Pitanje besmrtnosti.... pojam vječnosti.... čovjek ne može dokučiti/shvatiti, pošto on, u jednu ruku, ne može razumjeti ništa iz(n)a(d) [[ili ‘izuzevši’]] zemaljskih pojmova, a u drugu ruku, njemu se ne može dati duhovno objašnjenje koje je prikladno njegovom razumijevanju. Jedino pri ulasku u svjetlosne sfere se može dati djelomično objašnjenje ali čak i onda to ostaje misterij/problem koji, kao i Vječno Božanstvo, ne može nikad biti potpuno riješen i shvaćen. Ovo je moralo biti rečeno da bi se shvatilo slijedeće:
U vremenima velike duhovne nevolje su ljudi skloni vjerovati da mogu samovoljno okončati svoje živote [[= ‘kako im paše’]], i sa time, dokončati svoje postojanje, pošto vjeruju kako žive samo jedno određeno vrijeme i stoga se osjećaju ovlašteni i sposobni skratiti ga. Oni jednostavno ne razumiju koncept besmrtnosti, beskrajnog vremena i vječnosti. Ne može im biti dokazano da njihovo postojanje neće nikad završiti, i njima je podnošljivije/utješnije vjerovati da će život jednog dana završiti. Pa iako ljudi s vremena na vrijeme osjećaju nelagodu/nemir kada misle o vremenom svršetku, oni radije prihvaćaju takve misli nego misli o nastavku života nakon smrti budući znaju kako je sve na ovoj Zemlji prolazno i prema tome ne mogu i neće vjerovati u besmrtnost svoga ‘Ja(stva)’. Objasniti pojam ‘vječnog’ takvoj osobi bi jednostavno bilo nemoguće.... Ideja kako nešto sa čime je tako intimno povezan neće nikad prestati postojati ga zabrinjava i budi njegov osjećaj odgovornosti pošto, razumljivo, na život treba gledati prilično drugačije čim se u obzir mora uzeti trajno postojanje. (Prekid).
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TranslatorThe question of immortality.... the concept of eternity.... cannot be solved by the human being because on one hand he cannot understand something that reaches beyond earthly concepts, but on the other hand he cannot be given a spiritual explanation which he could adequately understand either. Only on entering the regions of light can the being be given a partial explanation but even then it remains a problem which, like the eternal Deity, can never be completely solved and comprehended. This has to be said first in order to explain the following:
In times of great spiritual adversity people are inclined to believe that they can put an end to their lives at will, and thus an end to their existence, because they believe that they only exist for a limited period of time and hence feel entitled and qualified to shorten it. They simply lack understanding for immortality, for endlessness of time, for eternity.... That they will never cease to exist cannot be proven to them, but the thought of knowing that life will end one day is far more comforting to them.... And although from time to time the human being feels uneasy about the temporal ending he nevertheless rather accepts this thought than the thought of a continuation of life after death because he knows that everything on earth is temporary and therefore he cannot and will not believe in the immortality of his Self. To explain the concept of ‘eternal’ to such a person would simply be impossible.... The idea that something so intimately related to him should never cease to exist worries him and awakens his sense of responsibility because, understandably, life has to be viewed quite differently as soon as a permanent existence has to be taken into account.
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