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JANUARY 2007 SERMON - MALAYALAM
VOL:6 ISSUE:01

COURAGE OF SPIRITUALITY
BßobXbpsS ss[cyw

By REV. DR. SAM KAMALESHAN
TRANSLATION: REV. DR. A.T. ZACHARIAH

]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ XotamsYtbmkn\p teJ\sagpXpt¼mÄ AXv At±l¯nsâ Ahkm\s¯ teJ\ambncpóp. hyàn]camb Nne Xmð¸cy§Ä AXnð AS§nbncn¡póp. hnizmk¯nð \nP]p{X\mb, ]nbaI\mb, XnsamsYsbmknómWv Cu teJ\sagpXpóXv. Rm³ \nsó `ctað¸n¡póp Fóp ]dbpóp. hN\w {]kwKn¡pI; kab¯nepw Akab¯nepw Hcp§n\nð¡; ssZhhN\w sImïv XÀÖ\w sN¿pI; £atbmsS {]t_m[n¸n¡pI; imkn¡pI; ]nXmhmb kphntijIsâ the sN¿pI; C§s\ B[nImcnIamb \nÀt±i§fpsS Hcp ]«nI XsóbmWv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ XotamsYtbmkn\p \ðIpóXv.

]nóoSv ]utemkv ]dbpóp; Fsâ Ahkm\hpw ASp¯ncn¡póp. Xsâ PohnXImew apgph³ kphntijI\mbncpó ]utemkv ]dbpóXp; Fsâ PohnXw Hcp ]m\obbmKambn Hgp¡s¸Spóp FómWv. Rm³ \ñ t]mÀ s]mcpXn Hm«w XnI¨p hnizmkw Im¯p. \oXnbpsS IncoSw F\n¡mbn Im¯ncn¡póp. CXp hfsc {it²bamWv. F\n¡p am{Xañ IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ hchn\mbn Im¯ncn¡pó FñmhÀ¡pw Xsó. Hmtcm {InkvXym\nbpw Hcp kphntijI\mWv. Hmtcm kphntijI\pw PohIocoSw Im¯ncn¡póp. \oXnbpsS \ymbm[n]Xnbmb IÀ¯mhv AXp \ap¡p Xcpw. CXv ssZh¯nsâ {]Jym]\hpw hmKvZm\hpamWv.

hnip² ]utemknsâ kphntij¯nsâ A´k¯ kaqls¯ apgph\mbn _m[n¡pó Xc¯nembncpóp. At¸mkvtXme{]hÀ¯n 16þmw A²ymb¯nð BÝcyIcamb Hcp kw`hw hnhcn¡póp. Hcp kphntijkwLw Hcpan¨p bm{X sN¿pIbmWv. ]utemkv, ioemkv, XotamsYtbmkv, Hcp]s£ eqt¡mkv kphntijmÀ°w AhÀ Iq«mbn bm{X sN¿pIbmWv. AhcpsS hgnIsf \nb{´n¡póXv ssZhamWv. at¡mtZm\y¡mc\mb Hcp ]pcpj³ hóv klmbw A`yÀ°n¡póp. \ãs¸«hsc¡pdn¨pÅ Hcp ZÀi\ambn«mWv ]utemkv CXns\ hnh£n¡póXv. ZÀi\w CñmXmIpt¼mÄ P\w \in¨pt]mIpóp. kphntijoIcW¯n\p thïn bXv\n¡pI FóXv k`bpsS \ntbmKamWv. AX\pkcn¨v B kphntijkwLw a¡tZm\ybnð F¯nt¨cpóp. AhnsS AhÀ ^nen¸nb Fó ]«W¯nð F¯nt¨cpóp. epZnb Fóp t]cpÅ Hcp Gjy³ kv{XobpsS A²y£Xbnð \ZnXoc¯v Hcp {]mÀ°\mtbmKw \S¡pIbmWv. epZnb Hcp I¨hS¡mcnbmbncpóp. I¨hSkw_Ôambn AhÄ bqtdm¸nð t]mbncpóp. ]utemkv kXyhN\w AhtcmSv kphntijn¨p. AhÄ IÀ¯mhnsâ kón[nbnð AhfpsS lrZbw Xpdóp. ]utemkns\ AhÄ Xsâ `h\¯nte¡p £Wn¨p. C§s\ kaqlhpambn _Ôs¸« Imcy§fmWv Aópw Cópw \S¡póXv. \n§Ä R§sf tbmKyscóp IcpXpópsh¦nð R§tfmsSm¸w hóp]mÀ¡pI FómWv AhÀ A`yÀ°n¨Xv. B kphntijkwLw AhcpsS `h\¯nte¡pt]mbn.

