每日靈糧--賽的福音 (2012/02/21-02/29)
轉載自Edward Chao「每日靈糧--賽的福音」信件，英文原稿出處請見http://media.radiosai.org/www/
2012/02/21
The best way to love God is to love all, serve all. – Baba
By the time it rains, if seeds have not been sown, will there be any crop in the field? If seeds are sown but there is no rain, will any cultivation happen? Both rain and seeds are needed for the harvest to be reaped. Likewise, Divine Grace will bear fruit only when there is human effort too. When there are good thoughts in the mind, they will be reflected as noble actions; on the other hand if the thoughts are ill-disposed, the fruits thereof will be equally bad. Different devotees are bound to differ in their ways of worshipping God. But whatever the method of worship, there must be one-pointed devotion. Love towards God is devotion. Love towards the world is attachment. Develop love for God.
- Divine Discourse, Mar 2, 1992.
愛上帝最好的方法，是愛眾生，事眾生。
若等到下雨時，種子仍未播下，農作物會長嗎？要是播了種，但沒有雨，會有農作物嗎？欲有收成，雨和種子都需要。同樣的，人本身作出努力，神恩才會結出果實。心懷善念，會反映在行動上。心懷惡念，所結之果也一樣壞。
不同的信徒，其膜拜方法，總是會不一樣。但是不管膜拜方法為何，一心專注的虔誠一定要有。對上帝的愛，是虔誠，對世間的愛，則是迷戀執著，要培養對神的愛。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/02/22
The wise use money, strength, intelligence, skills, aptitude and opportunities for helping others and making their lives happier. - Baba
The wise one (Jnani) is ever happy and this happiness does not depend on objects outside. You may wonder how; it is because such people are content with whatever happens to them, well or ill, as they are convinced that the Lord's will must prevail. Want of this contentment is a sign of a ajnani (unwise person). The ajnani piles one wish on another, builds one plan after another and pines perpetually; he or she worries and sets one’s own heart ablaze with greed. On the other hand, the Jnani is unshaken, steady and ever jubilant! The Jnanis may be engaged in karma (actions) but they are not affected in the least by it, as they have no eye on the fruit of their actions.
- Geetha Vahini, Ch 10.
智者用錢、特長、智力、技術、才能、機會來助人，讓自己的人生更快樂。
智者長住於快樂中，而且這種快樂不靠外在事物來獲得。你也許會想，這是如何辦到。這是因為不管什麼事發生在他頭上，他都滿足，不論是好事還是壞事，他都相信主的意志一定會獲勝。他的心念穩定而不動搖，始終喜洋洋的。他可能在從事行動，卻絲毫不受行動影響，因為他不是著眼於行動有何成果。缺乏滿足，則是無明的人的特徵，這種人願望一個一個往上堆，計劃一個接著一個來，終日渴望、擔憂，讓心為貪婪的火燄所吞噬。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/02/23
Spiritual knowledge reveals the unity in multiplicity, the eternal in the perishable. - Baba
Though your parents have endowed you with this physical body (deha), it is the Guru who points out to you the Indweller of the body. To make the gold more amenable to ornament making, it is alloyed by the addition of a little silver or copper. So too in order to manifest the multiple variety of Nature, the Brahmathathwam (Divine essence) is converted into an alloy, with the addition of a little egoism or mamakaaram. The Guru teaches one to regain the pure unalloyed state through the process of Sravanam, Mananam and Nidhidhyaasam (Listening to, recapitulating and meditating on God’s glories). Through this process, one can understand that the individual Self is one and the same as the Divine Self and is infact, facet of the same entity.
- Divine Discourse, Feb 25, 1965.
靈性知識讓人在「多」中見到「一」，讓人在會衰敗的東西中看到永恆的東西。
雖然你的父母給予你這副肉體，但是點化你，讓你知曉身體內在寓居者的人，是古魯（上師）。
為了讓金子更容易加工製成裝飾品，就在金子裡掺一點銀或銅，成為合金。同樣的，為了顯現大自然的多樣性，遂在純粹的梵（Brahmathathwam）裡掺入一點我執（mamakaaram），成為合金。透過聽聞神的榮耀、了解之、冥想之，古魯教人重新回到純的非合金狀態。透過這樣的過程，一個人能了解，小我和大我其實是同一實體的不同面。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/02/24
Joy and grief are caused when objects and senses meet. - Baba
Both the Swaroopa (form, reality) and the Swabhava (essential quality) of the Atma guarantee that It is unaffected. It is Asanga (not of the world). It is uninfluenced by anything that is not Atma. It has neither birth nor death, hunger nor thirst, grief nor delusion. Hunger and thirst are qualities of the Prana (vital essence, breath). Birth and death are characteristics of the body. Grief and delusion are affections of the mind. So, Arjuna, do not assign any status for these. Know yourself as the Atma. Give up all delusion and become unattached. Be like the lotus leaf in the marshy lake of Samsara (change); do not get smeared with the mud around you. That is the sign of Asanga; in it but yet outside it. Be like the lotus leaf, not like the porous ‘blotting paper’ that gets tainted with whatever it comes in contact with.
