| 133. Kiri | Paper 133 |
| Tagasipöördumine Roomast | The Return from Rome |
| 133:0.1 (1468.1) ROOMAST lahkuma valmistudes ei jätnud Jeesus ühegi sõbraga hüvasti. Damaskuse kirjatundja saabus Rooma ilma ette teatamata ja kadus samamoodi. Kulus terve aasta, enne kui teda tundnud ja armastanud inimesed kaotasid lootuse teda veel kunagi näha. Enne teise aasta lõppu hakkasid teda tundnud väikesed rühmad omavahel kokku hoidma, neid sidusid ühine huvi tema õpetuste vastu ja ühised mälestused temaga koos veedetud meeldivatest aegadest. Ning need väikesed stoikute, küünikute ja müsteeriumikultuste pooldajate rühmad jätkasid neid aeg-ajalt toimuvaid mitteametlikke koosolekuid, kuni Rooma ilmusid esimesed ristiusu jutlustajad. | 133:0.1 (1468.1) WHEN preparing to leave Rome, Jesus said good-bye to none of his friends. The scribe of Damascus appeared in Rome without announcement and disappeared in like manner. It was a full year before those who knew and loved him gave up hope of seeing him again. Before the end of the second year small groups of those who had known him found themselves drawn together by their common interest in his teachings and through mutual memory of their good times with him. And these small groups of Stoics, Cynics, and mystery cultists continued to hold these irregular and informal meetings right up to the time of the appearance in Rome of the first preachers of the Christian religion. |
| 133:0.2 (1468.2) Gonod ja Ganid olid Aleksandriast ja Roomast ostnud nii palju kraami, et saatsid kõik oma pakid karavaniga Tarentumi poole teele, ise aga kõndisid koos Jeesusega kolmekesi mööda suurt Appiuse teed kiirustamata läbi Itaalia. Sel reisil kohtasid nad igat liiki inimesi. Nende teel elas palju kõrgest soost Rooma kodanikke ja Kreeka koloniste, kuid juba hakkas ilmuma ka arvukalt alamate orjade järeltulijaid. | 133:0.2 (1468.2) Gonod and Ganid had purchased so many things in Alexandria and Rome that they sent all their belongings on ahead by pack train to Tarentum, while the three travelers walked leisurely across Italy over the great Appian Way. On this journey they encountered all sorts of human beings. Many noble Roman citizens and Greek colonists lived along this road, but already the progeny of great numbers of inferior slaves were beginning to make their appearance. |
| 133:0.3 (1468.3) Ühel päeval lõunapeatuse ajal, poolel teel Tarentumi, esitas Ganid Jeesusele otsese küsimuse selle kohta, mida Jeesus arvab India kastisüsteemist. Jeesus ütles: „Inimolendid erinevad küll paljuski üksteisest, kuid Jumala ees ja vaimses maailmas on kõik surelikud võrdsed. Jumala silmis jagunevad surelikud vaid kahte rühma: need, kes soovivad täita tema tahet, ja need, kes seda ei soovi. Universum eristab asustatud maailmale alla vaadates samuti kaht suurt klassi: need, kes tunnevad Jumalat, ja need, kes teda ei tunne. Need, kes ei suuda Jumalat tunda, arvatakse oma maailma loomade hulka. Inimkonna võib jagada erinevate, nii füüsiliste, vaimsete, sotsiaalsete, kutsealaste kui ka kõlbeliste kriteeriumide alusel paljudesse klassidesse, ent kui need erinevatesse klassidesse kuuluvad surelikud Jumala kohtu ette ilmuvad, on nad kõiges võrdsed — Jumal ei tee tõesti inimestel vahet. Kuigi ei saa arvestamata jätta inimvõimete ja intellektuaalsete, sotsiaalsete ja moraalsete omaduste erinevusi, ei tohiks Jumala ette palveldama kogunevas inimeste vaimses vennaskonnas niisugust vahet teha.” | 133:0.3 (1468.3) One day while resting at lunch, about halfway to Tarentum, Ganid asked Jesus a direct question as to what he thought of India’s caste system. Said Jesus: “Though human beings differ in many ways, the one from another, before God and in the spiritual world all mortals stand on an equal footing. There are only two groups of mortals in the eyes of God: those who desire to do his will and those who do not. As the universe looks upon an inhabited world, it likewise discerns two great classes: those who know God and those who do not. Those who cannot know God are reckoned among the animals of any given realm. Mankind can appropriately be divided into many classes in accordance with differing qualifications, as they may be viewed physically, mentally, socially, vocationally, or morally, but as these different classes of mortals appear before the judgment bar of God, they stand on an equal footing; God is truly no respecter of persons. Although you cannot escape the recognition of differential human abilities and endowments in matters intellectual, social, and moral, you should make no such distinctions in the spiritual brotherhood of men when assembled for worship in the presence of God.” |
| 1. Halastus ja õiglus ^top | 1. Mercy and Justice ^top |
| 133:1.1 (1468.4) Ühel õhtupoolikul, kui nad hakkasid juba Tarentumile lähenema, toimus väga huvitav vahejuhtum. Nad nägid tahumatut ja jõhkrat noorukit julmalt ründamas endast väiksemat poissi. Jeesus kiirustas hätta sattunud lapsele appi ja kui ta oli poisi päästnud, hoidis ründajat kõvasti kinni, kuni väiksem poiss jõudis põgeneda. Niipea kui Jeesus oli noore jõhkardi lahti lasknud, sööstis Ganid noorukile kallale ja hakkas teda tümitama, kuid Jeesus astus Ganidi hämmastuseks kohe nende vahele. Kui Jeesus oli Ganidi tagasi tõmmanud, nii et hirmunud poiss põgenema pääses ja erutatud noormees jälle rääkida sai, hüüdis ta: „Ma ei saa sinust aru, Õpetaja. Kui halastus nõudis väiksema poisi päästmist, kas ei nõua siis õiglus suurema, süüteo sooritanud nooruki karistamist?” Jeesus vastas talle: | 133:1.1 (1468.4) A very interesting incident occurred one afternoon by the roadside as they neared Tarentum. They observed a rough and bullying youth brutally attacking a smaller lad. Jesus hastened to the assistance of the assaulted youth, and when he had rescued him, he tightly held on to the offender until the smaller lad had made his escape. The moment Jesus released the little bully, Ganid pounced upon the boy and began soundly to thrash him, and to Ganid’s astonishment Jesus promptly interfered. After he had restrained Ganid and permitted the frightened boy to escape, the young man, as soon as he got his breath, excitedly exclaimed: “I cannot understand you, Teacher. If mercy requires that you rescue the smaller lad, does not justice demand the punishment of the larger and offending youth?” In answering, Jesus said: |
| 133:1.2 (1469.1) „Ganid, sa ei saa tõepoolest aru. Halastuse osutamine on alati isiklik tegu, kuid õiglane karistamine on ühiskonna, riigi või universumi haldusrühmade ülesanne. Üksikisikuna pean ma olema halastav; ma pean minema appi noorukile, keda rünnatakse, ja seejuures rakendama ründaja tagasihoidmiseks piisavalt jõudu. Just seda ma tegingi. Ma saavutasin rünnatud poisi pääsemise ja sellega minu halastuse osutamine lõppes. Seejärel hoidsin ründajat jõuga nii kaua kinni, et nõrgem pool jõudis pääseda, kuid siis tõmbusin eemale. Ma ei hakanud ründaja üle kohut mõistma, et otsustada tema motiivide üle — mõista kohut kõige üle, millega tema rünnak kaaslasele oli seotud — ning võtta enda peale tema karistamine, mille mu meel võinuks mulle dikteerida õiglase hüvitisena tema üleastumise eest. Ganid, halastus võib olla heldekäeline, kuid õiglus on täpne. Kas sa ei mõista, et kaks inimest pole kunagi ühel nõul selles, missugust karistust õiglus nõuaks? Üks määraks nelikümmend piitsahoopi, teine kakskümmend, kolmas soovitaks aga õiglase karistusena vangistust üksikkongis. Kas sa ei saa aru, et selles maailmas peaks säärane vastutus jääma pigem inimeste rühma või siis rühma valitud esindajate õlule? Universumis mõistavad õigust need, kes teavad täielikult kõigi väärsammude eellugu ja motivatsiooni. Tsiviliseeritud ühiskonnas ja korrastatud universumis eeldab õigusemõistmine õiglase otsuse vastuvõtmist pärast ausat läbikaalumist ning niisugused eesõigused kuuluvad maailmade juriidilistele rühmadele ja kogu loodu kõrgemate universumite kõiketeadvatele haldajatele.” | 133:1.2 (1469.1) “Ganid, it is true, you do not understand. Mercy ministry is always the work of the individual, but justice punishment is the function of the social, governmental, or universe administrative groups. As an individual I am beholden to show mercy; I must go to the rescue of the assaulted lad, and in all consistency I may employ sufficient force to restrain the aggressor. And that is just what I did. I achieved the deliverance of the assaulted lad; that was the end of mercy ministry. Then I forcibly detained the aggressor a sufficient length of time to enable the weaker party to the dispute to make his escape, after which I withdrew from the affair. I did not proceed to sit in judgment on the aggressor, thus to pass upon his motive—to adjudicate all that entered into his attack upon his fellow—and then undertake to execute the punishment which my mind might dictate as just recompense for his wrongdoing. Ganid, mercy may be lavish, but justice is precise. Cannot you discern that no two persons are likely to agree as to the punishment which would satisfy the demands of justice? One would impose forty lashes, another twenty, while still another would advise solitary confinement as a just punishment. Can you not see that on this world such responsibilities had better rest upon the group or be administered by chosen representatives of the group? In the universe, judgment is vested in those who fully know the antecedents of all wrongdoing as well as its motivation. In civilized society and in an organized universe the administration of justice presupposes the passing of just sentence consequent upon fair judgment, and such prerogatives are vested in the juridical groups of the worlds and in the all-knowing administrators of the higher universes of all creation.” |
| 133:1.3 (1469.2) Nad rääkisid sellest halastuse osutamise ja õigusemõistmise probleemist veel mitu päeva. Ja Ganid sai mõnel määral ka aru, miks Jeesus ei soovinud isiklikult võitlusse astuda. Ent Ganid esitas veel viimase küsimuse, millele ta ei saanudki päris rahuldavat vastust, ning see küsimus oli: „Aga Õpetaja, mida sa teeksid, kui üks pahur ja tugevam olend sind ründaks ja tappa ähvardaks? Kas sa ei püüaks end kaitsta?” Kuigi Jeesus ei saanud noormehe küsimusele täit ja rahuldavat vastust anda, sest ei tahtnud talle avaldada, et tema (Jeesus) elab maa peal, näitamaks Paradiisi-Isa armastust kogu pealtvaatavale universumile, ütles ta siiski järgmist: | 133:1.3 (1469.2) For days they talked about this problem of manifesting mercy and administering justice. And Ganid, at least to some extent, understood why Jesus would not engage in personal combat. But Ganid asked one last question, to which he never received a fully satisfactory answer; and that question was: “But, Teacher, if a stronger and ill-tempered creature should attack you and threaten to destroy you, what would you do? Would you make no effort to defend yourself?” Although Jesus could not fully and satisfactorily answer the lad’s question, inasmuch as he was not willing to disclose to him that he (Jesus) was living on earth as the exemplification of the Paradise Father’s love to an onlooking universe, he did say this much: |