Hmtcm Znhkhpw AhÀ {]mÀ°n¡m³ t]mIpt¼mÄ Hcp ASna s]¬Ip«n Ahsc ]n´pSÀóncpóp. AhÄ¡p Hcp Bßmhv _m[n¨ncpópshóv thZ]pkvXIw ]dbpóp. CXpaqew aÁpÅhcpsS `mhn ]dbpóXn\p AhÄ¡p Ignhpïmbncpóp. AhfpsS Cu Ignhv Zpcp]tbmKs¸Sp¯n ]ecpw ]Wapïm¡nbncpóp. HcpXcw kmaqlnI km¼¯nI NqjWw Xsóbmbncpóp AXv. Cu shfn¨¸mS¯n ASnas]¬Ip«n ]utemknsâbpw ioemknsâbpw ]nómse ISópIqSn, AhÀ AXypóX\mb ssZh¯nsâ Zmkòmscópw c£bpsS kXykphntijw AhÀ {]kwKn¨p Fópw AhÄ hnfn¨p]dªpsImïncpóp. ]utemkn\p AhtfmSp Zb tXmón. Ahfnð IqSnbncpó Bßmhns\ ]pd¯m¡n.. Fñm kaql§fnepw ssZhoIthe hyàn]camb [\em`§fpsS BiIsf iàamb shñphnfn¡pó Hcp taJebmWv. Hcp kaql¯nsâ km¼¯nI ASn¯dIsf kv]Àin¡msX ]cnhÀ¯\w A{]m]yamWv. ]chyànsb D]tbmKn¨v km¼¯nIt\«apïm¡póXv A]e]\obamWv. CXv kphntijthe¡v FXncmb Hcp {]hÀ¯nbmWv. X§fpsS em`w s]mbvt¸mbn Fóp Iït¸mÄ AhÀ ]utemknt\bpw ioemknt\bpw Xncªp]nSn¨p, hen¨ng¨v \ymbmk\¯nsâ ap¼msI \nÀ¯n IÅkm£n ]dªp. \ymbm[n]³amsc {]tIm]n¡póXn\pthïn AhÀ hÀ¤ob AkzkvXX krãn¡póp Fóv IpÁs¸Sp¯n. tdmamkm{¼mPy¯nsâ \nba¯n\p hncp²ambn {]hÀ¯n¡pópshópw IpÁw Npa¯n. Fómð Hcp ASnas]¬Ip«nsb [\k¼mZ\¯n\mbn Zpcp]tbmKs¸Sp¯n Fó Imcyw Fñmhcpw hnkvacn¨p.

A§s\ AhcpsS \oXnimkv{X¯nsâ s]můc§Ä ]pd¯mbn. icnbmb \oXn\S¯msX \ymbm[n]òmÀ Ahsc PbneneS¡póXn\pw ASn¡póXn\pw D¯chn«p. Imcm{Kl¯nsâ DÅdbnð AhÀ AS¡s¸«p. AÀ²cm{Xn¡p s]utemkpw ioemkpw {]mÀ°n¨p ssZhs¯ ]mSn kvXpXn¨p. ssZh¯nsâ i_vZw AhcpsS ]m«nt\mSv H¯ptNÀót¸mÄ `qan Ipep§n. ImcmKrl¯ns³d ASnØm\w Ipep§n. Imcm{Kl¯nsâ hmXnepIÄ Xpd¡s¸«p, FñmhcpsSbpw N§e AgnªphoWp. ImcmKrl¯ns³d hmXnepIÄ Xpdóncn¡póXp Iïn«p XShpImscñmw c£s]«p Fóp Duln¨p Imcm{Kl{]amWn kzbw A]mbs¸Sp¯m³ X¿mdmbn.

