Profetiile lui Sundar Singh despre Romania

[deja-vu]

Hristos a inviat!

When Karl Kotthaus, who was skilled in reading people's faces, saw a picture of the Sadhu which was taken by us, he immediately remarked: "This man is quite ready for martyrdom."

Rev.H.Kunick, 1925: "Sundar Singh is a deep, sincere Christian who lives in continuous communion with our Saviour. He is an Asiatic, not a European. This one ought never to forget when judging him. The spiritual life of an Asiatic is not simply the same as that of a European. God's omnipotence, love and care as well as all the promises of our Saviour are taken literally by the Asiatics. It is difficult for the Asiatics to understand that we Europeans, though we are so thorough in other matters, do not take literally the Word of God in our day-to-day life as in the life of the nation, nor live it literally as Sundar Singh does when calling himself publicly a Christian. Sundar Singh connects the name (of Christian) with its action and lives it out... Therefore it is my opinion that there is not much point in exploring psychologically the spiritual life of Sundar Singh and trying to prove anything. Most of such proofs will always miss the mark."

Rev. E.E.Fife, from Ewing Christian High School, Ludhiana, where Sundar Singh received his early education, wrote to Prof. Heiler on 22.1.1925: "I have known Sundar Singh from boyhood as it was to us that he came when he first left his father's house. I well remember the time when, after he had been given poison, he had been cared for in the home of the Rev.P.C.Uppal. He came back to us still weak after what we considered and still consider a marvellous delivrance from death. Since the first day he came to us until the present I have followed his course with the keenest interest. Sundar Singh is a mystic and a saint. He is a sane, truthful, wholesome, thoroughly human man as well - one of the truest it has been my happiness to know." (He was poisoned by his father; later - and amazingly - his father became a Christian. To make amends for his former actions, he paid for Sundar's passage to the West to preach)

Sundar Singh, 1912: "I (finally) came to the monastery of a celebrated Lama. He was the preceptor of the Tashi Lama, who is one degree below the Dalai Lama. I asked the Head Lama if there were in his monastery any book on the life of Christ, because a few years back a Russian named Notevitch had written that he had received a book from one of their Buddhist temples, in which it was stated that Jesus had been to Tibet. He replied: "That is altogether a mistake. There is no such book in any of our libraries. Certainly it is true that a few hundred years ago great preachers came here and converted one of our kings to Christianity, but after his death his successor banished the Christians from the country and from that time until now Christians have no permission to come here". After this I visited several other places, where the people opposed me very much and ordered me to leave. "Otherwise the same treatment - they said - will be given to you as was meted out to Kartar Singh. When he refused to leave, we killed him." On hearing this account I was confounded, because before this no one had heard anything of this unknown martyr. Now I desire to write what they told me about this martyr."

Despre apostazia din Europa si rationalism:

Rotterdam(1922): He became severe and warned Holland: Europe is in danger of becoming more and more indifferent. And yet Europe owes all the blessings of culture, freedom and education to Christianity. Europe is like Judas Iscariot who ate with Christ and then denied Him. But now Europe has also to fear the fate of Judas (it may hang itself on the tree of learning). You have so many privileges. We, in the East, have to give up many things when we become Christians. You do not have to. Be therefore careful that you don't lose your only possibility for eternal happiness."

Sundar Singh despre studiile teologice si discursuri:

In a Confirmation Service he said: "Don't throw bare bones (dogmas) before these young folk but break the bones in order to give them the marrow."

At St. John's College in Lahore he left without completing his theological course. He was fully convinced that in order to be an effective preacher of the Gospel it was not necessary for him to study either in a high school or in a theological college. The only adequate preparation for such work was the study of the Bible and of the Book of Nature under the immediate guidance of the Holy Spirit, who is the Author of both. In his addresses he continually pointed out that human learning was of no avail for our knowledge of God.

After the Sadhu's address on Prayer in Leipzig, the editor of a Church paper denied the evangelical character of the Sadhu's teaching. "He spoke about prayer and introduced his address more or less like this: Most Christians do not know what it is to pray. They think that to pray means to beg. But this is the lowest step of prayer. True, real prayer is union with God."

Urmeaza sentinta teologului evanghelic: "In this doctrine he clashes with Christ who in His teaching about prayer always makes begging an object. The disciple is not above the Master, but in this the Sadhu considers himself above the Master!"

Dr. Van Boetzelaer about Sadhu's visit to Holland: "When we got to know the Sadhu, he seemed to be far less of a heretic than we anticipated after reading the book about him. He assured us that he gave weight to his visions and spiritual experiences only in as far as they coincided with the Bible and that he rejected everything which was not in harmony with the Bible."