| 133:1.4 (1469.3) „Ganid, ma saan väga hästi aru, miks mõned neist probleemidest sind kimbatusse ajavad, ning ma püüan sinu küsimusele vastata. Kõigepealt selgitaksin ma kõigi minuvastaste rünnakute puhul välja, kas ründaja on Jumala poeg — minu lihalik vend — ja kui ma leiaksin, et sellel loodud-olendil puudub moraalne otsustusvõime ja vaimne arutlusvõime, kaitseksin end kõhklemata kogu oma vastupanujõuga, olenemata selle tagajärgedest ründajale. Kuid pojaseisuses kaasinimest ei ründaks ma nii isegi enesekaitseks. See tähendab, et ma ei karistaks teda minu ründamise eest juba ette ja ilma õigusemõistmiseta. Püüaksin kõikvõimalike kavalustega tema kallaletungi ära hoida ja teda sellest loobuma veenda ning kui see mul ei õnnestu, siis seda leevendada. Ganid, ma usaldan täielikult oma taevase Isa hoolekannet ja olen end pühendanud oma taevase Isa tahte täitmisele. Ma ei usu, et minuga saab midagi tõeliselt halba juhtuda; ma ei usu, et miski, millega mu vaenlased võiksid soovida mind nuhelda, võiks minu elutööd päriselt ohustada ning oma sõpradelt pole meil kindlasti vägivalda karta. Olen absoluutselt kindel, et kogu universum on minu vastu sõbralik — usun seda kõikvõimast tõde kogu südamest, kuigi pealtnäha võib hoopis teisiti tunduda.” | 133:1.4 (1469.3) “Ganid, I can well understand how some of these problems perplex you, and I will endeavor to answer your question. First, in all attacks which might be made upon my person, I would determine whether or not the aggressor was a son of God—my brother in the flesh—and if I thought such a creature did not possess moral judgment and spiritual reason, I would unhesitatingly defend myself to the full capacity of my powers of resistance, regardless of consequences to the attacker. But I would not thus assault a fellow man of sonship status, even in self-defense. That is, I would not punish him in advance and without judgment for his assault upon me. I would by every possible artifice seek to prevent and dissuade him from making such an attack and to mitigate it in case of my failure to abort it. Ganid, I have absolute confidence in my heavenly Father’s overcare; I am consecrated to doing the will of my Father in heaven. I do not believe that real harm can befall me; I do not believe that my lifework can really be jeopardized by anything my enemies might wish to visit upon me, and surely we have no violence to fear from our friends. I am absolutely assured that the entire universe is friendly to me—this all-powerful truth I insist on believing with a wholehearted trust in spite of all appearances to the contrary.” |
| 133:1.5 (1470.1) Kuid Ganid ei jäänud täiesti rahule. Nad vestlesid korduvalt nende asjade üle ja Jeesus rääkis talle mõnest oma poisiea kogemusest, samuti müürsepa pojast Jaakobusest. Kuulnud sellest, kuidas Jaakobusest sai Jeesuse kaitsja, ütles Ganid: „Oo, ma hakkan juba aru saama! Kõigepealt juhtub väga harva, et mõni normaalne inimolend sooviks sinusugust lahket inimest rünnata, ja kui keegi nii mõtlematut asja sooviks teha, oleks läheduses kindlasti mõni teine surelik, kes sulle appi sööstaks, nii nagu sinagi lähed alati päästma inimest, keda näed hädas olevat. Oma südames, Õpetaja, olen ma sinuga nõus, kuid mõistusega arvan siiski, et mina Jaakobuse asemel oleksin heameelega karistanud neid ebaviisakaid poisse, kes söandasid sind rünnata ainuüksi sellepärast, et nende arvates ei kavatsenud sa ennast kaitsta. Oletan, et sinu elu on üsna turvaline, sest sa kulutad palju aega teiste aitamisele ja oma hättasattunud kaaslaste eest hoolitsemisele — tõenäoliselt on siis alati läheduses keegi, kes sindki aitaks.” Ja Jeesus vastas: „See proovihetk pole veel saabunud, Ganid, ja kui see saabub, peame täitma oma Isa tahet.” See oligi peaaegu kõik, mis noormees enesekaitse ja mittevastupanu raske teema kohta oma õpetajalt kuulda sai. Ühel teisel korral suutis ta siiski panna Jeesust väljendama seisukohta, et korrastunud ühiskonnal on täielik õigus oma korralduste elluviimisel jõudu rakendada. | 133:1.5 (1470.1) But Ganid was not fully satisfied. Many times they talked over these matters, and Jesus told him some of his boyhood experiences and also about Jacob the stone mason’s son. On learning how Jacob appointed himself to defend Jesus, Ganid said: “Oh, I begin to see! In the first place very seldom would any normal human being want to attack such a kindly person as you, and even if anyone should be so unthinking as to do such a thing, there is pretty sure to be near at hand some other mortal who will fly to your assistance, even as you always go to the rescue of any person you observe to be in distress. In my heart, Teacher, I agree with you, but in my head I still think that if I had been Jacob, I would have enjoyed punishing those rude fellows who presumed to attack you just because they thought you would not defend yourself. I presume you are fairly safe in your journey through life since you spend much of your time helping others and ministering to your fellows in distress—well, most likely there’ll always be someone on hand to defend you.” And Jesus replied: “That test has not yet come, Ganid, and when it does, we will have to abide by the Father’s will.” And that was about all the lad could get his teacher to say on this difficult subject of self-defense and nonresistance. On another occasion he did draw from Jesus the opinion that organized society had every right to employ force in the execution of its just mandates. |
| 2. Laevaleminek Tarentumis ^top | 2. Embarking at Tarentum ^top |
| 133:2.1 (1470.2) Oodates laeva maabumiskohas, kuni kaup aluselt maha laaditi, märkasid rändajad meest, kes oma naist halvasti kohtles. Jeesus asus, nagu tal tavaks, rünnatavat kaitsma. Ta astus raevunud mehe selja taha ja ütles talle kergelt õlale patsutades: „Mu sõber, kas ma tohin sinuga hetke omavahel rääkida?” Selline lähenemine tekitas mehes segadust, ja hetke piinlikkust tundes kõhelnud, pomises ta: „Ee — miks — jah, mida sa minust tahad?” Kui Jeesus oli temaga veidi eemale läinud, ütles ta: „Mu sõber, näen, et sinuga on juhtunud midagi kohutavat. Tahaksin väga, et sa räägiksid mulle, mis võib sundida nii tugevat meest oma naisele, oma laste emale, kallale tungima — ja seda siin kõigi silme all. Sulle tundub kindlasti, et sul on selliseks rünnakuks mingi veenev põhjus. Mida see naine tegi, et ta väärib oma abikaasalt niisugust kohtlemist? Sind vaadates arvan nägevat su näos õiglusearmastust, soovi halastust üles näidata. Söandan väita, et sa tormaksid mulle kõhklematult appi, kui näeksid röövleid mind tee ääres ründamas. Arvatavasti oled elu jooksul palju selliseid vapraid tegusid teinud. Ütle aga, mu sõber, mulle nüüd, milles asi? Kas see naine tegi midagi valesti või kaotasid sa rumalusest pea ja ründasid teda mõtlematult?” Jeesus ei rääkinud palju, kuid see, mida ta ütles, puudutas mehe südant nii nagu tema lahke pilk ja osavõtlik naeratuski, mille ta mehele pärast oma jutu lõppu kinkis. Mees ütles: „Ma näen, et sa oled küünikute preester, ja olen sulle tänulik, et sa mind tagasi hoidsid. Mu naine pole mulle eriti midagi halba teinud: ta on hea naine, aga mind ärritab, kuidas ta minu kallal teiste kuuldes norib, ja ma lähen endast välja. Vabandan, et ma ei suutnud end ohjeldada, ja püüan täita edaspidi tõotust, mille andsin kord ühele su vendadest, kes palju aastaid tagasi õpetas mind ennast muutma. Ma luban sulle.” | 133:2.1 (1470.2) While tarrying at the ship landing, waiting for the boat to unload cargo, the travelers observed a man mistreating his wife. As was his custom, Jesus intervened in behalf of the person subjected to attack. He stepped up behind the irate husband and, tapping him gently on the shoulder, said: “My friend, may I speak with you in private for a moment?” The angry man was nonplused by such an approach and, after a moment of embarrassing hesitation, stammered out—“er—why—yes, what do you want with me?” When Jesus had led him to one side, he said: “My friend, I perceive that something terrible must have happened to you; I very much desire that you tell me what could happen to such a strong man to lead him to attack his wife, the mother of his children, and that right out here before all eyes. I am sure you must feel that you have some good reason for this assault. What did the woman do to deserve such treatment from her husband? As I look upon you, I think I discern in your face the love of justice if not the desire to show mercy. I venture to say that, if you found me out by the wayside, attacked by robbers, you would unhesitatingly rush to my rescue. I dare say you have done many such brave things in the course of your life. Now, my friend, tell me what is the matter? Did the woman do something wrong, or did you foolishly lose your head and thoughtlessly assault her?” It was not so much what he said that touched this man’s heart as the kindly look and the sympathetic smile which Jesus bestowed upon him at the conclusion of his remarks. Said the man: “I perceive you are a priest of the Cynics, and I am thankful you restrained me. My wife has done no great wrong; she is a good woman, but she irritates me by the manner in which she picks on me in public, and I lose my temper. I am sorry for my lack of self-control, and I promise to try to live up to my former pledge to one of your brothers who taught me the better way many years ago. I promise you.” |
| 133:2.2 (1471.1) Ja Jeesus ütles talle hüvastijätuks: „Mu sõber, pea alati meeles, et mehel pole naise üle muud õiguspärast võimu kui see, mille naine on talle omal soovil ja vabatahtlikult andnud. Sinu naine on otsustanud sinuga koos läbi elu minna ja sulle eluvõitlustes toeks olla ning võtta enda kanda su lapsi sünnitades ja kasvatades sinust tunduvalt suurem koorem. Oleks väga õiglane, kui ta vastutasuks selle erakordse teenimise eest saaks sinult selle erilise turvatunde, mida üks mees võib pakkuda naisele kui oma partnerile, kes peab tema lapsi kandma, sünnitama ja kasvatama. Armastav hool ja tähelepanu, mida mees on valmis oma naisele ja lastele pakkuma, on mõõduks, kui kõrgele loova ja vaimse eneseteadvuse astmele ta on jõudnud. Kas sa tead, et mees ja naine on selles suhtes Jumala partnerid, et nad loovad üheskoos olendeid, kelle hing võib suureks kasvades surematuse omandada? Taevane Isa kohtleb universumi laste Vaim-Ema kui endaga võrdväärset. Jumalik on jagada oma elu ja kõike sellega seonduvat võrdsetel alustel emast partneriga, kes nii jäägitult jagab sinuga seda jumalikku kogemust, mis seisneb teie endi taasloomises teie laste elude kaudu. Kui sa vaid suudaksid armastada oma lapsi nii, nagu Jumal armastab sind, armastaksid ja peaksid kalliks ka oma naist, nagu taevane Isa austab ja ülendab Lõpmatut Vaimu, tohutu suure universumi kõigi vaim-laste ema.” | 133:2.2 (1471.1) And then, in bidding him farewell, Jesus said: “My brother, always remember that man has no rightful authority over woman unless the woman has willingly and voluntarily given him such authority. Your wife has engaged to go through life with you, to help you fight its battles, and to assume the far greater share of the burden of bearing and rearing your children; and in return for this special service it is only fair that she receive from you that special protection which man can give to woman as the partner who must carry, bear, and nurture the children. The loving care and consideration which a man is willing to bestow upon his wife and their children are the measure of that man’s attainment of the higher levels of creative and spiritual self-consciousness. Do you not know that men and women are partners with God in that they co-operate to create beings who grow up to possess themselves of the potential of immortal souls? The Father in heaven treats the Spirit Mother of the children of the universe as one equal to himself. It is Godlike to share your life and all that relates thereto on equal terms with the mother partner who so fully shares with you that divine experience of reproducing yourselves in the lives of your children. If you can only love your children as God loves you, you will love and cherish your wife as the Father in heaven honors and exalts the Infinite Spirit, the mother of all the spirit children of a vast universe.” |
| 133:2.3 (1471.2) Kui nad laeva pardale asusid, nägid nad tagasi vaadates seda paari seismas teineteise embuses, pisarad silmis. Kuulnud teist poolt Jeesuse sõnumist mehele, mõtiskles Gonod selle üle kogu päeva ja otsustas Indiasse tagasi pöördudes oma kodus ümberkorraldusi teha. | 133:2.3 (1471.2) As they went on board the boat, they looked back upon the scene of the teary-eyed couple standing in silent embrace. Having heard the latter half of Jesus’ message to the man, Gonod was all day occupied with meditations thereon, and he resolved to reorganize his home when he returned to India. |
