Knjiga 1

16.
FOUR MESSAGES FROM FOUR WORLDS

"Dominate and dominate."
The animal world
Gave me this message.
"Survive to dominate."
The human world
Gave me this message.
"Offer and become."
The divine world
Gave me this message.
"Offer and offer."
The world of the Supreme
Gave me this message.

16.
ČETIRI PORUKE IZ ČETIRI SVETA

"Dominiraj i dominiraj."
Životinjski svet
Dao mi je ovu poruku.
"Preživi da bi dominirao."
Ljudski svet
Dao mi je ovu poruku.
"Daj i postani."
Božanski svet
Dao mi je ovu poruku.
"Daj i daj."
Svet Svevišnjeg
Dao mi je ovu poruku.

18.
HE WANTED TO BECOME

He wanted to become
A great athlete,
God fulfilled his pigmy aim
And smiled at him.
He wanted to become
A great poet.
God fulfilled his pigmy aim
And shook hands with him.
He wanted become
A great Yogi.
God fulfilled his pigmy aim
And blessed him.
He wanted to become
A true lover of humanity
And
A true server of God.
God fulfilled his giant goal
And embraced him,
Powerfully,
Proudly
And
Supremely.

18.
ŽELEO JE DA POSTANE

Želeo je da postane
Veliki atletičar.
Bog je ispunio njegovu pigmejsku želju
I nasmejao mu se.
Želeo je da postane
Veliki pesnik.
Bog je ispunio njegovu pigmejsku želju
I rukovao se sa njim.
Želeo je da postane
Veliki Jogi.
Bog je ispunio njegovu pigmejsku želju
I blagosiljao ga.
Želeo je da postane
Istinski ljubitelj čovečanstva
I
Istinski sluga Božji.
Bog je ispunio njegovu gigantsku želju
I zagrlio ga,
Moćno,
Ponosno
I
Uzvišeno.

23.
NO ONE

No one has a kind word
To tell you.
Yet
You think of them devotedly.
No one has a kind heart
To love you.
Yet
You treasure them soulfully.
No one has a kind soul
To please you.
Yet
You bless them lovingly.
I alone know
How great you are.
God alone knows
How good you are.

23.
NIKO

Niko nema lepu reč
Da ti kaže,
Pa opet,
Ti misliš na njih posvećeno.
Niko nema dobro srce
Da te voli.
Pa opet,
Ti ih ceniš duševno.
Niko nema dobru dušu
Da ti udovolji.
Pa opet,
Ti ih blagosiljaš ljubazno.
Jedino ja znam
Koliko si veliki.
Jedino Bog zna
Koliko si dobar.

25.
YOUR UNWANTED GUEST

In the past
When God came to you
You were deeply skeptical.
This morning
God came to you again.
You doubted Him openly.
God will come to you
Again and again
Even if you go
To the length of hating Him ruthlessly.
Why? Why?
Because poor God cannot dare
To live without you.
You are His Soul.
You are His Goal.
You are His All.

25.
TVOJ NEŽELJENI GOST

Ranije,
Kad bi ti Bog došao,
Ti si bio duboko skeptičan.
Ovog jutra
Bog ti je došao ponovo.
Sumnjao si u Njega otvoreno.
Bog će ti doći
Ponovo i ponovo
Čak i ako odeš tako daleko
Da Ga nemilosrdno mrziš.
Zašto? Zašto?
Zato što jadni Bog ne može da se usudi
Da živi bez tebe.
Ti si Njegova Duša.
Ti si Njegov Cilj.
Ti si Njegovo Sve.

29.
EXPECTATION-DANCE

Don't expect
Anything
From the world.
Lo, you have become
The world's best friend.
Expect everything
From God.
Lo, you have become
God's best friend.
Expect nothing
From your earth-bound Night
And
Expect everything
From your heaven-free Day.
Lo, you have become
Your own best friend.

29.
PLES OČEKIVANJA

Ne očekuj
Ništa
Od sveta.
Gle, postao si
Najbolji prijatelj sveta.
Očekuj sve
Od Boga.
Gle, postao si
Najbolji prijatelj Božji.
Ne očekuj ništa
Od tvoje zemaljski vezane Noći
I
Očekuj sve
Od tvog nebeski slobodnog Dana.
Gle, postao si
Svoj sopstveni najbolji prijatelj.

44.
WHEN

When
I live in the body,
I discover:
Man is the future of man.
When
I live in the soul,
I discover:
God is the future of man.
When
I live in God,
I discover:
Man is the birthless Dream
Of God
And
God is the deathless Reality
In man.

44.
KAD

Kad
Živim u telu,
Otkrivam:
Čovek je budućnost čovekova.
Kad
Živim u duši,
Otkrivam:
Bog je budućnost čovekova.
Kad
Živim u Bogu,
Otkrivam:
Čovek je nerođeni San
Božji
I
Bog je besmrtna Stvarnost
U čoveku.

Izbor i prevod: Dejan Maksimović