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賽巴巴說故事︰《羅摩演義》 (2013/04/01-2013/04/20)

轉載自Edward Chao「賽巴巴說故事︰《羅摩演義》」信件，英文原稿出處請見http://media.radiosai.org/www

2013/04/20

Dharma and Jnana (right conduct and spiritual wisdom) are two eyes given to man to discover their uniqueness and his divinity. - Baba

Rama is the embodiment of Dharma (Righteousness), which is the basis for the entire Universe. However deep and great our scholastic eminence or wealth may be, this birth is of no use without the transformation of the mind. Merely repeating Rama’s name is inadequate without realising the Rama Thathwa (Principle). A true human being is one who consistently practices the principle of dharma. Burning is the dharma of fire. Coolness is the dharma of ice. Fire is no fire without burning. Similarly the dharma of man lies in performing actions with the body, following the commands of the heart, deeply rooted in Divine Love. Every act performed with thought, word, and deed in harmony is an act of dharma. From today, emulate Rama in your daily life and transform yourself by following the path of Love.

- Summer Showers in Brindavan 1996, Chap 2.

「義」和般若智慧，有如雙眼，讓人用來發現人的獨特性和他的神性。

王后們前來，頭上罩著面紗；她們分別對兩位聖者和十車王行摸足禮（以手摸足），然後走向孩子，站在他們身邊，慈愛的撫弄他們的頭頂。瓦西系塔先開口，說：「母親，我們的羅摩和喇希瑪那就要和眾友真人一道回去了，來保護他的火祭，不受那群鬼怪的干擾，臨行前給他們點祝福吧。」考薩雅一聽，驚訝的抬起頭問道：「怎麼回事？這些小幼苗要去保護偉大聖者舉行的火祭？我聽說那些真言咒語本身就有神效，本身就是最好的甲冑；凡人哪敢一肩挑起責任，保護火供不受損害？火供的圓滿成功，責任應該在於祭司的正直與否呀」。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/19

Any act that is done with purity in thought, word and deed is Dharma. - Baba

The Rama principle (Thathwa) is laden with many subtle secrets. The Rama story is of exemplary excellence ethically, spiritually and materially as well. Rama was the embodiment of the four cardinal principles: truth, righteousness, love, and peace. The story of Rama teaches us how one should live in the world and conduct himself in the family as well as in society. It also teaches us how one should retain one’s individuality and shape one’s personality. Only when we shape ourselves into a strong personality can we conduct ourselves ideally in the family and in society. He also enshrined in Himself the principles of equanimity, unity and bliss. This principle of bliss is latent in every human heart. Understand and internalize that each and every one of you have a right to realise and enjoy this principle of bliss, which is the real Rama Thathwa.

- Summer Showers in Brindavan 1996, Chap 2.

任何行為，出自清淨純潔的身、口、意，都是義行。

十車王手摸著頭，這樣哀嘆，羅摩見狀笑了出來，說：「爹！瞧您這副懦弱的模樣！您居然說那是把我們送入虎口！您難道還不明白，我們不是獻給他們的羊。要相信我們是幼獅，以您的祝福來派我們赴此神聖任務。一國之君絕不可耽擱神聖任務！」瓦西系塔聽了羅摩這一番相當嚴厲的話，起身說道：「對極！十車王！聽到獅子吼了嗎？為何從此以後胡狼嗥叫？起來！捎個訊息給母親們，請她們來；讓你的兒子服務眾友真人。」十車王聽了，知道除了遵命之外，別無他途，於是傳話要王后們過來。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/18

Bhajan, Sathsang and Dhyana done with the mind soaked in love will confer Peace,Joy and Wisdom. - Baba

I know how systematic you all are in eating and drinking. You take pretty good care of the body. I do not condemn it; I only want that you should take equally good care of the needs of the spirit also. Take a dose of Dhyanam (meditation) and Japam (repetition of holy Names) as the morning breakfast; Puja and Archana (prayer and worship) as lunch at noon; some Sathsang (holy company) or Sathchinthana (holy thoughts) or reading of holy books or Nama likhitha (writing of holy Names) as afternoon tea and snacks; an hour of bhajan as dinner; and a small ten-minute manana (reflection) as the cup of milk before going to bed. This diet is enough to keep your inner being happy and healthy. That is My advice to you today.