| 133:2.4 (1471.3) Reis Nikopolisesse oli meeldiv, kuid kulges aeglaselt, sest tuuled polnud soodsad. Nemad kolm veetsid palju tunde, kõneldes Roomas kogetust ja meenutades peaaegu kõike, mis nendega oli juhtunud pärast esmakohtumist Jeruusalemmas. Ganidi täitis teiste eest hoolitsemise vaim. Ta alustas tööd laeva stjuuardiga, aga teisel päeval, eksinud religiooni keerdkäikudesse, kutsus Joosua endale appi. | 133:2.4 (1471.3) The journey to Nicopolis was pleasant but slow as the wind was not favorable. The three spent many hours recounting their experiences in Rome and reminiscing about all that had happened to them since they first met in Jerusalem. Ganid was becoming imbued with the spirit of personal ministry. He began work on the steward of the ship, but on the second day, when he got into deep religious water, he called on Joshua to help him out. |
| 133:2.5 (1471.4) Nad veetsid mitu päeva Nikopolises, linnas, mille Augustus oli umbes viiekümne aasta eest rajanud kui „võidulinna” Aktiumi lahingu mälestuseks, sest just selles paigas oli ta oma väega enne lahingut laagris olnud. Nad ööbisid ühe Jeramynimelise juudi usku pöördunud kreeklase juures, kellega olid laeval tutvunud. Apostel Paulus elas oma kolmanda misjonireisi ajal kogu talve samas majas Jeramy poja juures. Nikopolisest purjetasid nad sama laevaga Korintosesse, Rooma provintsi Ahhaia pealinna. | 133:2.5 (1471.4) They spent several days at Nicopolis, the city which Augustus had founded some fifty years before as the “city of victory” in commemoration of the battle of Actium, this site being the land whereon he camped with his army before the battle. They lodged in the home of one Jeramy, a Greek proselyte of the Jewish faith, whom they had met on shipboard. The Apostle Paul spent all winter with the son of Jeramy in the same house in the course of his third missionary journey. From Nicopolis they sailed on the same boat for Corinth, the capital of the Roman province of Achaia. |
| 3. Korintoses ^top | 3. At Corinth ^top |
| 133:3.1 (1471.5) Ajaks, kui nad Korintosesse jõudsid, oli Ganid hakanud juudi religiooni vastu suurt huvi tundma, seepärast polnud selles midagi imelikku, et ta ühel päeval, kui nad sünagoogist möödusid ja inimesi sinna sisenemas nägid, palus Jeesusel end teenistust kuulama viia. Nad kuulasid tol päeval õpetatud rabi jutlust teemal „Iisraeli saatus” ja kohtusid pärast teenistust sünagoogi vardja Krispusega. Nad käisid veel mitu korda sünagoogis teenistusel, kuid põhiliselt selleks, et kohtuda Krispusega. Ganid hakkas Krispust, tema naist ja nende viit last sügavalt armastama. Talle meeldis väga vaadata, kuidas ühe juudi perekonna elu on korraldatud. | 133:3.1 (1471.5) By the time they reached Corinth, Ganid was becoming very much interested in the Jewish religion, and so it was not strange that, one day as they passed the synagogue and saw the people going in, he requested Jesus to take him to the service. That day they heard a learned rabbi discourse on the “Destiny of Israel,” and after the service they met one Crispus, the chief ruler of this synagogue. Many times they went back to the synagogue services, but chiefly to meet Crispus. Ganid grew to be very fond of Crispus, his wife, and their family of five children. He much enjoyed observing how a Jew conducted his family life. |
| 133:3.2 (1472.1) Sel ajal kui Ganid uuris perekonnaelu, õpetas Jeesus Krispusele usuelu paremat korraldamist. Jeesus pidas selle edumeelse juudiga üle kahekümne jutuajamise ning pole üllatav, et aastaid hiljem, kui Paulus samas sünagoogis jutlusi pidas ja juudid tema sõnumi tagasi lükkasid ning hääletasid selle poolt, et tal keelataks edaspidi sünagoogis jutlustamine, ja ta seepeale paganate juurde läks, võttis toosama Krispus kogu oma perega uue religiooni vastu ja sai hiljem Pauluse Korintosesse asutatud kristliku kiriku üheks põhiliseks toetajaks. | 133:3.2 (1472.1) While Ganid studied family life, Jesus was teaching Crispus the better ways of religious living. Jesus held more than twenty sessions with this forward-looking Jew; and it is not surprising, years afterward, when Paul was preaching in this very synagogue, and when the Jews had rejected his message and had voted to forbid his further preaching in the synagogue, and when he then went to the gentiles, that Crispus with his entire family embraced the new religion, and that he became one of the chief supports of the Christian church which Paul subsequently organized at Corinth. |
| 133:3.3 (1472.2) Pooleteise aasta jooksul, mis Paulus jutlustas Korintoses, kus temaga hiljem ühinesid ka Siilas ja Timoteos, kohtas ta paljusid, keda oli õpetanud „india kaupmehe poja juudist koduõpetaja”. | 133:3.3 (1472.2) During the eighteen months Paul preached in Corinth, being later joined by Silas and Timothy, he met many others who had been taught by the “Jewish tutor of the son of an Indian merchant.” |
| 133:3.4 (1472.3) Korintoses kohtasid nad inimesi kolme kontinendi kõigist rassidest. See oli Aleksandria ja Rooma kõrval Vahemere-äärse impeeriumi kõige kosmopoliitilisem linn. Linnas leidus palju tähelepanuväärset ja Ganid ei väsinud külastamast kindlust, mis asus peaaegu kuuesaja meetri kõrgusel merepinnast. Ta veetis palju vaba aega ka sünagoogis ja Krispuse kodus. Naise seisund juudi kodus algul ehmatas, hiljem aga võlus teda: see oli noorele indialasele suur avastus. | 133:3.4 (1472.3) At Corinth they met people of every race hailing from three continents. Next to Alexandria and Rome, it was the most cosmopolitan city of the Mediterranean empire. There was much to attract one’s attention in this city, and Ganid never grew weary of visiting the citadel which stood almost two thousand feet above the sea. He also spent a great deal of his spare time about the synagogue and in the home of Crispus. He was at first shocked, and later on charmed, by the status of woman in the Jewish home; it was a revelation to this young Indian. |
| 133:3.5 (1472.4) Jeesus ja Ganid olid sagedased külalised ka ühes teises juudi kodus, vaga kaupmehe Justuse peres, kes elas sünagoogi lähedal. Ning kui apostel Paulus hiljem samuti selles kodus viibis, kuulis ta sageli lugusid neist india noormehe ja tema juudi õpetaja külaskäikudest ning nii Paulus kui ka Justus oleksid tahtnud teada, mis sellest targast ja andekast heebrea õpetajast küll oli saanud. | 133:3.5 (1472.4) Jesus and Ganid were often guests in another Jewish home, that of Justus, a devout merchant, who lived alongside the synagogue. And many times, subsequently, when the Apostle Paul sojourned in this home, did he listen to the recounting of these visits with the Indian lad and his Jewish tutor, while both Paul and Justus wondered whatever became of such a wise and brilliant Hebrew teacher. |
| 133:3.6 (1472.5) Roomas oli Ganid tähele pannud, et Jeesus keeldus avalikku sauna tulemast. Hiljem püüdis noormees Jeesust mitu korda mõjutada, et too väljendaks oma arvamust sugupooltevaheliste suhete kohta. Jeesus küll vastas noormehe küsimustele, kuid alati näis, et ta ei soovi neil teemadel pikemalt rääkida. Ühel õhtul, kui nad jalutasid Korintosest välja selle paiga lähedale, kus kindluse müür mereni laskus, kõnetasid neid kaks kergete elukommetega naist. Ganid oli õigesti mõistnud, et Jeesusel on kõrged ideaalid ning et ta jälestab kõike, mis on ebapuhas ja pahelise maiguga. Seepärast vastas ta naistele järsult ja käskis ebaviisaka liigutusega neil lahkuda. Kui Jeesus seda nägi, ütles ta Ganidile: „Sul on head kavatsused, kuid sa ei tohiks söandada Jumala lastega nii rääkida, isegi kui nad on juhtumisi tema eksinud lapsed. Kes oleme meie, et võiksime nende naiste üle kohut mõista? Kas sa tead kõiki asjaolusid, mis on viinud neid nii kaugele, et nad peavad sellisel viisil elatist teenima? Peatume hetkeks ja räägime neist asjadest.” Kurtisaanid olid tema jutu üle veelgi enam imestunud kui Ganid. | 133:3.6 (1472.5) When in Rome, Ganid observed that Jesus refused to accompany them to the public baths. Several times afterward the young man sought to induce Jesus further to express himself in regard to the relations of the sexes. Though he would answer the lad’s questions, he never seemed disposed to discuss these subjects at great length. One evening as they strolled about Corinth out near where the wall of the citadel ran down to the sea, they were accosted by two public women. Ganid had imbibed the idea, and rightly, that Jesus was a man of high ideals, and that he abhorred everything which partook of uncleanness or savored of evil; accordingly he spoke sharply to these women and rudely motioned them away. When Jesus saw this, he said to Ganid: “You mean well, but you should not presume thus to speak to the children of God, even though they chance to be his erring children. Who are we that we should sit in judgment on these women? Do you happen to know all of the circumstances which led them to resort to such methods of obtaining a livelihood? Stop here with me while we talk about these matters.” The courtesans were astonished at what he said even more than was Ganid. |
| 133:3.7 (1472.6) Seistes seal kuuvalguses, rääkis Jeesus edasi: „Igas inimmeeles elab jumalik vaim, taevase Isa kingitus. See hea vaim püüab meid alati Jumala juurde juhtida, aidata meil Jumalat leida ja tunda; ent surelikes on ka palju loomulikke füüsilisi kalduvusi, mille Looja on indiviidi ja rassi heaolu huvides neile andnud. Sageli satuvad mehed ja naised segadusse, püüdes ennast mõista ja maadeldes mitmesuguste raskustega enesele elatist teenides maailmas, kus isekus ja patt on nii valdavad. Ma näen, Ganid, et kumbki neist naistest pole tahtlikult patune. Näen nende näost, et nad on palju kurvastust tunda saanud. Nad on oma pealtnäha julma saatuse käes rohkesti kannatanud, nad pole niisugust elu meelega valinud. Nad on heitunult, peaaegu meeleheitesse langedes alistunud hetkeolukorra survele ja leppinud selle ebameeldiva elatise teenimise viisiga kui parima võimalusega pääseda nende jaoks lootusetuna tundunud olukorrast. Ganid, mõni inimene on oma südames tõesti paheline ja teeb tahtlikult alatusi, kuid ütle mulle, vaadates neid nüüdseks pisarates nägusid, kas sa näed midagi halba või pahelist?” Kui Jeesus vaikis ja vastust ootama jäi, oli Ganid hetke keeletu ning suutis siis vaid kogelda: „Ei, Õpetaja, ei näe. Ja ma vabandan, et olin nende vastu nii ebaviisakas — palun neilt andestust.” Seepeale lausus Jeesus: „Ma ütlen nende nimel, et nad on sulle andeks andnud, nagu ma ütlen oma taevase Isa nimel, et tema on neile andeks andnud. Nüüd tulge kõik minuga kaasa minu sõbra majja, et einestada ja kavandada edaspidiseks uut ja paremat elu.” Hämmastunud naised polnud kuni selle hetkeni sõnagi lausunud, nad vaatasid teineteisele otsa ja järgnesid vaikides meestele. | 133:3.7 (1472.6) As they stood there in the moonlight, Jesus went on to say: “There lives within every human mind a divine spirit, the gift of the Father in heaven. This good spirit ever strives to lead us to God, to help us to find God and to know God; but also within mortals there are many natural physical tendencies which the Creator put there to serve the well-being of the individual and the race. Now, oftentimes, men and women become confused in their efforts to understand themselves and to grapple with the manifold difficulties of making a living in a world so largely dominated by selfishness and sin. I perceive, Ganid, that neither of these women is willfully wicked. I can tell by their faces that they have experienced much sorrow; they have suffered much at the hands of an apparently cruel fate; they have not intentionally chosen this sort of life; they have, in discouragement bordering on despair, surrendered to the pressure of the hour and accepted this distasteful means of obtaining a livelihood as the best way out of a situation that to them appeared hopeless. Ganid, some people are really wicked at heart; they deliberately choose to do mean things, but, tell me, as you look into these now tear-stained faces, do you see anything bad or wicked?” And as Jesus paused for his reply, Ganid’s voice choked up as he stammered out his answer: “No, Teacher, I do not. And I apologize for my rudeness to them—I crave their forgiveness.” Then said Jesus: “And I bespeak for them that they have forgiven you as I speak for my Father in heaven that he has forgiven them. Now all of you come with me to a friend’s house where we will seek refreshment and plan for the new and better life ahead.” Up to this time the amazed women had not uttered a word; they looked at each other and silently followed as the men led the way. |