Sundar Singh - protestant sau "ecumenist"?

Atitudinea sa fata de secte si cruce, fata de nestorienii care evanghelizasera Tibetul, contrazice teoria ca a fost inregimentat la anglicani:

Christians must tell their experience, their joy that is all…. Sects are strange unnecessary things, the Sadhu thinks. There is one God; why have so many creeds? Piece and quiet come from knowing Christ. Why cause dissension? But still! “This is the world,” he says, resignedly though never without joy. “When all sects are one, it will be world no longer. It will be heaven then”.

There were two sets of critics who viewed with alarm the growing fame and usefulness of Sundar Singh. The Roman Catholics had the firm belief that their own Church was the mother of saints and were troubled when they saw a man of Sundar Singh's spiritual stature appearing in the Protestant Church. The other set of critics were the Protestant Liberals who did not believe in the miraculous element in religion.

The Sadhu prefers speaking in open air. He does not care for buildings, and particularly dislikes Anglican churches, because there are "too many pillars, they come in between me and my hearers".

On March 9, 1920, the Sadhu met and talked for an hour with the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the following day he spoke at the Church House, Westminster, to some seven hundred clergy of the Church of England, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and six bishops, probably the first occasion when Churchmen of all shades of opinion met together to well one to whom sect is nothing but Christ is all in all.

The Bishop in Jerusalem asked the Sadhu to preach in the Catedral:
"- Would you object to speaking in a Catholic church?
- Not at all, but there are so many pictures, there would be no room for me"

"As I was going in the direction of the Lake Mansarovar, on the way I saw a stone cross which was set upon a rock. Afterwards I understood from a venerable sage (the Christian Maharishi whom I met here) that when the Nestorians Christians came to preach in Tibet, they had set up that cross here. When I saw this banner of victory in that lonely place, my heart danced with amazing joy and I had the desire to see something more, but when I had wandered all around I was descending the hill with disappointment. I fell down in front of a cave and was surprised to see a venerable man seated there with closed eyes. There was no cloth upon his body, his hair and nails had grown very long. At first on seeing him I was afraid, but when he opened his brilliant eyes and signed to me to be seated, my heart was comforted with the thought: He is not a man to be feared, but he is a true Rishi. He said: "Before we begin to converse together it will be well for us to pray to God." Then raising a book in which the Greek language was written on leather leaves, he began to read. As he was reading, I understood it to be the fifth chapter of St.Matthew's Gospel. Now was my joy inexpressible."

Contactul cu musulmanii (prima calatorie misionara): "He had reached the town of Jalalabad and among that Muslim population his preaching about Jesus, accepted by Islam as one of the prophets, was listened to quietly enough until it became evident that he was being proclaimed as God. Immediately the mood of his listeners changed to open hostility and he was warned that if he did not get out quickly he would be killed." (l-au expediat sa petreaca noaptea in frig, convinsi ca asta il va darama)

He finally said: "It does not matter if I am attacked, even if I am called in Europe an impostor. If through my work only one soul has found God, I shall feel more than rewarded for all my effort. But I can even hope - God be thanked - that more than one soul has been blessed. If these souls have heard and believed the true Gospel, then their salvation cannot be impaired through the attacks made on me. But if these people suffer because the Sadhu is called an impostor, then they have not heard the true Gospel, but they have heard only the Sadhu." There was no bitterness or ill-feelings towards any of the critics who had been so severe on him.

"It is better to burn quickly and melt many souls than to burn slowly and not melt any." - said Sundar Singh about his exhausting style of life and over-work.

Doamne ajuta!

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Iata ca am primit o “telegrama” pentru fratii in credinta si toti cei care-l iubim, de la Parintele Arsenie Boca...