- Divine Discourse, May 16, 1964.

滿懷著愛，去唱巴贊（唱聖歌）、結交善知識、靜坐，能帶給你平靜、快樂和智慧。

十車王將羅摩拉近，摸摸他的頭，說：「兒啊，你所言句句屬實，字字珠璣，我不會愚蠢到否定那些話，此刻我就該率領我的大軍，共有四翼，前去保護這位聖者的神聖祭祀，縱使犧牲我的一切，亦在所不惜。可是，派你前去，我的心念無法接受這個提議。你才剛接受戰鬥技藝和兵器的訓練，怎能把你送進那些惡魔般的羅剎手中？有哪個父親會把自己親生兒子送上虎爪？而且，你讓我們陷入悲傷的火焰中，這樣對嗎？我們靠苦修才得到你們，把你們養大，就像自己的生命一樣。唉！命運乖舛，有什麼辦法？我不怪你，也不怪任何人，是我自己造孽的業障啊」。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/17

The one who realizes his identity with the Divine will not cause harm or hurt to anyone. - Baba

Do not be carried away by the modern day talk of establishing absolute equality. Each one has a certain corpus of intelligence and a peculiar bundle of instincts, impulses and past impressions (vasanas). The more you divert or diminish their impact on you, greater the achievements. Use all chances you have to develop good health, skills and character. That is your highest duty. Seize every chance to serve the sick and needy with love. Do not by any action of yours, cause pain to another, nor suffer pain yourself by foolishness or sheer bravado. Make lasting friendships with good and the noble. Honour elders and women. Treat women with the highest respect. By honouring women, you bring honour to yourself and your society. Respect for women is the mark of real culture.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 3, 1958.

了解自己與上帝一而不二的人，不會去傷害別人。

羅摩見到父親陷在父子之情裡，難以自拔，便走去寶座旁，親切地握著父親的手，說：「爹！您好像忘了自己是誰了。回憶一下！自己是誰？生於哪個王室？有哪些永垂不朽的先祖？他們的名聲有多卓著，那您就不會像這樣哭了。您誕生於甘蔗王朝，多年來您一直都是德和義的化身，三界眾生均稱讚您是重然諾之人，稱讚您護持並實踐德和義，稱讚您是戰場上最可畏的英雄──在其他場所亦然。罪莫大於食言，這您知道。答應聖者又反悔，會玷污您的美譽，孩兒無法容忍這種惡名。若言而無信，則您就無法從那些祭祀，甚至像那些掘井、種樹之類造福人民的行為中，得到什麼功德。為何要不厭其詳的講這些？因為您的兒子們覺得那樣是一種不名譽的標記，會令我們抬不起頭來，甚至得聽別人談論十車王違背誓約之事。這是這個王朝名譽上的一大污點。您對兒子們的感情是盲目的，不是出自明辨，它只會給我們帶來懲罰，不會帶來保護。要是您真的為父子之情所動，就應該注意去提升咱們的名譽，是不是？當然，我們沒有資格勸您，這些您都知道。您的感情將您拉進這個無明的瘴氣中，讓您很難認清您的職責。至於我們，我們一點都不怕，勝利的新娘肯定是嫁給我們。不要猶豫了，祝福我們，將我們交託給聖者吧。」羅摩這般請求後，便頂禮父親的腳。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/16

Just as a gigantic tree emerges out of a small seed, the entire universe has originated from love. - Baba

The five elements and their permutations and combinations constitute the Universe. Earth is the grossest, and has the highest number of characteristics. It has its own smell as well as the characteristics of touch, taste, form and sound (Gandha, Sparsha, Rasa, Rupa and Sabdha). The next element is Water, which is subtler than the earth and has only – taste, touch and form. The next element, Fire is subtler still and has sound and touch. The element Air is even subtler and has touch as its special attribute and sound as another predominant characteristic. The most subtle and pervasive element, Sky or Ether has only one characteristic, sound. God is subtler than all the above and so He is all-pervading, even more than ether or anything more pervasive than that. His nature is beyond all human vocabulary, beyond all human mathematics. Have this conviction well stabilised in your intellect.