| 133:3.8 (1473.1) Kujutlege Justuse naise üllatust, kui Jeesus saabus sel hilisel tunnil koos Ganidi ja nende kahe võõraga ning ütles: „Andke meile andeks, et me säärasel tunnil tuleme, kuid meie Ganidiga soovime suutäie süüa ja me jagaksime oma toitu nende kahe äsjaleitud sõbraga, kes on samuti näljased; peale selle tulime me teie juurde mõttega, et äkki te soovite anda meile nõu, kuidas aidata neil naistel kõige paremini uut elu alustada. Nad võivad teile oma loo jutustada, kuid ma aiman, et nad on elus palju muret näinud, ning juba nende viibimine siin majas tõendab, kui tõsimeelselt nad ihaldavad tundma õppida häid inimesi ja kuivõrd valmis on nad haarama kinni võimalusest näidata kogu maailmale — isegi taeva inglitele —, millisteks vaprateks ja üllateks naisteks nad võivad saada.” | 133:3.8 (1473.1) Imagine the surprise of Justus’ wife when, at this late hour, Jesus appeared with Ganid and these two strangers, saying: “You will forgive us for coming at this hour, but Ganid and I desire a bite to eat, and we would share it with these our new-found friends, who are also in need of nourishment; and besides all this, we come to you with the thought that you will be interested in counseling with us as to the best way to help these women get a new start in life. They can tell you their story, but I surmise they have had much trouble, and their very presence here in your house testifies how earnestly they crave to know good people, and how willingly they will embrace the opportunity to show all the world—and even the angels of heaven—what brave and noble women they can become.” |
| 133:3.9 (1473.2) Kui Justuse naine Marta oli toidu lauale pannud, lahkus Jeesus ootamatult nende juurest, öeldes: „On juba hilja ning selle noormehe isa ootab meid, seepärast palume end vabandada, et jätame teid kolme naist — Kõigekõrgema armastatud last — siia omavahele. Ning ma palvetan teie vaimse juhtimise eest, kui teie teete plaane uueks ja paremaks eluks maa peal ja igaveseks eluks suures teispoolsuses.” | 133:3.9 (1473.2) When Martha, Justus’ wife, had spread the food on the table, Jesus, taking unexpected leave of them, said: “As it is getting late, and since the young man’s father will be awaiting us, we pray to be excused while we leave you here together—three women—the beloved children of the Most High. And I will pray for your spiritual guidance while you make plans for a new and better life on earth and eternal life in the great beyond.” |
| 133:3.10 (1473.3) Nii lahkusid Jeesus ja Ganid naiste juurest. Kaks kurtisaani polnud seni midagi öelnud, Ganid oli samuti keeletu. Ja mõne hetke oli seda ka Marta, kes tõusis siiski peagi olukorra kõrgusele ning tegi nende võõraste heaks kõik, mida Jeesus oli lootnud. Vanem naine suri veidi hiljem rõõmsas lootuses igavesele ellujäämisele, noorem naine aga hakkas Justuse ettevõttes tööle ning sai hiljem Korintose esimese ristiusukiriku eluaegseks liikmeks. | 133:3.10 (1473.3) Thus did Jesus and Ganid take leave of the women. So far the two courtesans had said nothing; likewise was Ganid speechless. And for a few moments so was Martha, but presently she rose to the occasion and did everything for these strangers that Jesus had hoped for. The elder of these two women died a short time thereafter, with bright hopes of eternal survival, and the younger woman worked at Justus’ place of business and later became a lifelong member of the first Christian church in Corinth. |
| 133:3.11 (1473.4) Jeesus ja Ganid kohtasid Krispuse kodus mitu korda Gaiust, kellest sai hiljem Pauluse ustav toetaja. Nende kahe Korintoses veedetud kuu jooksul oli neil südamlikke vestlusi hulga väärt inimestega ning kõigi nende pealtnäha juhuslike kontaktide tulemusena hakkasid enam kui pooled sel viisil mõjutatud inimesed hiljem ristiusu koguduse liikmeteks. | 133:3.11 (1473.4) Several times in the home of Crispus, Jesus and Ganid met one Gaius, who subsequently became a loyal supporter of Paul. During these two months in Corinth they held intimate conversations with scores of worth-while individuals, and as a result of all these apparently casual contacts more than half of the individuals so affected became members of the subsequent Christian community. |
| 133:3.12 (1473.5) Kui Paulus esmakordselt Korintosesse läks, ei kavatsenud ta sinna kauaks jääda. Aga ta ei teadnud, kui hästi oli juudist koduõpetaja tema tööks teed sillutanud. Samuti avastas ta, et Akvila ja Priska olid juba suure huvi tekitanud; Akvila oli üks küünikuid, kellega Jeesus oli Roomas kohtunud. See juudi abielupaar oli Roomast põgenenud ning võttis Pauluse õpetused kiiresti omaks. Ta elas nende juures ja töötas koos nendega, sest ka nemad olid telgimeistrid. Just neil põhjustel jäi Paulus Korintosesse kauemaks. | 133:3.12 (1473.5) When Paul first went to Corinth, he had not intended to make a prolonged visit. But he did not know how well the Jewish tutor had prepared the way for his labors. And further, he discovered that great interest had already been aroused by Aquila and Priscilla, Aquila being one of the Cynics with whom Jesus had come in contact when in Rome. This couple were Jewish refugees from Rome, and they quickly embraced Paul’s teachings. He lived with them and worked with them, for they were also tentmakers. It was because of these circumstances that Paul prolonged his stay in Corinth. |
| 4. Isiklik töö Korintoses ^top | 4. Personal Work in Corinth ^top |
| 133:4.1 (1474.1) Jeesusel ja Ganidil oli Korintoses palju huvitavaid kogemusi. Nad vestlesid põhjalikult paljude inimestega, kes said Jeesuse õpetustest suurt kasu. | 133:4.1 (1474.1) Jesus and Ganid had many more interesting experiences in Corinth. They had close converse with a great number of persons who greatly profited by the instruction received from Jesus. |
| 133:4.2 (1474.2) Möldrile õpetas ta tõeterade jahvatamist elukogemuste veskis, et jumaliku elu raskesti mõistetavad seigad oleksid kättesaadavad ka nõrkadele ja nõtradele kaasinimestele. Jeesus ütles: „Andke tõepiima neile, kes on vaimselt arusaamisvõimelt imikud. Serveerige oma elavas ja armastavas hoolekandes vaimset toitu huviäratavalt ja iga teilt küsija vastuvõtuvõimele sobival viisil.” | 133:4.2 (1474.2) The miller he taught about grinding up the grains of truth in the mill of living experience so as to render the difficult things of divine life readily receivable by even the weak and feeble among one’s fellow mortals. Said Jesus: “Give the milk of truth to those who are babes in spiritual perception. In your living and loving ministry serve spiritual food in attractive form and suited to the capacity of receptivity of each of your inquirers.” |
| 133:4.3 (1474.3) Rooma tsentuuriole ütles ta: „Andke keisrile, mis keisri oma, ja Jumalale, mis Jumala oma. Siiras Jumala teenimine ja ustav keisri teenimine ei ole omavahel vastuolus, kui just keiser ei julge nõuda endale neid austusavaldusi, mida võib nõuda vaid Jumalus. Ustavus Jumalale, kui te peaksite teda tundma õppima, ainult suurendaks teie ustavust ja truudust oma väärikale imperaatorile.” | 133:4.3 (1474.3) To the Roman centurion he said: “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and unto God the things which are God’s. The sincere service of God and the loyal service of Caesar do not conflict unless Caesar should presume to arrogate to himself that homage which alone can be claimed by Deity. Loyalty to God, if you should come to know him, would render you all the more loyal and faithful in your devotion to a worthy emperor.” |
| 133:4.4 (1474.4) Mithraismikultuse tõsimeelsele juhile ütles ta: „Sa teed õigesti, kui otsid igavese pääsemise religiooni, kuid sa otsid ekslikult seda vaimustavat tõde inimese loodud müsteeriumidest ja filosoofiatest. Kas sa siis ei tea, et igavese pääsemise saladus peitub sinu enda hinges? Kas sa ei tea, et taevane Jumal on saatnud oma vaimu sinu sisse elama ning et see vaim juhib kõiki tõtt armastavaid ja Jumalat teenivaid surelikke sellest elust surmaväravate kaudu valguse igaveste kõrgusteni, kus Jumal ootab, et oma lapsi vastu võtta? Ära unusta kunagi, et sina, kes sa tunned Jumalat, oled Jumala poeg, kui sa tõesti igatsed olla tema sarnane.” | 133:4.4 (1474.4) To the earnest leader of the Mithraic cult he said: “You do well to seek for a religion of eternal salvation, but you err to go in quest of such a glorious truth among man-made mysteries and human philosophies. Know you not that the mystery of eternal salvation dwells within your own soul? Do you not know that the God of heaven has sent his spirit to live within you, and that this spirit will lead all truth-loving and God-serving mortals out of this life and through the portals of death up to the eternal heights of light where God waits to receive his children? And never forget: You who know God are the sons of God if you truly yearn to be like him.” |
| 133:4.5 (1474.5) Epikuurlasest õpetajale ütles ta: „Sa teed hästi, et valid parima ja hindad kõrgelt head, kuid kas sa oled tark, kui sa ei saa aru sureliku elu olulisimatest tähendustest vaimuilmades; valdkondadest, mis tulenevad arusaamast, et Jumal on sinu inimsüdames? Kogu inimkogemuses on tähtis tunda Jumalat, kelle vaim elab sinu sisimas ja püüab juhtida sind edasi sel pikal ja peaaegu lõputul teel meie ühise Isa, kogu loodu Jumala, universumite Issanda enda palge ette.” | 133:4.5 (1474.5) To the Epicurean teacher he said: “You do well to choose the best and esteem the good, but are you wise when you fail to discern the greater things of mortal life which are embodied in the spirit realms derived from the realization of the presence of God in the human heart? The great thing in all human experience is the realization of knowing the God whose spirit lives within you and seeks to lead you forth on that long and almost endless journey of attaining the personal presence of our common Father, the God of all creation, the Lord of universes.” |
| 133:4.6 (1474.6) Kreeka ettevõtjale ja ehitajale ütles ta: „Mu sõber, inimestele ainelisi ehitisi rajades kasvata oma vaimset olemust sinu hinges peituva jumaliku vaimu sarnaseks. Ära lase oma saavutustel ajaliku ehitajana jõuda ette sinu saavutustest taevariigi vaimse pojana. Sa küll ehitad teistele ajalikke eluasemeid, kuid ära jäta kindlustamata endale õigust igaviku eluasemetele. Pea alati meeles, et on olemas linn, mille alusmüürideks on õiglus ja tõde ning mille ehitaja ja looja on Jumal.” | 133:4.6 (1474.6) To the Greek contractor and builder he said: “My friend, as you build the material structures of men, grow a spiritual character in the similitude of the divine spirit within your soul. Do not let your achievement as a temporal builder outrun your attainment as a spiritual son of the kingdom of heaven. While you build the mansions of time for another, neglect not to secure your title to the mansions of eternity for yourself. Ever remember, there is a city whose foundations are righteousness and truth, and whose builder and maker is God.” |
| 133:4.7 (1474.7) Rooma kohtunikule ütles ta: „Inimeste üle kohut mõistes pea meeles, et sinu enda üle hakatakse universumi Valitsejate kohtu ees kunagi kohut mõistma. Mõista kohut õiglaselt, isegi halastavalt, nii nagu sa ise kunagi ihkad halastust Ülima Kohtuniku kätes. Mõista kohut nii, nagu sa sooviksid sinu üle samadel asjaoludel kohut mõistetavat, järgides nii seaduse kirjatähte kui ka selle vaimu. Ning kui sa mõistad õigust, juhindudes eelkõige õiglusest sinu ette toodud inimeste vajaduste valguses, olgu sul õigus loota halastusega mahendatud õiglusele, seistes kord ise kogu maailma Kohtuniku ees.” | 133:4.7 (1474.7) To the Roman judge he said: “As you judge men, remember that you yourself will also some day come to judgment before the bar of the Rulers of a universe. Judge justly, even mercifully, even as you shall some day thus crave merciful consideration at the hands of the Supreme Arbiter. Judge as you would be judged under similar circumstances, thus being guided by the spirit of the law as well as by its letter. And even as you accord justice dominated by fairness in the light of the need of those who are brought before you, so shall you have the right to expect justice tempered by mercy when you sometime stand before the Judge of all the earth.” |