Nimic nu e intamplator: pe cand ma intrebam cum or fi aparut "profetiile" bombastice despre Romania atribuite lui Sundar Singh si ce parere au avut despre acest martir marii duhovnici, mi-au cazut in fata ochilor cuvintele elogioase despre el ale Pr.Arsenie Boca. Iti multumesc, parinte Arsenie! Viata autentic crestina, de jertfa in slujba celorlalti, scrierile si pildele sale profunde si inspirate, “avizul” favorabil dat lui Sundar Singh de cei doi stalpi ai ortodoxiei: Pr.Arsenie si Pr.Cleopa, sunt suficiente pt. a risipi indoielile despre acest lucrator “al celui 11-lea ceas”. Faptul ca n-a fost trimis cu mesajul de alarma al lui Hristos decat in tarile catolice si protestante e un indiciu esential: asta confirma ca Biserica Ortodoxa cu preotii ei e singura care detine “cheile imparatiei” si cum Hristos cu apostolii au ramas pana la capat in Biserica, mergand cu riscul vietii sa se inchine de fiecare Pasti in Templul din Ierusalim si refuzand sa faca schisma sau dezbinare, ba mai mult – marturisind in interiorul Bisericii Cuvantul lui Dumnezeu si implinirea Scripturilor, Sundar Singh nu putea propovadui peste preotii Bisericii Ortodoxe, care pastrau nealterata invatatura apostolilor (cu atat mai mult cu cat el nici nu era preot si nu i se incredintase puterea de a lega, dezlega, de a binecuvanta sau a implini jertfa cea de-a pururea- dupa cum chiar el o spune).

Mai mult, Pr.Arsenie desfiinteaza in termeni f. duri fabulatia cu viitorul de aur al Romaniei atribuita lui Sundar Singh, ce pare a fi facuta pt. a-l compromite pe acest ucenic al lui Hristos si apoi spre a intretine marirea desarta a yoghinilor si altor “iluminati”. Dar e posibil sa fie pur si simplu opera unui inselat “incult, fanatic si mincinos” (cum afirma Pr.Arsenie), de care Satana s-a folosit in mod abil pt. a-i indeparta de la calea pocaintei, smereniei si adevarului ortodox pe cat mai multi rataciti.

Referirea Parintelui Arsenie Boca la asa-zisele "profetii" ale lui Sundar Singh despre Romania se afla intr-un manuscris redactat de insusi Pr.Arsenie si e reprodusa din cate se pare in facsimil la pag.392 din volumul original "Cararea Imparatiei", editat de maica Zamfira de la Prislop: http://www.scribd.com/doc/31187229/A...rea-Imparatiei
(din pacate pasajul cu pricina lipseste din editia online datorita editorului folosit de pagina web)

Ar fi interesant de aflat anul si manuscrisul in care Pr.Arsenie a lasat acele randuri, ne-am putea face o idee cand si cine a compus "profetiile lui Sundar Singh". Tinand cont ca Pr.Arsenie a fost arestat de mai multe ori si s-a aflat zi si noapte sub cea mai stricta supraveghere a Securitatii, furtul si modificarea manuscrisului "Pravila Alba" nu pot fi atribuite decat agentilor acestei institutii (in orice caz, un enorias zelos n-ar fi facut asa ceva), deci e de presupus ca si in cazul lui Sundar Singh aceiasi profesionisti ai manipularii au creat mincinoasele "profetii". Nici n-ar fi de mirare daca ne gandim ca cei care le-au scos "pe piata" imediat dupa moartea Pr.Arsenie sunt gruparile si editurile yoghine sau New-Age, intesate cu membri ai serviciilor si societatilor secrete de pe la noi (cum zice vorba din batrani: "lac sa fie, ca broaste-s destule"), cu totii ahtiati dupa "spiritualizare" prin desfranare si perversiuni, alergand dupa "puteri cosmice", cunostinte "oculte" si tot ce inseamna marire desarta. Stim ce inger de lumina ii conduce pe Corut, Bivolaru, "clarvazatoarea" Valentina si alti inselati trimisi de Lucifer la ispitirea crestinilor slabi de inger cu "profetii" despre viitorul luminos al romanilor sau integrari in absolut, ce gadila placut auzul celor certati cu marturisirea deasa si viata duhovniceasca. Curios ca la o recenta aniversare a mortii Pr.Arsenie am intalnit la man.Prislop tipicele figuri securiste - pardon sereiste (sobri, cu chelie, ceva barba si priviri iscoditoare) f. asemanatoare "instructorilor yoga" care se vanturau pe la licee in cautare de "tineret-sperante" (nici nu m-ar mira sa aud ca majoritatea “instructorilor” au grade in anumite "structuri"). Sa-i fi apucat asa, deodata, pocainta pentru viata lor necurata si pt. ca unii de-ai lor l-au martirizat pe Pr.Arsenie, de au inceput sa bata caile manastirii? Bine ar fi, desi ma cam indoiesc…

