Be yourself

When a man has an idea of what he must be and how he must act, and undermines this by not ceasing to act in the opposite way, he must realize that his principles, his beliefs, his ideals, will inevitably fall prey to hypocrisy and dishonesty. It is the ideal that begets the opposite of [...]

Yourself/Diri sendiri

We are always comparing what we are with what we should be. This measuring ourselves all the time against something or someone is one of the primary causes of conflict. Now why is there any comparison at all? If you do not compare yourself with another you will be what you really are. Kita selalu [...]

Conflict/Konflik

As long as the brain, which is so heavily conditioned, is measuring, “the more”, ” the better”, moving psychologically from this to that it must inevitably bring about a sense of conflict, and this is disorder. Not only the words more and better, but the feeling, the reaction, of achieving, gaining — as long as [...]

Pleasure/Kesenangan

To understand pleasure is not to deny it. We are not condemning it or saying it is right or wrong but if we pursue it, let us do so with our eyes open, knowing that a mind that is all the time seeking pleasure must inevitably find its shadow in pain. They cannot be separated, [...]

Order/Keteraturan

Order is the very essence of the universe – the order of birth and death and so on. It is only man that seems to live in disorder, confusion. He has lived that way since the world began. Keteraturan adalah esensi dari jagat raya….. keteraturan kelahiran dan kematian dan seterusnya. Nampaknya hanya manusia yang hidup [...]

Serving/Melayani

Does a flower, full of beauty, light and loveliness say, ‘I am giving, helping, serving?’ It is! And because it is not trying to do anything it covers the earth. Apakah sekuntum bunga, penuh dengan keindahan, cahaya dan cinta berkata, ‘Saya memberi, menolong, melayani?’ Dia ada! Dan karena dia tidak mencoba melakukan yang lain maka [...]

Abandonment/Pengabaian

Beauty lies in the total abandonment of the observer and the observed, and there can be self-abandonment only when there is total austerity. There is no ladder to climb; there is only the first step and the first step is the everlasting step. Keindahan terletak pada pengabaian total atas pengamat dan yang diamati, dan hanya [...]