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MARCH 1910


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AMADODA NABANGANE

Ingabe thina noma thina asibumbene ne-atma-buddhi?

Asikho. Lo mbuzo ujwayelekile futhi awuqondakali, futhi kuthatha kalula ukuthi siyazi zonke izici ezisekelwe kuwo. Izici ziyi-atma ne-buddhi okuthi "thina" singabani noma asikho "emunye." Lo mbuzo ngokucacile ubuzwa kusukela kumbono we-theosophical. I-Atma kuthiwa ingumoya wokuqwashisa emhlabeni wonke ofakazela zonke izinto. UBuddhi kuthiwa ungumphefumulo ongokomoya, imoto ye-atma, nokuthi yiziphi i-atma ezenzayo. "Thina" kuthiwa yizingqondo ezizimele. "Union" yindawo lapho omunye noma ngaphezulu ehlangene noma ehlangene nomunye. I-Atma umoya wokuqwashisa emhlabeni wonke futhi uhlahlela imoto yayo, ihlale inyunyana njalo; ngoba benza ngokuvumelana njalo ngezikhathi zonke futhi uBuddhi uyazibona i-atma futhi bobabili babumbene. Ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi kuthiwa unguMunye onobunye owaziwayo emhlabeni wonke. Ukuze singabunyana no-atma-buddhi, kufanele ngiziqaphele njengami futhi kufanele ngazi ukuthi ungubani mina; Kumele wazi ukuthi uqobo lwawo uqobo nokuthi ungubani futhi kufanele uqaphele i-buddhi ne-atma, futhi kufanele uqaphele ukuthi njengomuntu uhlangene naye, uhlangene nalo, i-buddhi yonke ne-atma. Uma umuntu engazi ukuthi ungubani futhi uyazi ukuthi unesimo se-atma esaziwayo yonke indawo kanye ne-buddhi khona-ke lowo muntu angasho kahle ukuthi "ubumbene no-atma no-buddhi." Ngeke kube khona ukucabangela ngalokho umuntu ngokuthi yikuphi i-atma ne-buddhi futhi thina, futhi yiyiphi inyunyana, ngoba lowo muntu uzokwazi futhi ulwazi luzoqeda ukucabangela. Esikhathini samanje sabantu, "thina" asazi ukuthi singobani. Uma singazi ukuthi "thina" singubani, asazi ukuthi ubani noma yini i-buddhi ne-atma; futhi uma singazi ukuthi singobani futhi singazi yonke indawo, asibona njengabantu abaziqhenya ngokubambisana nemigomo eyaziwa yonke indawo ye-atma ne-buddhi. Union iyisondelene, futhi kuleyo nsizwa yokuxhumana nezindiza into ehlangene. Ukuzizwa komuntu siqu akukwazi ukusho ngempela ukuthi unobunye noma ubumbene nanoma yini ayengazi ngokugcwele, nakuba leyo nto ingase ibe khona naye. I-Atma neBuddhi zikhona nomuntu ngezikhathi zonke kodwa umuntu ngisho nokuzizwa kwakhe aziqapheli noma uyazi i-atma ne-buddhi njengezimiso zendawo yonke nezomoya. Ngenxa yokuthi akaqapheli yonke indawo futhi ngenxa yokuthi akaqapheli ukuthi ungumuntu onjani, ngakho-ke, yena, umuntu, njengomuntu ongacabangi akuyona inyunyana ne-atma-buddhi.

 

Akulona iqiniso yini ukuthi konke esingase sibe khona kakade kakade kithi nokuthi konke okumelwe sikwenze ukuwuqaphela?

Ngokuvamile, lokho kuyiqiniso, futhi, konke okudingeka siqale ukukwenza ukukwazi konke okukhona kithi. Lokhu kwanele okwamanje. Khona-ke, mhlawumbe, kuzodingeka sikwazi konke okukhona ngaphandle kwethu bese sibona umehluko phakathi kwalokho nakho konke okukhona kithi.