s]s«óp ]utemkv hnfn¨p ]dªv Pbne[nImcnsb kzbw sImñpóXnð\nópw ]n´ncn¸n¨p. Ah³ shfn¨w tNmZn¨p AIt¯¡p NmSn hnsd¨pwsImïp s]utemkns³dbpw ioemkns³dbpw ap¼nð hoWp, bPam\òmtc, c£ {]m]n¸m³ Rm³ F´p sNt¿Ww Fóp tNmZn¨p. IÀ¯mhmb tbiphnð hnizkn¡; Fómð \obpw \ns³d IpSpw_hpw c£ {]m]n¡pw Fóp AhÀ ]dªp. ChnsSbmWv kphntijtLmjW¯nsâ Hcp henb aÀ½w shfnhmIpóXv. Pbne[nImcn IÀ¯mhnð hnizkn¨v c£{]m]n¨Xv ]utemknsâbpw ioemknsâbpw ]m«pw {]mÀ°\bpw tI«XpsImtïm {]kwKw {ihn¨XpsImtïm `qI¼apïmbXpsImtïm Añ. AhcpsS Akm[mcWamb hnizkvXXbpw ss[cyhpw IïXpsImïmWv AbmÄ c£bpsS amÀ¤w A\zjn¨Xv. kzX{´cmIphm³ Bcpw t{]cnXamIpó Hcp kmlNcyambncpóp AXv. ]utemkpw ioemkpw B Ahkcw {]tbmP\s¸Sp¯msX hnizkvXXbnepw ss[cy¯nepw IqsS Hcp Bßobhnkvt^mS\¯n\p hgnsbmcp¡pIbmbncpóp. kmaqlnIPohnX¯nð km[mcWXbnð \nópw hyXykvXam¡s¸« Bßobss[cyw c£ {]m]n¡póXn\pÅ t{]cW Dfhm¡póp.

]utemkpw ioemkpw Pbnenð\nópw HmSnt¸mImsX F´psImïmWv A{]Imcw {]hÀ¯n¨Xv? Rm³ Bcnð hnizkn¡pópshóp Rm³ Adnbpóp. a\pjysâ `mKt[b§sf \nb{´n¡phm³ ssZh¯n\p Ignbpw. PohnX¯nð \ap¡p Ipdp¡phgnIÄ Xnctbï Bhiyanñ. Fsâ ssZhw F\n¡pthïn IcpXpóXn\mð Rm³ Bbncn¡pónS¯p Xsó ss[cyambn \nesImÅpw. C{Xbpw hnizkvXXbpw ss[cyhpw Icm{Kl{]amWn AXphsc Iïnt«bnñ. Cu temIw apgph³ ssI¡qen hm§pIbpw sImSp¡pIbpw sNbvXmepw Rm³ ssI¡qen hm§pIbpw sImSp¡pIbpw Cñ Fó hyXykvXamb Hcp hnizkvXX. Fsâ PnhnX¯nsâ `mhnbpw `mKt[bhpw \nÝbn¡póXv Rm³ hnizkn¡pó ssZhamWv. ssZh¯nepÅ ss[cyhpw hnizmkhpw temIs¯ ]nSn¨pIpep¡póp. a\pjya\ÊpIsf aYn¡póp. Ah³ hnfn¨ptNmZn¡póp; bPam\òmtc, \n§sft¸msebmIphm³ Rm³ F´p sN¿Ww?

ssZhhncp²amb aqey§Ä \nehnencn¡pó Cu ImeL«¯nð Rm³ Hcp {]XntemaImcnbmbn Nn´n¡póXn\p ]Icw ssZhlnX¯n\p A\pIqeambn {IobmßIambn Nn´n¡pó Hcmfmbn¯ocphm³ Rm³ F´p sN¿Ww? a\pjykaql¯nsâ Fñm Xe§tfbpw kzm[o\n¡pó Hcp {]hÀ¯\amWv kphntijoIcWw. ASp¯Xmbn AhÀ ]utemkntâbpw ioemknsâbpw {]kwKw tI«p. Ahsc X§fpsS hoSpIfnte¡p Iq«ns¡mïpt]mbn. AhÀ¡p `£Ww sImSp¯p. AhcpsS apdnhpIsf sI«n. AhÀ¡p ip{iqj sNbvXp. tdmamN{IhÀ¯nbpsS DtZymKØ\mbncpó At±lhpw IpSpw_hpw IÀ¯mhnð hnizkn¨p c£ {]m]n¨p.

]nsÁ Znhkw t\cw ]peÀót¸mÄ \ymbm[n]³ Ahsc hn«b¸m³ D¯chmbn. At¸mÄ ]utemkv ]dbpóp. tdmam]uc\mb Fsó ImcWw IqSmsX ZÞn¸n¨p. AXn\p £a ]dbmsX R§sf hn«b¡m³ km²yañ. PohnX¯nsâ Fñm Xe§fnepw kphntij¯nsâ kzm[o\w ]utemkv sNep¯pIbmbncpóp. kphntijw shdpw taml\kpµc hmKvZm\§fñ. AXv hyànPohnX§sfbpw kaqlt¯bpw cp]m´cs¸Sp¯m³ iàna¯ñm¯ Hcp AhØbpañ.