- Divine Discourse, May 16, 1964.

就像一棵大樹是從一粒小種子萌芽而成，整個宇宙也是來自於愛。

想到這些，十車王不禁難過得淚流滿面。喇希瑪那注意到父王不夠堅強，就說道：「爹！為何這樣流淚？我們又不是膽小的女生！戰場是咱們理所當然的競技場，打仗是咱們正當的職務，護衛正法正義，是咱們責任所在；服務聖者，維護道德，是咱們的生命。我很驚訝，您竟然為了我們去赴這樣一個光榮的任務而難過！您這副軟弱的模樣，會讓全天下笑話的。用您的愛和祝福來送我們去吧，我也會陪同我大哥，光榮的勝利而歸。」

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/15

There is no promotion without examination. - Baba

God is everywhere, and is everything; so, it appears as if He is nowhere, and He is not in anything! For, to know Him you try to identify Him as someone foreign and unique. He is Love, Power, Truth, Wisdom and Beauty. When you accept Love, you accept God. The tender plant of spirituality can grow only in the field of Love. It cannot thrive in the dehydrated loveless land of human hearts. Remove all traces of salinity from your hearts adding to the soil the precious complement of the Name of the Lord. Water it with Faith. Then plant the seedlings of Divinity; have discipline as the fence, and steadfastness as the pesticide to be sprayed. Then, you can reap the rich harvest of Jnana (wisdom), which will free you from the task of cultivation forever.

- Divine Discourse, Oct 18, 1969.

沒有考試，就沒有升等。

可是國王仍繼續掙扎，下不了決定。他把羅摩拉近，對他說：「兒啊！羅剎可不是普通敵人！據說森大（Sunda）、烏帕森大（Upasunda）、馬力恰（Maricha）、蘇霸虎（Subahu）等幾個羅剎這回也在其中，他們都是兇惡殘忍之輩，模樣猙獰可怖，難以形容，你還沒有機會見過這等恐怖的東西，我簡直無法想像你和他們正面遭遇時那幅景像。你怎能和這些詭計多端、擅長偽裝和搖身變成各種形體的傢伙戰鬥？你到現在為止連「戰鬥」這個字眼都沒聽過呢！也從未見過戰場上的實際戰鬥，現在突然要你們去和這些難以打敗的敵人作戰！啊！命運真殘酷！唉！我的兒子難道非要冒九死一生面對這種可怕的考驗不可？

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/14

Soft sweet speech is the expression of genuine love. - Baba

If you stick to the truth consistently and sincerely, the sense of guilt will not gnaw your heart and cause pain. The easiest habit is speaking the truth and being honest. For, if you start telling lies, you will have to keep count of them and remember how many you have told to whom and be always alert to not contradict one lie with another! Also be aware that it is cowardice that makes you hide the truth. It is hatred that sharpens the edge of falsehood. Be bold and there is no need for a lie. Be full of love and there is no need for duplicity, tricks and ploys. Finally, the most important truth is, if you love a person, then you will automatically feel that they deserve the truth and nothing less than the truth.

- Divine Discourse, Apr 3, 1958.

