04/09/2026
Unii oameni își imaginează că au ajuns foarte aproape de perfecțiune. Ei simt că nu mai este decât o bătaie de aripă până la atingerea realizării lui Dumnezeu. Dar asta este doar vis, căci în viața lor de zi cu zi îi veți găsi plini de egoism, plini de mândrie și de toate calitățile negative.
Închideți doar ochii și gândiți-vă de câte ori pe zi ați oferit frâu liber egoismului vostru. Notați acest lucru în jurnal. Veți fi uluiți de propria voastră stare spirituală. O analiză profundă vă va dezvălui formele subtile pe care le îmbracă egoismul. Străduiți-vă, treptat, să le dezrădăcinați pe toate.
Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Some people imagine that they have reached very near perfection. They feel that there is only a hair’s breadth to the attainment of God-realization. They only close their eyes and dream, for in their everyday life you will find them full of selfishness, full of egoism and all the negative qualities.
Just close your eyes and think of how many times a day you have allowed the fullest play for your selfishness. Make a note of this in your diary. You will be astounded at your own spiritual state. Searching analysis will reveal to you the subtle forms that selfishness assumes. Gradually endeavour to eradicate all these.
Swami Sivananda Sarawati
Ακολουθεί το κείμενο στα ελληνικά:
Μερικοί άνθρωποι φαντάζονται ότι έχουν φτάσει πολύ κοντά στην τελειότητα. Νιώθουν ότι τους χωρίζει μόνο μια τρίχα από την επίτευξη της Θεογνωσίας. Απλώς κλείνουν τα μάτια τους και ονειρεύονται, γιατί στην καθημερινή τους ζωή θα τους βρεις γεμάτους εγωισμό, γεμάτους εγωκεντρισμό και όλες τις αρνητικές ιδιότητες.
Απλά κλείστε τα μάτια σας και σκεφτείτε πόσες φορές την ημέρα έχετε αφήσει τον εγωισμό σας να εκδηλωθεί πλήρως. Σημειώστε το αυτό στο ημερολόγιό σας. Θα εκπλαγείτε από την πνευματική σας κατάσταση. Μια προσεκτική ανάλυση θα σας αποκαλύψει τις λεπτές μορφές που παίρνει ο εγωισμός. Προσπαθήστε σταδιακά να τις εξαλείψετε όλες.
Σουάμι Σιβανάντα Σαρασουάτι