Umbuzo njengesitatimende unjengokunethezeka nokulula njengomoya ovuthayo ehlobo-futhi njengenjabulo. Uma umuntu ezokuzithokozisa ngombuzo onjalo futhi impendulo ethi "yebo" noma impendulo engapheli njengombuzo, kuyoba nenzuzo encane etholakala njengoba ingase ifike ku-agriculturist ozibandakanya nomcabango wokuthi ubeke endaweni ethile endaweni yakhe Gcina yonke imbewu yazo zonke izinto ezikhulayo. Lowo owaziyo noma okholwa ukuthi unakho konke okwenzekayo ukuba abe noma ukwazi, nokuthi ubani ongabi yinto yalokho aziyo, kubi nakakhulu futhi abe nesihawu ngaphezu kwalowo ongadabukiyo ngeziphakamiso ezingenakwenzeka kodwa ozama kuphela izimo zakhe zangempela ezingokwenyama. Emazweni aseMpumalanga kuvamile ukuzwa abaqashi bephindaphinda ngezilimi zabo: "NginguNkulunkulu"! "NginguNkulunkulu"! "NginguNkulunkulu"! ngokuqinisekiswa okulula futhi okuqiniseka kakhulu. Kodwa kunjalo? Ngokuvamile laba bebengaba-onkulunkulu bangabaphangi emigwaqweni futhi bayazi kangako okwanele ukwenza lokho okushiwo; noma bangafunda kakhulu futhi bakwazi ukufaka izingxabano eside ukusekela isimangalo sabo. Kodwa bambalwa kulabo abenza isimangalo banikeza ubufakazi empilweni yabo futhi basebenze ukuthi bayaqonda futhi banelungelo kulo. Sithumele lezi ziqinisekiso kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukene zalabo abazinikezelayo futhi sisathola imishini entsha e-United States. Kodwa uma bengonkulunkulu, ngubani ofuna ukuba unkulunkulu?

Kuhle ukuba umuntu akholelwe ukuthi zonke izinto zingenzeka kuye; kodwa ubuzenzisi kuye ukuba azame ukuzenza akholelwe ukuthi usufinyelele kuleso simo esingase sikwazi ukukude. I-chemist ebhokisithri yakhe, umdwebi we-easel yakhe, umdwebi we-marble wakhe, noma umlimi emasimini akhe, unamanye afana nalabo abahambahamba futhi blandly futhi baqinisekisa ngokuqinile ukuthi bangunkulunkulu, ngoba ophezulu ungaphakathi kubo. Kuthiwa: "Ngingu-microcosm we-macrocosm." Iqiniso futhi inhle. Kodwa kungcono ukwenza okuthile kunokuba usho.

Ukukwazi noma ukukholelwa into kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokufinyelela kuso. Kodwa ukukholelwa into ayikho noma ikholelwa into. Uma sikholelwa ukuthi konke esingakwenza kungaba ngaphakathi kwethu, siyazi kuphela izinkolelo zethu. Lokhu akuqapheli izinto ngaphakathi kwethu. Sizokwazi izinto esizikholelwa ngazo ngokuzama ukuziqonda futhi ngokusebenza kubo. Siholwa yisisusa sethu futhi ngokusho komsebenzi wethu sizokwazi izinto ngaphakathi kwethu futhi sifinyelele ekufinyeleleni imigomo yethu. Ngomsebenzi wakhe umakhemikhali uletha ukuthi abe yilokho asebenzayo ngokusho kwamafomula. Umdwebi ubonakala ebonakala engqondweni yakhe. Umdwebi ubangela isithombe engqondweni yakhe ukuba siphume emabula. Umlimi ubangela ukukhulisa lezozinto ezaziyizimbewu kuphela. Lowo muntu unezinto zonke ngaphakathi kuye umcabango ovela kuNkulunkulu. Lo mqondo uyinzalo engaba khona yobuNkulunkulu. Umcabango ovela kuNkulunkulu uhlaselwa kabi, uhlekwa usulu futhi uhlaziye uma uboshiwe ngokuncane. Uma ivuthwa kancane ngokuphathelene nemilomo engacabangi, njengembewu egubha phezu komhlaba oqhwa, ngeke ihlome. Omunye owazi ukubaluleka kokufisa imbewu nokuzifisa ngeke aziveze, kodwa uzokubeka enhlabathini efanele futhi uzothatha futhi anakekele lokho okukhulayo kwenzalo. Omunye ohlala ekhuluma ukuthi unguNkulunkulu, ukuthi ungu-microcosm we-macrocosm, ukuthi unguMithra, Brahm, noma omunye uMhlonishwa ohloniphekile, uveza futhi aphule imbewu ayinayo futhi angeke abe yedwa kuye imbewu yobuNkulunkulu izothula futhi ikhule. Lowo ozwa ukuthi unguMkhumbi kaNowa oqotho futhi uzizwa ungumuntu oyingcwele ngaphakathi, uphatha ingcwele futhi akhulise umcabango. Ngokuhlakulela nokuthuthukisa imicabango yakhe nangokusebenza ngokuvumelana nenkolelo yakhe, unikezela izimo lapho ubuhlakani nobuNkulunkulu bukhula khona ngokwemvelo. Khona-ke uyobe eqaphela kancane kancane ukuthi zonke izinto zingaphakathi kuye nokuthi kancane kancane uyazi zonke izinto.

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