- Geetha Vahini, Ch 10.
感官與物體相遇，就造成快樂和悲傷。
阿特曼有其實相，有其自性，故不受任何東西影響，它是「無著（Asanga，沒有執著）」、出世間的，不受任何無常的事物影響，沒有誕生，沒有死亡，不會饑餓或口渴，不會悲傷，沒有無明妄見。饑餓和口渴乃是元氣（prana）本身的性質，生死則是肉體的特性，悲傷和無明妄見只影響到心念。所以，阿周那，不要看重這些東西，要明白「吾乃阿特曼也」，放下妄見，讓心無所住（沒有執著）。要像蓮花，出世間淤泥而不染，這就是「無著」︰置身其中，卻在其外。要像一朵蓮花，不要像一張吸墨紙，近朱即赤、近墨即黑。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/02/25
Fill every deed of yours with the vision of the Spirit, the outlook of the Super-self. - Baba
The aim of all human effort is to achieve the oneness that lies behind all the plurality. Without accomplishing this, one cannot be in peace. No amount of repetition of the shanthi manthra (hymn of peace) is capable of granting that. The same current activates the many seemingly distinct instruments like the bulb, the mike, the fan, the refrigerator, the tape recorder, the stove, etc. The Guru is the one who reveals to you that invisible current. The Guru is like the stranger who entered the cottage of a poor man and announced that underneath the floor in his home, lies hidden a precious treasure which he can own, by a few minutes of digging. And for this the Guru deserves your gratitude.
- Divine Discourse, Feb 25, 1965.
讓你所有的行為都被聖靈、被大我充滿。
所有人類的努力，目標都是為了達到那個在萬象背後的太一，不完成這件事，內在、外在都不會有和平。再多的靜心真言（Shanti Mantra）也無法帶給你這個成就。同一股看不見的電流，驅動眾多的電器，如電燈、麥克風、電扇、電冰箱、錄音機、電烤爐等等，曉諭你這個道理的，是你的古魯（上師）。古魯就像一位陌生人，進入一位窮人的茅屋，告訴他他家地下藏有寶藏，只要挖個幾分鐘，就可得到並擁有，所以古魯值得你感恩。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/02/26
The day when you understand that everything belongs to God, will be the day when wisdom descends on you. - Baba
Perform abhisheka (ceremonial bath given to the Deity) to the Atma-linga (the Divine within), with the waters of your own pure mental impulses (Chittha-vritthi). What is true yajna (ceremonial sacrifice)? Giving in charity accumulated wealth is Dravya yajnam. When all physical and mental activities are utilised for sadhana (spiritual discipline) it is Thapo yajna. Doing karma (action) but yet remaining unbound by it, is Yoga Yajna. When the chittha (mind) moves in one direction and the indriyas (sense organs) move in another, the person is doubly confused. So keep attachment afar. When you accomplish this, your every act becomes a sacrifice (Yajna). Whatever you speak becomes a holy mantra; and the place where you plant your foot is rendered holy.
- Geetha Vahini, Ch 10.
在你明白一切皆屬於上帝的那一天，就是智慧降臨於你的那一天。
用你純淨不起漣漪的心念當做水，來對你的阿特曼靈甘（Atma-Linga：內在真我）做Abhisheka（浴佛、浴神）。當Chitta（心念；眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意、六識中的「意識」）和五根（感官）背道而馳時，人會感覺加倍的混亂，所以要遠離執著，能做到這點，則你每一項行動，都成了祭祀，每一句話，都成了神聖的真言，每個你停腳之處，都被神聖化。
什麼是真正的祭祀（yajna）？把累積的財富布施出去，叫作Dravya祭祀；把身、心方面的所有活動，都用來修行，謂之Thapo（苦修）祭祀；為而無為──從事行動，卻不受行動繫縛，謂之瑜伽祭祀。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/02/27
Prayer alone makes life happy, harmonious and worth living in this universe. - Baba
All beings are Divine, and the Lord dwells in their hearts. Yet they feel bound, miserable, limited, weak and agitated. Why? They imagine thus, and so they are shaped by the mind which is the source of that imagination. They are ignorant of their reality. How then can one be freed from this delusion? If you desire to overtake a train, you must speed in a car or board a plane. A vehicle slower than the train will not help. So too if you intend to overcome the delusion of your mind, you must establish yourself in God. The delusion of Maanavasakthi (human-power) arising out of the mind can be overcome only by the attainment of Divine Power (Daivasakthi). One prayer that promotes the acquisition of Divine Power is the repetition of the Gayathri Mantra.
