO ŠTO TE SMRT IZNENADI
Pre nego što te smrt iznenadi
Svojim neočekivanim dolaskom,
Pokušaj da odaš malo priznanja
Ovom večno samilosnom svetu.
9570 TO WALK IN A SAINT'S FOOTSTEPS
To walk in a saint's footsteps
Is to discover a new life
Of stupendous delight.
9570 KORAČATI STOPAMA SVECA
Koračati stopama sveca
Jeste otkriti novi život
Zapanjujućeg blaženstva.
Preveo: Dejan Maksimović