]utemknt\bpw ioemknt\bpw hen¨ng¨ P\kaqlw AtX kphntijkwL¯nðs]« XntamsYtbmknt\bpw eqt¡mknt\bpw Hópw sNbvXnñ. AXn\p ImcWapïv. XntamsYtbmkv ]mXn sblqZ\pw ]mXn bh\\pambncpóp. eqt¡mkv Hcp ]qÀ® bh\\mbncpóp. Aós¯ kaql¯nð \ne\nóncpó Hcp henb `mKnIX Bbncpóp CXv.

]utemkv At¸mkvXes\ C{Xam{Xw A\pkcWapÅ, Hcp {]Imc¯nepw ap«paS¡m¯, ià\mb Hcp kphntijI\m¡n¯oÀ¡¯¡h®w At±l¯nsâ DÅnepÅ t{]cIiàn F´mbncpóp? ^nen¸nbteJ\w aqómw A²ymbs¯ Bkv]Zam¡n Cu hnjbs¯ A]{KYn¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡bmWv. aqóp apXð ]Xns\móp hscbpÅ hmIy§fnð Hcp kphntijI³ B{Kln¡pó BXy´nI \ò F´msWóp hniIe\w sN¿póp. Cu JÞnIbnse aqehmIyw F«mas¯ hmIyamWv. "Fs³d IÀ¯mhmb {InkvXptbiphns\¡pdn¨pÅ ]cnÚm\¯ns³d t{ijvTX \nan¯w Rm³ Ct¸mgpw Fñmw tNXw Fóp F®póp.' Cu BXy´nI \ò F§s\ kzmb¯am¡mw Fóv ]{´ïp apXð ]Xn\mdp hscbpÅ hmIy§fnð hnhcn¡póXv. \½psS {]hÀ¯\§fpsS e£yw apónð IïpsImïpw apdpsI¸nSn¨psImïpamWv Cu \ò ssIhcnt¡ïXv. "]n¼nepÅXp adópw ap¼nepÅXnóp BªpwsImïp {InkvXptbiphnð ssZh¯ns³d ]cahnfnbpsS hncpXnómbn em¡nte¡p HmSpóp.'

hfcphm\pw Dbcphm\pw IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnð IqSn e`n¨ncn¡pó \ntbmKw XsóbmWv kaql¯nsâ kmaqlnI km¼¯nI \oXn hyhØIsf kzm[o\n¨p hfÀ¨bnte¡p \bn¡póXn\pÅ Dt¯P\hpw e`yam¡póXv. AXn\ptijapÅ hmIy§fnð Xm³ {InkvXphnð hnh£n¡pó Hcp kaqls¯¸Án ]utemkv {]Xn]mZn¡póp. Hmtcm hnizmknbptSbpw ]caamb kaqle£yw ssZhkmón²yapÅ ssZhcmPyamWv. \½psS s]ucXztam kzÀ¤¯nð BIpóp; AhnsS\nóp IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp c£nXmhmbn hcpw Fóp \mw Im¯ncn¡póp. Cu temI¯nð Ct¸mÄ ImWs¸Spó hnizmknIfmb hnip²òmcpw ssZhkón[nbnð ISópt]mbn«pÅ hnizmknIfmb hnip²òmcpw tNÀóXmWv ssZhk`.

Hcp hnizmkn kphntij¯n\Snas¸Spt¼mÄ Cu temI¯nð em`ambsXms¡bpw Ah³ {InkvXp \nan¯w tNXw Fóp F®póp. C{]Imcw ]utemkv Xsâ PohnX¯nð tNXam¡nbsXms¡bpw Cu A²ymb¯nð ]dbpóp. Xsâ ]mc¼cyw, ]cntÑZ\, PmXnamlmßyw, DóXhnZym`ymkw, kmaqlnI]Zhn Fónhsbñmw Xsó hnfn¨m¡nb tbiphnt\mSpÅ {]Xn_²Xbnð \nkmcsasó®n.

BßobXbpsS ss[cyhpw, iànbpw, N{Ihmfhpw hfsc henbXmWv. A£ct¯mSpÅ {]Xn_²Xbñ Fómð A£c¯neqsS shfnhm¡s¸Sp¯nbht\mSpÅ {]Xn_²XbmWv hnizmknsb {]_p²\m¡póXv. kXyhnizmkw FóXv Pohn¡póh\mb ssZht¯mSpÅ IS¸mSpw hnt[b¯hpamWv. hnizmkn {InkvXphnsâ acWt¯mSp A\pcq]s¸«n«p Ahs\bpw Ahs³d ]p\cp°m\¯ns³d iànsbbpw Ahs³d Iãm\p`h§fpsS Iq«mbvasbbpw A\p`hn¨dntbïh\mWv.

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