| 133:4.8 (1475.1) Kreeka kõrtsiemandale ütles ta: „Paku oma külalislahkust, nagu võõrustaksid Kõigekõrgema lapsi. Tõsta oma raske igapäevatöö kauni kunsti kõrgtasemele, mõistes üha paremini, et sa hoolitsed nende inimeste kaudu Jumala eest, kelle vaim on laskunud elama igasse inimsüdamesse, et muuta teiseks tema meelt ja juhtida tema hinge selle jumaliku vaimu annetanud Paradiisi-Isa tundmisele.” | 133:4.8 (1475.1) To the mistress of the Greek inn he said: “Minister your hospitality as one who entertains the children of the Most High. Elevate the drudgery of your daily toil to the high levels of a fine art through the increasing realization that you minister to God in the persons whom he indwells by his spirit which has descended to live within the hearts of men, thereby seeking to transform their minds and lead their souls to the knowledge of the Paradise Father of all these bestowed gifts of the divine spirit.” |
| 133:4.9 (1475.2) Jeesus vestles korduvalt ühe hiina kaupmehega. Hüvasti jättes manitses ta teda: „Palvelda ainult Jumalat, kes on sinu tõeline vaimne esivanem. Pea meeles, et Isa vaim elab alati sinu sisimas ja juhib sinu hinge püsivalt taeva poole. Kui sa järgned selle surematu vaimu alateadlikule juhtimisele, astud kindlasti jätkuvalt Jumala leidmise üleval teel. Ja kui sa taevase Isani jõuad, siis sellepärast, et teda otsides oled üha enam temasarnaseks saanud. Niisiis hüvasti, Chang, kuid ainult mõneks ajaks, sest me kohtume taas valgusmaailmades, kus vaimhingede Isal on Paradiisi suunas liikujate jaoks palju meeldivaid peatuspaiku.” | 133:4.9 (1475.2) Jesus had many visits with a Chinese merchant. In saying good-bye, he admonished him: “Worship only God, who is your true spirit ancestor. Remember that the Father’s spirit ever lives within you and always points your soul-direction heavenward. If you follow the unconscious leadings of this immortal spirit, you are certain to continue on in the uplifted way of finding God. And when you do attain the Father in heaven, it will be because by seeking him you have become more and more like him. And so farewell, Chang, but only for a season, for we shall meet again in the worlds of light where the Father of spirit souls has provided many delightful stopping-places for those who are Paradise-bound.” |
| 133:4.10 (1475.3) Rändurile Britanniast ütles ta: „Mu sõber, näen, et sa otsid tõde, ning arvan, et sinu sisimas võib elada kogu tõe Isa vaim. Kas sa oled kunagi siiralt püüdnud omaenda hinge vaimuga kõnelda? Seda on tõepoolest raske teha ja harva saavutad selles teadlikult edu, kuid ainelise meele iga aus püüe suhelda oma sisimas elava vaimuga annab teataval määral tulemusi, ehkki enamik kõigist neist suurepärastest inimkogemustest peab jääma kauaks nende Jumalat tundvate surelike hingede teadvusülesteks kogemusteks.” | 133:4.10 (1475.3) To the traveler from Britain he said: “My brother, I perceive you are seeking for truth, and I suggest that the spirit of the Father of all truth may chance to dwell within you. Did you ever sincerely endeavor to talk with the spirit of your own soul? Such a thing is indeed difficult and seldom yields consciousness of success; but every honest attempt of the material mind to communicate with its indwelling spirit meets with certain success, notwithstanding that the majority of all such magnificent human experiences must long remain as superconscious registrations in the souls of such God-knowing mortals.” |
| 133:4.11 (1475.4) Põgenevale noorukile ütles Jeesus: „Pea meeles, et on kaks asja, mille eest ei saa põgeneda — Jumala ja iseenda eest. Kõikjale, kuhu sa lähed, tulevad koos sinuga sa ise ja sinu südames elav taevase Isa vaim. Mu poeg, ära püüa end petta, vaata parem elu tõsiasjadele julgelt silma. Usu kindlalt, et sa oled Jumala poeg, ning usu igavest elu, nagu ma sulle olen õpetanud. Võta endale alates tänasest päevast sihiks olla tõeline mees, kes on otsustanud elule vapralt ja arukalt vastu astuda.” | 133:4.11 (1475.4) To the runaway lad Jesus said: “Remember, there are two things you cannot run away from—God and yourself. Wherever you may go, you take with you yourself and the spirit of the heavenly Father which lives within your heart. My son, stop trying to deceive yourself; settle down to the courageous practice of facing the facts of life; lay firm hold on the assurances of sonship with God and the certainty of eternal life, as I have instructed you. From this day on purpose to be a real man, a man determined to face life bravely and intelligently.” |
| 133:4.12 (1475.5) Süüdimõistetud kurjategijale ütles ta tolle viimsel tunnil: „Mu poeg, sulle on saabunud halvad ajad. Oled teelt eksinud, oled kuritegude võrku kinni jäänud. Sinuga vesteldes sain väga hästi aru, et sa ei kavatsenudki teha seda, mille eest pead nüüd andma oma ajaliku elu. Kuid sa sooritasid selle kuriteo ja su ligimesed on su süüdi mõistnud, nad on otsustanud, et sa pead surema. Meie sinuga ei saa keelata riigile õigust sääraseks enesekaitseks, nagu ta on endale valinud. Paistab, et sul pole mingit inimeselikku võimalust oma süüteo karistusest pääseda. Su ligimesed peavad sinu üle su süüteo pärast kohut mõistma, kuid on olemas Kohtunik, kellelt sa võid andestust paluda ja kes mõistab sinu üle kohut sinu tõelisi motiive ja paremaid kavatsusi arvestades. Sul pole vaja karta Jumala kohtu ette astuda, kui su kahetsus on tõeline ja usk siiras. Asjaolu, et su eksimus tõi kaasa inimeste määratud surmaotsuse, ei kahjusta sinu hinge võimalusi leida õiglust ja halastust taevaste kohtute ees.” | 133:4.12 (1475.5) To the condemned criminal he said at the last hour: “My brother, you have fallen on evil times. You lost your way; you became entangled in the meshes of crime. From talking to you, I well know you did not plan to do the thing which is about to cost you your temporal life. But you did do this evil, and your fellows have adjudged you guilty; they have determined that you shall die. You or I may not deny the state this right of self-defense in the manner of its own choosing. There seems to be no way of humanly escaping the penalty of your wrongdoing. Your fellows must judge you by what you did, but there is a Judge to whom you may appeal for forgiveness, and who will judge you by your real motives and better intentions. You need not fear to meet the judgment of God if your repentance is genuine and your faith sincere. The fact that your error carries with it the death penalty imposed by man does not prejudice the chance of your soul to obtain justice and enjoy mercy before the heavenly courts.” |
| 133:4.13 (1476.1) Jeesus tundis rõõmu arvukatest südamlikest vestlustest paljude janunevate hingedega, liiga paljudega, et neid siinkohal kirja panna. Kolmele rändurile meeldis Korintoses väga. Kui mitte arvestada Ateenat, mis oli tolle aja kuulsaim hariduskeskus, oli Korintos Rooma aegadel Kreeka tähtsaim linn ja kahekuuline viibimine selles õitsvas kaubanduskeskuses pakkus neile kõigile võimalust ohtrasti väärtuslikke kogemusi omandada. See linn oli nende tagasiteel Roomast üks huvitavamaid peatuspaiku. | 133:4.13 (1476.1) Jesus enjoyed many intimate talks with a large number of hungry souls, too many to find a place in this record. The three travelers enjoyed their sojourn in Corinth. Excepting Athens, which was more renowned as an educational center, Corinth was the most important city in Greece during these Roman times, and their two months’ stay in this thriving commercial center afforded opportunity for all three of them to gain much valuable experience. Their sojourn in this city was one of the most interesting of all their stops on the way back from Rome. |
| 133:4.14 (1476.2) Gonodil oli Korintoses palju ärihuvisid, kuid lõpuks said äriasjad aetud ja nad valmistusid purjetama Ateenasse. Nad reisisid väikese paadiga, mida sai maismaad mööda kuueteistkümne kilomeetri kaugusele ühest Korintose sadamast teise kanda. | 133:4.14 (1476.2) Gonod had many interests in Corinth, but finally his business was finished, and they prepared to sail for Athens. They traveled on a small boat which could be carried overland on a land track from one of Corinth’s harbors to the other, a distance of ten miles. |
| 5. Ateenas — arutlus teadusest ^top | 5. At Athens—Discourse on Science ^top |
| 133:5.1 (1476.3) Peagi jõudsidki nad sellesse Kreeka igivanasse teadus- ja hariduskeskusse ning Ganidi erutas väga mõte, et ta on Ateenas, Kreekas, Aleksandri kunagise impeeriumi kultuurikeskuses, sest selle impeeriumi piirid olid ulatunud isegi tema kodumaani Indiani. Äriasju oli siin vähe ajada ja Gonod veetis enamiku ajast koos Jeesuse ja Ganidiga, külastades paljusid vaatamisväärsusi ning kuulates noormehe ja tema mitmekülgse õpetaja huvitavaid arutelusid. | 133:5.1 (1476.3) They shortly arrived at the olden center of Greek science and learning, and Ganid was thrilled with the thought of being in Athens, of being in Greece, the cultural center of the onetime Alexandrian empire, which had extended its borders even to his own land of India. There was little business to transact; so Gonod spent most of his time with Jesus and Ganid, visiting the many points of interest and listening to the interesting discussions of the lad and his versatile teacher. |
| 133:5.2 (1476.4) Ateenas õitses ikka veel suur ülikool ja nad külastasid kolmekesi sageli selle õppesaale. Jeesus ja Ganid arutasid põhjalikult Platoni õpetusi, kui olid Aleksandria Museionis selleteemalisi loenguid kuulanud. Nad nautisid kreeka kunsti, mille näiteid linnas siin-seal ikka veel leidus. | 133:5.2 (1476.4) A great university still thrived in Athens, and the trio made frequent visits to its halls of learning. Jesus and Ganid had thoroughly discussed the teachings of Plato when they attended the lectures in the museum at Alexandria. They all enjoyed the art of Greece, examples of which were still to be found here and there about the city. |
| 133:5.3 (1476.5) Nii isa kui ka poeg nautisid väga ühel õhtul võõrastemajas toimunud Jeesuse ja kellegi kreeka filosoofi teadusalast arutelu. Kui see pedant oli peaaegu kolm tundi rääkinud ja oma jutu lõpetas, ütles Jeesus talle nüüdisaegses sõnastuses järgmist: | 133:5.3 (1476.5) Both the father and the son greatly enjoyed the discussion on science which Jesus had at their inn one evening with a Greek philosopher. After this pedant had talked for almost three hours, and when he had finished his discourse, Jesus, in terms of modern thought, said: |
| 133:5.4 (1476.6) Teadlased võivad õppida kunagi mõõtma gravitatsiooni, valguse ja elektri energia või jõu avaldumisi, kuid needsamad teadlased ei saa teile kunagi (teaduslikult) öelda, mis need universuminähtused on. Teadus tegeleb füüsilise energia mõjudega, religioon tegeleb igaveste väärtustega. Tõeline filosoofia kasvab välja tarkusest, mis annab oma parima, et neid kvantitatiivseid ja kvalitatiivseid tähelepanekuid omavahel vastavusse viia. Alati püsib oht, et üksnes mateeriaga tegelevat teadlast tabab matemaatiline uhkus ja statistiline egotism, rääkimata vaimupimedusest. | 133:5.4 (1476.6) Scientists may some day measure the energy, or force manifestations, of gravitation, light, and electricity, but these same scientists can never (scientifically) tell you what these universe phenomena are. Science deals with physical-energy activities; religion deals with eternal values. True philosophy grows out of the wisdom which does its best to correlate these quantitative and qualitative observations. There always exists the danger that the purely physical scientist may become afflicted with mathematical pride and statistical egotism, not to mention spiritual blindness. |