- Divine Discourse Feb 25, 1965.
唯有祈禱，能讓人生快樂，和諧，值得住在這個宇宙。
眾生都有神性，主寓居在他們之內。可是他們卻覺得自己受繫縛，覺得自己悲慘不幸、有限、弱、又心躁不安，何以故？因為他們心生此種想像，於是被自己的心念塑造成如此，他們對自己的實相渾然不知。那麼，人要如何脫離這種顛倒夢想？要趕過一列火車，你必須加速開汽車或是搭飛機，比火車還慢的交通工具是幫不上忙的。同樣的，欲克服內心的顛倒夢想，你必須安住於上帝中。「我只有凡人的力量」這種心中生起的妄見，只有靠成就「神性力量」來克服。有一則可以幫人得到神性力量的祈禱文，是賅雅曲神咒。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/02/28
I want each one of you to cultivate Purity, Love and Compassion. - Baba
The word Jnana also means, the eagerness to realise the Atma thathwa (the Principle of the Atma) through inquiry from those with spiritual experience. If you are anxious to get this wisdom or experience, go to realised souls and win their grace. Study well their moods and manners, and await the chance to ask them for the help. When doubts arise, approach them calmly and courageously. No amount of sea water can slake one’s thirst. Similarly any hours of study of the scriptures will not help in solving our doubts. Jnana or the ultimate wisdom, can be won only from and through elders who have experienced the absolute. Serve them and win their love. Only then can this precious Jnana be won.
- Geeta Vahini, Ch 10
我要各位培養純淨、愛和慈悲的心。
「般若智慧」一詞，還意謂渴望向有證悟經驗的人求教見性（了悟自己的真我）之道，若你渴望得到此種智慧或經驗，就去那些已經見性的靈魂那兒，以得到他們的恩典。好好研究他們的心情和舉止，等待機會求他們幫忙，有疑惑時，平靜而勇敢的趨前求教。海水不論喝多少，都止不了渴，同樣的，不論讀經多少小時，對解惑也沒有幫助。般若，究竟智慧，只能從那些得道的長者那兒，透過他們，而得到。去服侍他們，以贏得他們的愛。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/02/29
A true human being is one who has the noble qualities of adherence to truth, duty, devotion and discipline. - Baba
Inner cleanliness should be your first aim. You may have fine vegetables, excellent spices, salt and the best of pulses; the cook may be a master of the art. The oven you use may be the best one can get. But if the copper vessel used for cooking is not tinned, the sambar (soup) will turn into something dangerous; that which cannot be consumed. The dish prepared becomes poisonous if the interior of the vessel is unfit for cooking. So too, you must cleanse your inner being. Sathkarma (virtuous deeds) and Sadachara (good habits) along with prayers act as lining for the vessel of your heart (hridaya pathra), where emotions, impulses and instincts are cooking. Prayer will tame all the instincts like a wild elephant is trained to perform tricks in a circus ring.
- Divine Discourse, Feb 25, 1965.
具有服膺真理、盡職責、虔誠、有紀律、等等高尚品德，才是真正的人。
內在潔淨應該是你的首要目標，你也許有精緻的蔬菜、極佳的香料、鹽和最上等的豆子，廚師可能是烹飪大師，火爐可能是市面上最高品質的，可是如果煮菜的是銅鍋而且沒有包上一層錫，則鍋內煮的湯會變成危險食物而不能吃。如果鍋子內面不適合煮東西，則煮出來的東西會變成有毒。同樣的，你也要清潔你的內在。你的心這口鍋子，裡面煮的是情緒、衝動、本能。善行和良習，再加上祈禱，是這口鍋子的襯裡，保護食物不和銅直接接觸。祈禱能馴服所有本能，就像野象被馴服，在馬戲團表演特技一樣。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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