Deoarece nu am "Cararea imparatiei" in biblioteca, voi reproduce cuvintele Pr.Arsenie asa cum sunt ele citate in cartea "Parintele Arsenie Boca, mare indrumator de suflete din sec.XX - O sinteza a gandirii Parintelui Arsenie in 800 de capete" (la care a contribuit Pr.Teofil de la Sambata): http://www.scribd.com/doc/9690279/Bo...enie-800capete (pag.12 si 17 in documentul web)

<< Scrierile Parintelui Arsenie au circulat între credinciosi în mai multe variante. Cea mai cunoscuta dintre ele si cea mai raspândita a fost Cararea Împaratiei. Mai erau apoi cunoscute si multiplicate (dactilografiate) si predici ale Sfintiei Sale (...) Dar, vazând câte variante ale scrierilor Parintelui Arsenie circula, cei care-i detin manuscrisele s-au gândit ca în cele din urma este mai bine sa le publice, chiar daca Parintele Arsenie nu a dorit acest lucru. S-a început cu câteva cuvinte de învatatura publicate în revista „Gândirea”, Serie noua, iar în 1995 si în 2000 s-a ajuns sa se tipareasca (în doua editii deci) „forma definitiva a Cararii Împaratiei, cum (Parintele) a gândit-o si cum a lasat-o în 1949, dupa care vor urma predicile – care si ele circula în nu stiu câte variante -, pe care si le-a legat singur într-un volum – se pricepea sa lege foarte frumos cartile – dupa o anumita ordine si cu o caligrafie unica.

De o larga raspândire s-a bucurat si scrierea Pravila Alba, un manuscris care i s-a furat Parintelui Arsenie si care pe urma a fost modificat si rescris. Iata caracterizarea pe care o face Parintele pe un asemenea exemplar: „Pravila Alba – model de strâmbare a unui original furat”.

I s-a mai atribuit si scrierea numita "Sundar Singh vorbeste globului pamântesc", mai putin raspândita decât celelalte. Iata caracterizarea pe care o face Parintele si asupra acesteia: "Sundar Singh – Ce frumos scrie Sundar Singh si de ce proasta calitate e apocrifa aceasta, a unui fanatic, incult si mincinos” >> (pag.37 in carte)


„Cea mai lunga cale este calea care duce de la urechi la inima.”

<< Poate mai mult decât oricare alt duhovnic de la noi, Parintele Arsenie Boca are o multime de astfel de cuvinte care au o expresivitate proprie celebrelor apoftegme din Pateric. Oricine a citit macar o predica a Parintelui, se poate convinge de aceasta realitate. Zicerile, sentintele Sfintiei Sale, atât de aparte formulate, îl arata pe Parintele Arsenie ca pe un om cu o putere de sinteza deosebita, o putere de intuitie si o putere de a cunoaste totdeauna esentialul într-o chestiune.(...) Zicerile si fragmentele cuprinse aici au fost selectate din mai multe surse, pe care le voi enumera în cele ce urmeaza: Cararea Împaratiei; Predicile Parintelui publicate în revista „Gândirea” (Serie noua); Predicile din manuscrisul intitulat Fiii Învierii, publicate în „Strajerul Ortodox”;Trepte spre vietuirea în monahism; Predicile din caietul Parintelui Ioan Farcas (predici copiate de Maica Miruna de la Sinaia, care era ruda cu Parintele Ioan Farcas din Blaj, de pe un caiet al Parintelui Arsenie cu notite, cu binecuvântarea Parintelui Arsenie, cu specificatia ca sa nu schimbe nimic din text) (...) Caietul cu predicile si zicerile culese de Parintele Petru Vanvulescu, un ucenic apropiat al Parintelui; Cuvintele culese de Parintele Teofil Paraian, adunate în cartea "Veniti de luati bucurie"; Cuvintele culese de cei care l-au cercetat duhovniceste pe Parintele Arsenie.

Scrierile "Pravila Alba" si "Sundar Singh vorbeste globului pamântesc", atribuite de unii Parintelui Arsenie Boca, dar aspru caracterizate chiar de Parintele Arsenie, prima ca fiind „un manuscris furat, modificat si rescris”, iar cea de-a doua ca fiind „o apocrifa a unui fanatic, incult si mincinos”, nu le-am luat în discutie. >> (pag.48 in carte)


P.S. Pentru cine nu are "Cararea imparatiei" sau e interesat de cele mai adanci invataturi ale Pr.Arsenie Boca exista un site care poate fi aproape tot atat de folositor pt. indrumare ca si un duhovnic incercat: http://www.nistea.com/cararea/carare...hovnicesti.htm (de pe www.nistea.com/boca.htm )

Doamne ajuta-ne!