| 133:5.5 (1476.7) Ainelises maailmas kehtib loogika ja matemaatika on usaldusväärne, kui selle rakendamine piirdub mateeriaga, aga kumbagi ei tohiks pidada täiesti usaldusväärseks või eksimatuks, lahendades eluprobleeme. Elus on nähtusi, mis pole täiesti ainelised. Aritmeetika ütleb, et kui üks inimene pügab lamba kümne minutiga, siis kümme inimest pügaksid selle lamba ühe minutiga. See on matemaatiliselt õige, kuid pole tõsi, sest kümme meest ei saaks sellega hakkama: nad hakkaksid üksteist niivõrd segama, et töö kulgeks palju aeglasemalt. | 133:5.5 (1476.7) Logic is valid in the material world, and mathematics is reliable when limited in its application to physical things; but neither is to be regarded as wholly dependable or infallible when applied to life problems. Life embraces phenomena which are not wholly material. Arithmetic says that, if one man could shear a sheep in ten minutes, ten men could shear it in one minute. That is sound mathematics, but it is not true, for the ten men could not so do it; they would get in one another’s way so badly that the work would be greatly delayed. |
| 133:5.6 (1477.1) Matemaatika väidab, et kui üks inimene esindab teatavat intellektuaalse ja moraalse väärtuse ühikut, esindavad kümme inimest seda väärtust kümnekordselt. Kuid inimisiksuste puhul oleks tõelähedasem öelda, et niisuguse isiksuste ühenduse väärtus võrduks nende isiksuste arvu ruuduga ja mitte lihtsalt aritmeetilise summaga. Ühiskonnas koordineeritult tegutsev inimrühm on palju suurem jõud kui vaid selle liikmete summa. | 133:5.6 (1477.1) Mathematics asserts that, if one person stands for a certain unit of intellectual and moral value, ten persons would stand for ten times this value. But in dealing with human personality it would be nearer the truth to say that such a personality association is a sum equal to the square of the number of personalities concerned in the equation rather than the simple arithmetical sum. A social group of human beings in co-ordinated working harmony stands for a force far greater than the simple sum of its parts. |
| 133:5.7 (1477.2) Kvantiteeti võib pidada faktiks, seega teaduslikult ühetaolisuseks. Kvaliteet sõltub meelepoolsest tõlgendusest ja esindab väärtuste hinnanguid, mistõttu jääb järelikult individuaalseks kogemuseks. Kui nii teadus kui ka religioon oleksid vähem dogmaatilised ja kriitika suhtes sallivamad, hakkaks filosoofia omandama universumist ühtset arukat ettekujutust. | 133:5.7 (1477.2) Quantity may be identified as a fact, thus becoming a scientific uniformity. Quality, being a matter of mind interpretation, represents an estimate of values, and must, therefore, remain an experience of the individual. When both science and religion become less dogmatic and more tolerant of criticism, philosophy will then begin to achieve unity in the intelligent comprehension of the universe. |
| 133:5.8 (1477.3) Kosmilises universumis eksisteerib ühtsus, kui te vaid suudaksite selle tegelikust toimimisest aru saada. Tõeline universum on igavese Jumala kõigi laste vastu sõbralik. Tegelik probleem seisneb selles, kuidas saab inimese piiritletud meel jõuda loogilise, tõese ja kooskõlalise mõtteni? Seda universumit tunnetavat meeleseisundit võib saavutada vaid siis, kui mõelda, et kvantitatiivse fakti ja kvalitatiivse väärtuse ühine algpõhjus on Paradiisi-Isa. Niisugune reaalsuskontseptsioon võimaldab universuminähtumuse eesmärgipärasest ühtsusest avaramalt aru saada, see ilmutab isegi edenevate isiklike saavutuste vaimset sihti. Ning see kontseptsioon ühtsusest võib esitada pidevalt muutuvate ebaisikuliste suhete ja arenevate isikuliste suhete muutumatut tausta elavas universumis. | 133:5.8 (1477.3) There is unity in the cosmic universe if you could only discern its workings in actuality. The real universe is friendly to every child of the eternal God. The real problem is: How can the finite mind of man achieve a logical, true, and corresponding unity of thought? This universe-knowing state of mind can be had only by conceiving that the quantitative fact and the qualitative value have a common causation in the Paradise Father. Such a conception of reality yields a broader insight into the purposeful unity of universe phenomena; it even reveals a spiritual goal of progressive personality achievement. And this is a concept of unity which can sense the unchanging background of a living universe of continually changing impersonal relations and evolving personal relationships. |
| 133:5.9 (1477.4) Aine ja vaim ja nende vahepealne seisund on reaalse universumi tõelise ühtsuse kolm omavahel seotud ja vastastikku mõjuvat tasandit. Olenemata sellest, kui lahknev see fakti ja väärtuse universuminähtumus võib tunduda, on ta ikkagi ühtne Ülimas. | 133:5.9 (1477.4) Matter and spirit and the state intervening between them are three interrelated and interassociated levels of the true unity of the real universe. Regardless of how divergent the universe phenomena of fact and value may appear to be, they are, after all, unified in the Supreme. |
| 133:5.10 (1477.5) Ainelise eksisteerimise reaalsus puudutab nii nähtavat ainet kui ka veel tundmatut energiat. Kui universumi energiad sedavõrd aeglustuvad, et jõuavad teatava liikumisastmeni, muutuvad need energiad soodsatel tingimustel massiks. Ning ärge unustage, et ka meel, mis ainsana võib näivate reaalsuste olemasolu tajuda, on ise reaalne. Ning selle energia-massi, meele ja vaimu universumi algpõhjus on igavene — see eksisteerib ja seisneb Kõikse Isa ja temaga kooskõlastatud absoluutide olemuses ja reageeringutes. | 133:5.10 (1477.5) Reality of material existence attaches to unrecognized energy as well as to visible matter. When the energies of the universe are so slowed down that they acquire the requisite degree of motion, then, under favorable conditions, these same energies become mass. And forget not, the mind which can alone perceive the presence of apparent realities is itself also real. And the fundamental cause of this universe of energy-mass, mind, and spirit, is eternal—it exists and consists in the nature and reactions of the Universal Father and his absolute co-ordinates. |
| 133:5.11 (1477.6) Nad kõik olid Jeesuse sõnadest enam kui hämmastunud ja kreeklane ütles nendega hüvasti jättes: „Viimaks ometi on mu silmad näinud juuti, kes mõtleb millelegi muule kui vaid oma rahvuslikule üleolekule ja räägib millestki muust kui religioonist.” Ning seejärel läksid nad magama. | 133:5.11 (1477.6) They were all more than astounded at the words of Jesus, and when the Greek took leave of them, he said: “At last my eyes have beheld a Jew who thinks something besides racial superiority and talks something besides religion.” And they retired for the night. |
| 133:5.12 (1477.7) Ateenas veedetud aeg oli meeldiv ja kasulik, kuid inimlike kontaktide poolest mitte eriti viljakas. Liiga paljud tolle aja ateenlased tundsid kas intellektuaalset uhkust oma kunagise maine üle või olid meelelt rumalad ja harimatud, pärinedes varasemate, Kreeka hiilguse ja selle rahva tarkuse aegade alamatest orjadest. Sellegipoolest leidus Ateena kodanike seas veel erksa vaimuga mehi ja naisi. | 133:5.12 (1477.7) The sojourn in Athens was pleasant and profitable, but it was not particularly fruitful in its human contacts. Too many of the Athenians of that day were either intellectually proud of their reputation of another day or mentally stupid and ignorant, being the offspring of the inferior slaves of those earlier periods when there was glory in Greece and wisdom in the minds of its people. Even then, there were still many keen minds to be found among the citizens of Athens. |
| 6. Efesoses — arutlus hingest ^top | 6. At Ephesus—Discourse on the Soul ^top |
| 133:6.1 (1477.8) Rändurid lahkusid Ateenast Troasi kaudu Efesosse, Rooma Aasia provintsi pealinna. Nad jalutasid palju kordi efeslaste kuulsa Artemise templi juurde, mis oli linnast umbes kolme kilomeetri kaugusel. Artemis oli kogu Väike-Aasias kõige tuntum jumalanna ning tema eelkäijaks oli veelgi varasem emajumalanna iidse Anatoolia aegadest. Artemise palveldamisele pühendatud tohutu suures templis eksponeeritud tahumatu iidol olevat taevast alla langenud. Ganidi varem saadud koolitus kujude kui jumalikkuse sümbolite austamisest polnud veel päriselt ununenud ja ta pidas parimaks osta selle Väike-Aasia viljakusjumalanna auks väikese hõbealtari. Tol õhtul vestlesid nad kaua inimkätega loodud esemete kummardamisest. | 133:6.1 (1477.8) On leaving Athens, the travelers went by way of Troas to Ephesus, the capital of the Roman province of Asia. They made many trips out to the famous temple of Artemis of the Ephesians, about two miles from the city. Artemis was the most famous goddess of all Asia Minor and a perpetuation of the still earlier mother goddess of ancient Anatolian times. The crude idol exhibited in the enormous temple dedicated to her worship was reputed to have fallen from heaven. Not all of Ganid’s early training to respect images as symbols of divinity had been eradicated, and he thought it best to purchase a little silver shrine in honor of this fertility goddess of Asia Minor. That night they talked at great length about the worship of things made with human hands. |
| 133:6.2 (1478.1) Kolmandal sealviibimise päeval jalutasid nad jõe äärde sadama suudme süvendamist vaatama. Lõuna ajal rääkisid nad noore foiniiklasega, kes tundis koduigatsust ja oli väga heitunud, kuid peamiselt kade ühe noormehe peale, keda tema asemel oli edutatud. Jeesus lohutas teda ja ütles talle heebrea vanasõna: „Anne avab inimesele tee ja viib teda suurte ette.” | 133:6.2 (1478.1) On the third day of their stay they walked down by the river to observe the dredging of the harbor’s mouth. At noon they talked with a young Phoenician who was homesick and much discouraged; but most of all he was envious of a certain young man who had received promotion over his head. Jesus spoke comforting words to him and quoted the olden Hebrew proverb: “A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.” |
| 133:6.3 (1478.2) Kõigist suurtest linnadest, mida nad sellel ringreisil Vahemere ääres külastasid, tegid nad siin ristiusu misjonäride hilisema töö heaks kõige vähem ära. Ristiusk juurdus Efesoses suures osas tänu Pauluse pingutustele, kes elas siin enam kui kaks aastat, valmistades elatise teenimiseks telke ja pidades igal õhtul Türannose kooli peaauditooriumis usu- ja filosoofiaalaseid loenguid. | 133:6.3 (1478.2) Of all the large cities they visited on this tour of the Mediterranean, they here accomplished the least of value to the subsequent work of the Christian missionaries. Christianity secured its start in Ephesus largely through the efforts of Paul, who resided here more than two years, making tents for a living and conducting lectures on religion and philosophy each night in the main audience chamber of the school of Tyrannus. |
| 133:6.4 (1478.3) Sealsesse kohalikku filosoofiakoolkonda kuulus üks edumeelne mõtleja ja Jeesusel oli temaga mitu kasulikku jutuajamist. Jeesus kasutas nende vestluste jooksul korduvalt sõna „hing”. Lõpuks küsis see õpetatud kreeklane temalt, mida ta „hinge” all mõtleb. Jeesus vastas: | 133:6.4 (1478.3) There was a progressive thinker connected with this local school of philosophy, and Jesus had several profitable sessions with him. In the course of these talks Jesus had repeatedly used the word “soul.” This learned Greek finally asked him what he meant by “soul,” and he replied: |
