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Self Discipline

Self Discipline

What count most in the path of truth is self-discipline, for without this our studies and practices cannot produce great results. This self-discipline has many different aspects. By studying the lives of the ascetics who lived in the mountains and forests and in the wilderness, we learn that those who have really sought after truth have done their utmost to practice self-discipline; without it no soul in the world has ever arrived at a higher realization. No doubt it frightens people living in the world, accustomed to a life of comfort, even to think of self-discipline; and when they do think of it they imagine it only in its extreme forms. But it is not necessary for us to go to the mountain caves or to the forest or to the wilderness in order to practice self-discipline; we can do so in our everyday life.

There are four principal ways in which self-discipline can be practiced. One way is the physical way, the practice of remaining in the same position, of sitting in the same posture for a certain time. And when one begins to do it one will find that it is not as easy as it seems. One may sit without realizing it in the same posture or stand in one position for a certain time, but as soon as one begins consciously to practice it one finds it very difficult. There are various positions in which to hold one's hands or legs or eyes or head; and these practices help one to develop the power of self-discipline.

The fantasy of the whole of creation is apparent in the direction of every movement; it is in accordance with that direction that a thing takes form. Where do all the opposites such as sun and moon, man and woman, pain and joy, negative and positive, come from? Since the source and the goal are one, why such differences? They belong to their direction, the secret of every difference is direction. It is an activity, an energy working in a certain direction which makes a certain form. That is why the way one sits makes a difference; it makes a difference whether one sleeps on the right side or on the left, whether one stands on one's feet or on one's head. Mystics have practiced various postures for many, many years; and they have discovered different ways of sitting while doing certain breathing exercises. They have made a science out of this; there is a warrior's posture, a thinker's posture, an aristocratic posture, a lover's posture, a healer's posture; different postures for the attainment of different objects. These postures make it easier for man to learn the science of direction; posture does not denote anything but direction.

Harmony

Harmony


Harmony is that which makes beauty, beauty in itself has no meaning. An object which is called beautiful at one time or place may not be beautiful at another. And so it is with thought, speech, and action. That which is called beautiful is only so at a certain time and under certain conditions which make it beautiful; so if one could give a true definition of beauty it is harmony. Harmony in a combination of colors, harmony in the drawing of a design or a line, that is what is called beauty; and a word, a thought, a feeling, or an action which creates harmony is productive of beauty.

Whence came the tendency towards harmony and whence comes the tendency towards inharmony? The natural tendency of every soul is towards harmony, and the tendency towards inharmony is an unnatural state of mind or affairs; the very fact that it is not natural makes it devoid of beauty. The psychology of man is such that he responds both to harmony and inharmony. He cannot help it, because he is naturally so made; mentally and physically he responds to all that comes to him whether it be harmonious or inharmonious.

Where does all the great unrest and discord that one now sees pervading the world come from? It seems that it comes from the ignorance of this fact that inharmony creates inharmony, and that inharmony will multiply. If a person is insulted his natural tendency is to reply by insulting the other person still more. In this way he gets the momentary satisfaction of having given a good answer. But he has responded to that power which came from the other, and these two powers, being negative and positive, create more inharmony.

The Heart

The Heart

People look for wonder-workings and surprises, for phenomena of all kinds. Yet the greatest phenomenon, the greatest surprise, and the greatest wonder is to be found in one's heart. If there is anything that can tune man to the highest pitch, that can tune the strings of his soul to the right note, it is only by the tuning of the heart. The one who has not reached his heart has not reached God. People may be relations, friends, partners, collaborators, and yet be quite separate; nearness in space does not make people real friends. There is only one way of coming near to one's friends, and that is by way of the heart. If there is anything which is the most wonderful in heaven and earth, it is the heart. If a miracle is to be found anywhere, it is in the heart. For when God has tuned the heart, what is there which is not to be found in it ?

Heart can be of different kinds; there is the golden heart, the silver heart, the copper heart, the iron heart. The golden heart shows its color and its beauty; it is precious and at the same time it is soft. The silver heart shows inferior qualities compared with the golden heart; yet coins are made of silver; it is useful. Of the copper heart pennies are made, and pennies too are useful in everyday life; they are even more used than gold and silver coins. Copper is strong and hard, and it needs many hammerings to shape it and make something out of it. And then there is the iron heart, which must be put into the fire before anything can be done with it. When the iron becomes hot in the glowing fire, then we can make something out of it; but the blacksmith must be always ready; as soon as the fire begins to glow, he must start at once. If he lets it go, it will turn cold in a moment.