| 133:6.5 (1478.4) „Hing on see osa inimesest, mis mõtiskleb iseenda üle, tunnetab tõde ja tajub vaimu, tõstes inimolendi alatiseks loomariigi tasandilt kõrgemale. Eneseteadvus iseenesest pole veel hing. Kõlbeline eneseteadvus on tõeline inimlik eneseteostus, see on inimhinge vundament ning hing on see osa inimesest, millel on inimkogemuses potentsiaalne ellujäämisväärtus. Hingele on iseloomulikud moraalne valik ja vaimsed saavutused, võime tunda Jumalat ja tung olla tema sarnane. Inimese hing ei saa eksisteerida eraldi tema kõlbelistest mõtisklustest ja vaimsest tegevusest. Paigalseisev hing on surev hing. Ent inimese hing erineb meele sisimas elavast jumalikust vaimust. Jumalik vaim saabub inimmeele esimese moraalse aktiivsuse ilmnedes, mis tähendab hinge sündi. | 133:6.5 (1478.4) “The soul is the self-reflective, truth-discerning, and spirit-perceiving part of man which forever elevates the human being above the level of the animal world. Self-consciousness, in and of itself, is not the soul. Moral self-consciousness is true human self-realization and constitutes the foundation of the human soul, and the soul is that part of man which represents the potential survival value of human experience. Moral choice and spiritual attainment, the ability to know God and the urge to be like him, are the characteristics of the soul. The soul of man cannot exist apart from moral thinking and spiritual activity. A stagnant soul is a dying soul. But the soul of man is distinct from the divine spirit which dwells within the mind. The divine spirit arrives simultaneously with the first moral activity of the human mind, and that is the occasion of the birth of the soul. |
| 133:6.6 (1478.5) Hinge pääsemine või kaotamine oleneb sellest, kas kõlblustunne saavutab igavese liidu teel oma surematu hingega ellujäämisstaatuse. Pääsemine on kõlblustunde eneseteostuse vaimsustumine, mille kaudu ta omandab ellujäämisväärtuse. Kõik hinge konfliktid tulenevad kooskõla puudumisest moraalse ehk vaimse eneseteadvuse ja puhtintellektuaalse eneseteadvuse vahel. | 133:6.6 (1478.5) “The saving or losing of a soul has to do with whether or not the moral consciousness attains survival status through eternal alliance with its associated immortal spirit endowment. Salvation is the spiritualization of the self-realization of the moral consciousness, which thereby becomes possessed of survival value. All forms of soul conflict consist in the lack of harmony between the moral, or spiritual, self-consciousness and the purely intellectual self-consciousness. |
| 133:6.7 (1478.6) Kui inimhing saab küpseks ja üllaks ning vaimsustub, läheneb ta juba taevasele seisundile, mis on peaaegu ainelise ja vaimse, ainelise mina ja jumaliku vaimu vaheline olemusvorm. Inimolendi arengulist hinge on raske kirjeldada ja veelgi raskem demonstreerida, sest seda ei saa avastada ainelise uurimise ega vaimse tõestamise meetoditega. Ainelise teadusega ega ka puhta vaimutestimisega ei saa hinge olemasolu näidata. Olgugi et inimhinge eksisteerimist ei saa kindlaks teha ei ainelise teaduse ega ka vaimsete kriteeriumidega, tunnetab iga kõlbeliselt teadlik surelik oma hinge eksisteerimist reaalse ja tegeliku isikliku kogemusena.” | 133:6.7 (1478.6) “The human soul, when matured, ennobled, and spiritualized, approaches the heavenly status in that it comes near to being an entity intervening between the material and the spiritual, the material self and the divine spirit. The evolving soul of a human being is difficult of description and more difficult of demonstration because it is not discoverable by the methods of either material investigation or spiritual proving. Material science cannot demonstrate the existence of a soul, neither can pure spirit-testing. Notwithstanding the failure of both material science and spiritual standards to discover the existence of the human soul, every morally conscious mortal knows of the existence of his soul as a real and actual personal experience.” |
| 7. Viibimine Küprosel — arutlus meelest ^top | 7. The Sojourn at Cyprus—Discourse on Mind ^top |
| 133:7.1 (1479.1) Peagi asusid rändurid laevaga teele Küprosele, peatudes Rhodosel. Nad nautisid seda pikka merereisi ja jõudsid saarele, oma reisi sihtkohta, kehalt ja vaimult väga värsketena. | 133:7.1 (1479.1) Shortly the travelers set sail for Cyprus, stopping at Rhodes. They enjoyed the long water voyage and arrived at their island destination much rested in body and refreshed in spirit. |
| 133:7.2 (1479.2) Küprosel viibides kavatsesid nad tõeliselt puhata ja meelt lahutada, sest ringreis Vahemere ääres oli lõpule jõudmas. Nad maabusid Paphoses ja hakkasid seal kohe varuma kõike vajalikku mitmenädalaseks viibimiseks lähedalasuvates mägedes. Kolmandal päeval pärast saabumist asusidki nad teele, koormaloomad raskes lastis. | 133:7.2 (1479.2) It was their plan to enjoy a period of real rest and play on this visit to Cyprus as their tour of the Mediterranean was drawing to a close. They landed at Paphos and at once began the assembly of supplies for their sojourn of several weeks in the near-by mountains. On the third day after their arrival they started for the hills with their well-loaded pack animals. |
| 133:7.3 (1479.3) Kaks nädalat tundsid kolm meest puhkusest rõõmu, kuni noor Ganid äkki tõsiselt haigestus. Tal püsis kaks nädalat äge palavik, sageli ta sonis. Nii Jeesusel kui ka Gonodil oli haige noormehe eest hoolitsemisega palju tegemist. Jeesus põetas teda osavalt ja õrnalt ning isa oli hämmastunud, nähes, kui hellalt ja samas oskuslikult ta haiget noorukit hooldab. Nad olid inimasulatest kaugel ja poiss oli liiga haige, et teda kuhugi viia; seepärast valmistusid nad teda võimalikult hästi põetama, et ta sealsamas mägedes terveks ravida. | 133:7.3 (1479.3) For two weeks the trio greatly enjoyed themselves, and then, without warning, young Ganid was suddenly taken grievously ill. For two weeks he suffered from a raging fever, oftentimes becoming delirious; both Jesus and Gonod were kept busy attending the sick boy. Jesus skillfully and tenderly cared for the lad, and the father was amazed by both the gentleness and adeptness manifested in all his ministry to the afflicted youth. They were far from human habitations, and the boy was too ill to be moved; so they prepared as best they could to nurse him back to health right there in the mountains. |
| 133:7.4 (1479.4) Ganidi kolmenädalase paranemise jooksul rääkis Jeesus talle palju huvitavat loodusest ja selle erinevatest tujudest. Nad jalutasid meelsasti mägedes; noormees esitas küsimusi ja Jeesus vastas ning isa jälgis kogu seda vaatepilti imetlusega. | 133:7.4 (1479.4) During Ganid’s convalescence of three weeks Jesus told him many interesting things about nature and her various moods. And what fun they had as they wandered over the mountains, the boy asking questions, Jesus answering them, and the father marveling at the whole performance. |
| 133:7.5 (1479.5) Nende viimasel mägedes viibimise nädalal vestlesid Jeesus ja Ganid pikalt inimmeele funktsioonidest. Pärast mitmetunnilist arutelu esitas noormees järgmise küsimuse: „Aga Õpetaja, mida sa mõtled, öeldes, et inimesel on kõrgem eneseteadvuse vorm kui kõrgematel loomadel?” Jeesus vastas talle nüüdisaegses sõnastuses järgmist: | 133:7.5 (1479.5) The last week of their sojourn in the mountains Jesus and Ganid had a long talk on the functions of the human mind. After several hours of discussion the lad asked this question: “But, Teacher, what do you mean when you say that man experiences a higher form of self-consciousness than do the higher animals?” And as restated in modern phraseology, Jesus answered: |
| 133:7.6 (1479.6) Mu poeg, olen sulle meelest ja selles elavast jumalikust vaimust juba palju rääkinud, kuid nüüd tahan ma rõhutada seda, et eneseteadvus on reaalsus. Kui mõni loom saab eneseteadlikuks, muutub ta primitiivseks inimeseks. See saavutus tuleneb ebaisikulist energiat ja vaimu tajuva meele funktsioonide kooskõlastatusest ning just see nähtumus kindlustab inimisiksusele talle annetatud absoluutse koondumispunkti, taevase Isa vaimu. | 133:7.6 (1479.6) My son, I have already told you much about the mind of man and the divine spirit that lives therein, but now let me emphasize that self-consciousness is a reality. When any animal becomes self-conscious, it becomes a primitive man. Such an attainment results from a co-ordination of function between impersonal energy and spirit-conceiving mind, and it is this phenomenon which warrants the bestowal of an absolute focal point for the human personality, the spirit of the Father in heaven. |
| 133:7.7 (1479.7) Ideed pole lihtsalt registreeritud aistingud: ideed on aistingud pluss isikulise mina mõtisklevad tõlgendused ning see mina on midagi enamat kui vaid kellegi aistingute summa. Arengulises individuaalsuses tekib midagi ühtsusele lähenevat ning see ühtsus tuleneb absoluutse ühtsuse ühe osa kohalolekust sinu sisimas, mis seda enesest teadlikku loomset päritolu meelt vaimselt aktiveerib. | 133:7.7 (1479.7) Ideas are not simply a record of sensations; ideas are sensations plus the reflective interpretations of the personal self; and the self is more than the sum of one’s sensations. There begins to be something of an approach to unity in an evolving selfhood, and that unity is derived from the indwelling presence of a part of absolute unity which spiritually activates such a self-conscious animal-origin mind. |
| 133:7.8 (1479.8) Tavaline loom ei saa end ajas tunnetada. Loomadel on liidetud aistingu-äratundmise füsioloogilise koordineerimise võime ja sellekohane mälu, kuid nad ei koge aistingu tähendust ega seosta sihipäraselt neid koosesinevaid füüsilisi kogemusi, mille kohta arukas ja kaalutlev inimene tõlgendavaid järeldusi teeb. Ning see enesest teadliku eksisteerimise fakt koos edasise vaimse kogemuse reaalsusega teebki inimese potentsiaalseks universumi pojaks ja lubab aimata, et ta jõuab lõpuks universumi Ülima Ühtsuseni. | 133:7.8 (1479.8) No mere animal could possess a time self-consciousness. Animals possess a physiological co-ordination of associated sensation-recognition and memory thereof, but none experience a meaningful recognition of sensation or exhibit a purposeful association of these combined physical experiences such as is manifested in the conclusions of intelligent and reflective human interpretations. And this fact of self-conscious existence, associated with the reality of his subsequent spiritual experience, constitutes man a potential son of the universe and foreshadows his eventual attainment of the Supreme Unity of the universe. |
| 133:7.9 (1480.1) Kuid inimmina pole ka lihtsalt edenevate teadvusseisundite summa. Teadvuse sortija ja liigitaja tõhusa toimimiseta poleks individuaalsuse määratlemiseks piisavalt ühtsust. Selline ühendamata meel ei saa saavutada inimseisundi teadlikke tasandeid. Kui teadvuse seosed oleksid puhtjuhuslikud, esineks iga inimese meeles hullumeelsuse teatavate aspektide kontrollimatuid ja juhuslikke seoseid. | 133:7.9 (1480.1) Neither is the human self merely the sum of the successive states of consciousness. Without the effective functioning of a consciousness sorter and associater there would not exist sufficient unity to warrant the designation of a selfhood. Such an ununified mind could hardly attain conscious levels of human status. If the associations of consciousness were just an accident, the minds of all men would then exhibit the uncontrolled and random associations of certain phases of mental madness. |
| 133:7.10 (1480.2) Ainuüksi füüsiliste aistingute teadvusele tuginev inimmeel ei suudaks kunagi vaimsetele tasanditele jõuda: seda liiki ainelisel meelel puuduks täielikult kõlbeliste väärtuste tunnetus ja vaimselt valdav juhtiv tunne, mis on nii oluline isiksuse harmoonilise ühtsuse saavutamiseks ajas ja lahutamatu isiksuse ellujäämisest igavikus. | 133:7.10 (1480.2) A human mind, built up solely out of the consciousness of physical sensations, could never attain spiritual levels; this kind of material mind would be utterly lacking in a sense of moral values and would be without a guiding sense of spiritual dominance which is so essential to achieving harmonious personality unity in time, and which is inseparable from personality survival in eternity. |
| 133:7.11 (1480.3) Inimmeelel hakkavad juba varakult ilmnema aineülesed omadused, tõeliselt mõtisklev inimintellekt ei ole päriselt aja piiride kütkeis. Inimeste elud kujunevad väga erinevaks, mis näitab mitte ainult erinevusi nende päritud omadustes ja keskkonnamõjudes, vaid ka seda, mil määral nad on suutnud ühineda oma sisimas elava Isa vaimuga, mil määral nad on suutnud teineteisega samastuda. | 133:7.11 (1480.3) The human mind early begins to manifest qualities which are supermaterial; the truly reflective human intellect is not altogether bound by the limits of time. That individuals so differ in their life performances indicates, not only the varying endowments of heredity and the different influences of the environment, but also the degree of unification with the indwelling spirit of the Father which has been achieved by the self, the measure of the identification of the one with the other. |
| 133:7.12 (1480.4) Inimmeel ei talu hästi vastuolu, mis tuleneb ustavusest kahele isandale korraga. Hingele on väga pingutav teenida ühtaegu nii head kui ka kurja. Ülimalt õnnelik ja tõhusalt ühtlustunud on meel, mis on pühendunud taevase Isa tahte täitmisele. Lahendamata vastuolud hävitavad ühtsuse ja viivad meele lõhenemiseni. Kuid hinge ellujäämisvõimet ei edenda püüd saavutada iga hinna eest meelerahu, üllastest püüdlustest loobumine ja vaimsete ideaalide osas kompromissile minek — see rahu saavutatakse pigem tõe vapra maksmapanekuga ning see võit kurja üle headuse võimsa jõuga. | 133:7.12 (1480.4) The human mind does not well stand the conflict of double allegiance. It is a severe strain on the soul to undergo the experience of an effort to serve both good and evil. The supremely happy and efficiently unified mind is the one wholly dedicated to the doing of the will of the Father in heaven. Unresolved conflicts destroy unity and may terminate in mind disruption. But the survival character of a soul is not fostered by attempting to secure peace of mind at any price, by the surrender of noble aspirations, and by the compromise of spiritual ideals; rather is such peace attained by the stalwart assertion of the triumph of that which is true, and this victory is achieved in the overcoming of evil with the potent force of good. |
| 133:7.13 (1480.5) Järgmisel päeval lahkusid nad Salamisesse, kust asusid teele Süüria rannikule, Antiookiasse. | 133:7.13 (1480.5) The next day they departed for Salamis, where they embarked for Antioch on the Syrian coast. |
| 8. Antiookias ^top | 8. At Antioch ^top |
| 133:8.1 (1480.6) Antiookia oli Rooma provintsi Süüria pealinn ja siin oli ka impeeriumi maavalitseja residents. Antiookias elas pool miljonit inimest, suuruselt oli see impeeriumi kolmas linn, kuid pahelisuse ja varjamatu kõlvatuse poolest esimene. Gonodil oli üsna palju äriasju ajada, seetõttu olid Jeesus ja Ganid sageli omaette. Nad käisid üheskoos selle paljukeelse linna kõigis paigus peale Daphne salu. Gonod ja Ganid küll külastasid seda kurikuulsat häbipühamut, kuid Jeesus keeldus kaasa tulemast. Indialasi niisugused vaatepildid ei šokeerinud, idealistlikule heebrealasele olid need aga vastumeelt. | 133:8.1 (1480.6) Antioch was the capital of the Roman province of Syria, and here the imperial governor had his residence. Antioch had half a million inhabitants; it was the third city of the empire in size and the first in wickedness and flagrant immorality. Gonod had considerable business to transact; so Jesus and Ganid were much by themselves. They visited everything about this polyglot city except the grove of Daphne. Gonod and Ganid visited this notorious shrine of shame, but Jesus declined to accompany them. Such scenes were not so shocking to Indians, but they were repellent to an idealistic Hebrew. |
| 133:8.2 (1480.7) Palestiinale ja oma reisi lõpule lähenedes muutus Jeesus tõsiseks ja mõtlikuks. Antiookias vestles ta väheste inimestega, samuti läks harva linna kõndima. Pärast paljusid küsimusi selle kohta, miks õpetaja Antiookia vastu nii vähe huvi tunneb, õnnestus Ganidil lõpuks Jeesuselt järgmist kuulda: „See linn pole Palestiinast kaugel, võib-olla tulen ma siia kunagi tagasi.” | 133:8.2 (1480.7) Jesus became sober and reflective as he drew nearer Palestine and the end of their journey. He visited with few people in Antioch; he seldom went about in the city. After much questioning as to why his teacher manifested so little interest in Antioch, Ganid finally induced Jesus to say: “This city is not far from Palestine; maybe I shall come back here sometime.” |
| 133:8.3 (1481.1) Ganidil oli Antiookias väga huvitav kogemus. See noormees oli näidanud end taibuka õpilasena ja hakanud juba mõningaid Jeesuse õpetusi praktikas kasutama. Antiookias elas üks tema isa ettevõttega seotud indialane, kes oli muutunud nii ebameeldivaks ja pahuraks, et oli kaalutud tema vallandamist. Kui Ganid seda kuulis, läks ta isa ettevõttesse ja pidas oma kaasmaalasega pika jutuajamise. See mees tundis, et teeb valet tööd. Ganid rääkis talle taevasest Isast ja avardas mitmeti tema vaateid religioonile. Ent kõigest sellest, mis Ganid rääkis, oli kõige enam kasu heebrea vanasõnast „Tee oma jõudu mööda kõike, mida su käsi suudab korda saata.” | 133:8.3 (1481.1) Ganid had a very interesting experience in Antioch. This young man had proved himself an apt pupil and already had begun to make practical use of some of Jesus’ teachings. There was a certain Indian connected with his father’s business in Antioch who had become so unpleasant and disgruntled that his dismissal had been considered. When Ganid heard this, he betook himself to his father’s place of business and held a long conference with his fellow countryman. This man felt he had been put at the wrong job. Ganid told him about the Father in heaven and in many ways expanded his views of religion. But of all that Ganid said, the quotation of a Hebrew proverb did the most good, and that word of wisdom was: “Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do that with all your might.” |
| 133:8.4 (1481.2) Kui nad olid oma pagasi kaamelikaravani jaoks valmis pannud, läksid nad Sidonisse ja sealt Damaskusesse ning kolme päeva pärast valmistusid asuma pikale reisile üle kõrbeliivade. | 133:8.4 (1481.2) After preparing their luggage for the camel caravan, they passed on down to Sidon and thence over to Damascus, and after three days they made ready for the long trek across the desert sands. |
| 9. Mesopotaamias ^top | 9. In Mesopotamia ^top |
| 133:9.1 (1481.3) Karavanireis läbi kõrbe polnud neile paljurännanud meestele uus kogemus. Vaadanud, kuidas tema õpetaja aitas nende kahekümnele kaamelile koormaid selga laadida ja soovis nende endi looma ise juhtima hakata, hüüatas noormees: „Õpetaja, kas on ka midagi, mida sa ei oska teha?” Jeesus ainult naeratas, öeldes: „Usin õpilane austab alati oma õpetajat.” Ja nõnda asusid nad teele iidse Uuri linna poole. | 133:9.1 (1481.3) The caravan trip across the desert was not a new experience for these much-traveled men. After Ganid had watched his teacher help with the loading of their twenty camels and observed him volunteer to drive their own animal, he exclaimed, “Teacher, is there anything that you cannot do?” Jesus only smiled, saying, “The teacher surely is not without honor in the eyes of a diligent pupil.” And so they set forth for the ancient city of Ur. |
| 133:9.2 (1481.4) Uuri kui Aabrahami sünnipaiga varane ajalugu oli Jeesust alati väga huvitanud ja sama palju pakkusid talle põnevust ka Suusa varemed ja pärimused, isegi niivõrd, et Gonod ja Ganid jäid neisse paikadesse veel kolmeks nädalaks, et Jeesusel oleks rohkem aega kõike uurida, ning ka selleks, et neil oleks rohkem võimalust veenda teda endaga Indiasse kaasa tulema. | 133:9.2 (1481.4) Jesus was much interested in the early history of Ur, the birthplace of Abraham, and he was equally fascinated with the ruins and traditions of Susa, so much so that Gonod and Ganid extended their stay in these parts three weeks in order to afford Jesus more time to conduct his investigations and also to provide the better opportunity to persuade him to go back to India with them. |
| 133:9.3 (1481.5) Uuris viibides vestles Ganid Jeesusega pikalt teadmiste, tarkuse ja tõe erinevustest. Teda võlus väga ühe heebrea targa ütlus „Tarkus on kõige tähtsam, seepärast taotle tarkust. Teadmisi otsides taotle arusaamist. Ülenda tarkust ja tema edendab sind. Kui sa ta omaks võtad, siis tema tõstab su ausse.” | 133:9.3 (1481.5) It was at Ur that Ganid had a long talk with Jesus regarding the difference between knowledge, wisdom, and truth. And he was greatly charmed with the saying of the Hebrew wise man: “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. With all your quest for knowledge, get understanding. Exalt wisdom and she will promote you. She will bring you to honor if you will but embrace her.” |
| 133:9.4 (1481.6) Viimaks saabus lahkumispäev. Nad olid kõik vaprad, eriti noormees, kuid see oli neile suur katsumus. Silmad olid neil pisarais, kuid südamed julged. Õpetajaga hüvasti jättes ütles Ganid: „Hüvasti, Õpetaja, kuid mitte igaveseks. Kui ma jälle Damaskusesse tulen, otsin sind üles. Ma armastan sind, sest ma arvan, et taevane Isa peab olema sinu sarnane; ma vähemalt tean, et sa oled üsna sarnane sellega, mida sa mulle temast oled rääkinud. Pean sinu õpetust meeles, kuid eelkõige ei unusta ma kunagi sind ennast.” Isa ütles: „Hüvasti, suur õpetaja, sa oled meid paremaks muutnud ja aidanud meil Jumalat tunda.” Jeesus vastas: „Rahu olgu teiega ja jäägu teiega alati taevase Isa õnnistus.” Jeesus seisis kaldal ja vaatas, kuidas väike paat neid ankrus seisva laeva juurde viis. Nii lahkus Õpetaja Charaxis oma India sõpradest, et neid enam mitte kunagi selles maailmas näha, ega saanud ka nemad kunagi teada, et see mees, kes hiljem ilmus Jeesus Naatsaretlasena, oli toosama sõber, kellest nad just olid lahkunud — nende õpetaja Joosua. | 133:9.4 (1481.6) At last the day came for the separation. They were all brave, especially the lad, but it was a trying ordeal. They were tearful of eye but courageous of heart. In bidding his teacher farewell, Ganid said: “Farewell, Teacher, but not forever. When I come again to Damascus, I will look for you. I love you, for I think the Father in heaven must be something like you; at least I know you are much like what you have told me about him. I will remember your teaching, but most of all, I will never forget you.” Said the father, “Farewell to a great teacher, one who has made us better and helped us to know God.” And Jesus replied, “Peace be upon you, and may the blessing of the Father in heaven ever abide with you.” And Jesus stood on the shore and watched as the small boat carried them out to their anchored ship. Thus the Master left his friends from India at Charax, never to see them again in this world; nor were they, in this world, ever to know that the man who later appeared as Jesus of Nazareth was this same friend they had just taken leave of—Joshua their teacher. |
| 133:9.5 (1481.7) Ganidist sai Indias täiskasvanuna mõjukas mees, vääriline järeltulija oma väljapaistvale isale, ning ta asus levitama üllaid tõdesid, mida ta oli õppinud oma armastatud õpetajalt Jeesuselt. Kui Ganid kuulis hiljem ühest Palestiinas tegutsenud imelikust õpetajast, kes lõpetas oma elutee ristil, täheldas ta küll selle Inimese Poja evangeeliumi sarnasust oma juudist õpetaja õpetustega, kuid ei osanud aimatagi, et need kaks olid tegelikult üks ja sama isik. | 133:9.5 (1481.7) In India, Ganid grew up to become an influential man, a worthy successor of his eminent father, and he spread abroad many of the noble truths which he had learned from Jesus, his beloved teacher. Later on in life, when Ganid heard of the strange teacher in Palestine who terminated his career on a cross, though he recognized the similarity between the gospel of this Son of Man and the teachings of his Jewish tutor, it never occurred to him that these two were actually the same person. |
| 133:9.6 (1482.1) Nii lõppes see peatükk Inimese Poja elus, mida võiks nimetada õpetaja Joosua missiooniks. | 133:9.6 (1482.1) Thus ended that chapter in the life of the Son of Man which might be termed: The mission of Joshua the teacher. |