Love

Love

In reality wisdom is love and love is wisdom, although in one person wisdom may be predominant and in another love. The cold-hearted man is never wise, nor is the really warm-hearted person foolish; yet both these qualities, love and wisdom, are distinct and separate, and it is possible that a person may be loving but lacking in wisdom. It may also happen that a person who is wise is lacking in love to some extent; but no one can be wise if love is absent from his heart, and no one will be truly loving if wisdom had not illuminated his heart, for love comes from wisdom and wisdom comes from love.

It is very difficult to say what love is, and how one should love. Is it embracing people and running after them and saying pleasant things to them? Not everyone finds it easy to show his love. One person perhaps has a love hidden in his heart, and another person's love comes out in his words. The love of one person changes the whole atmosphere, and that of another is like a spark hidden in a stone. To judge who has love and who has not is very difficult. There is love for instance which seems as if it comes from a cracker, calling out, ' I am love', but it burns out and is gone. There is also love like a spark in a pebble; it may never manifest, and if you hold the pebble it feels cold, but at the same time it is there, it is dependable and it lasts; therefore one can never judge.

diri

diri

diri yang sunyi dalam mekeriahan dunya
diri yang ramai dalam suara-suara keinginan
kutatap
namun masih jauh visi mata memandang
mencerna detail kenyataan yang membahagiakan
dari pemberi ultima kebahagiaan dan anugerah
namun di hatiku berbisik
sedikit di depanku adalah kebahagiaan itu
sentuh tangkai hatiNya dan usap lembut dengan seduhan sebutmu
Ia akan mendekap erat keinginanmu
menghangati hari tanpa hampa, mencumbu kehidupanmu esok hari

Hanya Padamu Aku Berkata

Hanya Padamu Aku Berkata
tentang hari ini yang indah
tentang angin dan hujan yang menghujani bumi
dan tentang kata dari hati yang terberi

hari ini adalah hari penuh ilusi
bersama waktu aku makan dan rasakan kepenatan
bersama kepala aku berpikir kesunyian
dan bersama hujan aku mengigil antara merasakan dan menghilangkan segala takdir kejumudan diri

tetes demi tetes hujan melunturkan noda
tiap hembusan air mengalirkan kedinginan hati
mengigil aku...........dan ku biarkan semua tetap mengigil
karna dingin air akan membawakan jiwaku yang baru
maka jadilah aku yang satu
aku yang terberai dari aku pikir kewadatanku
dan aku sekarang aku bersama semangat jasadku

aku lupa makna hangat jika melupakan dingin
dan sunyi jadi berarti jika jiwa kita ramai bersama kebisikan hati yang suci
dan hatiku berbisik, inilah jalanmu yang suci
bersama jalan yang lurus kau temukan sesuatu
yang kau cari selama ini.............................Tuhan

antara setan dan tuhan

ketika aku tak mampu membedakan
antara setan dan tuhan

setan menyebar di mana-mana. Ia mampu bersembunyi di tiap kata hati manusia. Bersama mimpi ia menakuti manusia. Dan bersama kesenangan ia telah mengelabui rasa. Setan kau yang membutakan kenyataan ini. Setan kau yang meraup kesenangan sendiri. Setan bukan apa-apa. ia bersama kelemahannya bersembunyai. ia adalah kekuatan yang memanfaatkan kelemahan kita. bersama angin berhembus, bersama rasa yang tak terasa, bersama kata yang bernyawa, dan bersama nafsu yang durjana.

Tuhan di mana-mana. ia adalah ruh dalam hati manusia. bersama kesucian ia bersemayam. dan bersama kemuliaan ia mengajarkan kehidupan. jalannya terlalu sulit sehingga manusia lemah menghiraukannya. namun keabadiannya akan nampak di ujung mata. ketika mata mulai redup dan sinarnya mencurah dalam hati menerangi jagat raya. hanya manusia kuat yang mampu mendekati-Nya.

omenta mega

kata bijak dari nurani sang pertapa
terdiam dan gejolak tak akan sirna

ora et labora
usaha dalam doa untuk semua
aku berkata "Kapan mata berbicara dengan sinar,
aku adalah sang kata itu"

omega beta
hitungan lama menyela makna cinta
berdiri indah dalam kuntum tak dusta
dewi bumi lemah tak berdaya
menatap aku lepas meraup langit mengangkasa
bersama putri omega angkasa raya
dusta..................dalam nyata