柔軟親切的話，是真愛的表達。

十車王一聽更沮喪了，臉色蒼白。羅摩看到父親因為自己同意前去而愁眉苦臉，便輕輕過去，說：「爹，我要和偉大的聖者一同前去，您為何卻憂愁起來？這副身體，還有什麼比服務他人更好的使用方法？我們得來這副身體，就是為了那個目的。而共同參與這項神聖的苦修任務，並能讓他們免受騷擾之苦，這難道不是崇高的用法？沒有我們辦不到的事，難道有嗎？不論那些羅剎多兇猛，我們都將會消滅他們，給聖者們帶來和平。若您允許，我們此刻就準備好出發」。一番勇氣十足的話，讓十車王感到放心了些。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/13

Devotion to the Divine will give you Bliss, prosperity and peace. - Baba

Human beings are the only species that can recognize greatness and revere the glorious. Use that capacity, discriminate and get the maximum benefit out of it, in this birth. Be convinced and have firm faith that the Truth will set you free and will protect you. Just as there are two wires, the positive and the negative which are brought together to produce light, so too the Supreme Self (Paramatma) and the spiritual aspirant (Sadhaka) have to meet in Yoga, to receive illumination! So gladly go to the holy places and keep company with the holy and the pious. A magnet attracts pure iron, similarly a sincere aspirant is attracted to only such things that will grant them Joy and Courage.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 3, 1958.

虔誠順從天意，會帶給你極樂、興旺和平靜。

瓦西系塔見狀，把十車王叫過去，勸他說：「王！上天即將以一場宇宙級的事件來啟示人類，這將是一次偉大的應驗，你莫要從中作梗。你的心受到那種父愛式的情感所影響，以至於眼前的真理蒙上一層紗。你的兒子不會受到任何傷害，不會，絕對不會。他們的英勇，無人能出其右。那股所向無敵的神性力量，已經化為這些人身，專為了摧毀妖魔和邪惡力量而來。所以不要再拖延，派小男孩們去。不要計算他們現在有多壯，智力有多高，要計算他們身上每一分每一秒冒出多少神性，記住，沒有什麼力量能與之對抗。瓦西系塔繼續如此勸告了一番，就派人叫王子羅摩和喇希瑪那來。一聽聖者眾友真人和瓦西系塔在找他們，羅摩和喇希瑪那飛奔進宮殿大廳，恭敬的向他們行禮。他們先向父王行跪拜禮，再向他們的家庭老師瓦西系塔行跪拜禮，然後再向眾友真人行跪拜禮。孩子起身，恭敬站立一旁，眾友真人嘴角露出笑容，對他們說：「娃兒，要不要跟我一道去？」小男孩一聽都躍躍欲試。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/12

When the mind and the intellect unite, one reaches a state of freedom, which is referred to as Moksha (liberation). - Baba

Every little moment or incident results in sound; be it the falling of an eyelid over the eye or the dropping of dew on a petal. The range of one’s ear is limited to what one can hear. Even a poisonous cobra can be quietened by music. Sound (Naadham) has that property. The child in the cradle stops wailing as soon as the lullaby is sung. It may not carry any meaning that the child interprets, but the sound does soothe the nerves and induce sleep. So too, the sound of a Manthra is as valuable as its meaning. The meaning of the Gayathri Manthra, is very direct and profound. It does not ask for mercy or pardon. It asks for a clear intellect, so that the Truth may be reflected therein correctly, without any disfigurement. This can be chanted by people of all times and will help aspirants to intensify their Sadhana and achieve success.

- Divine Discourse, May 16, 1964.

當心念和思維能力合併為一時，人就達到一種自由的狀態，稱為「了脫生死」。

眾友真人打斷道：「王啊，為何這個樣子愚昧的哀嘆？你根本就應該拒絕做出不能兌現的承諾。國王作出承諾，卻沒有考慮到利弊得失，然後，要他履行諾言時，又開始拖、縮頭、甚至出爾反爾，這種闇的罪行和你這樣的國王是完全不相稱的。很遺憾，我輕蔑地拒絕你提供的幫助。再小的幫忙，如果出自內心深處那股服務的衝動，都跟奉獻自己生命一樣了不起。不熱心、猶豫不決的幫忙，不論多大的忙，都是可悲的。我沒有欲望為了取得幫助，而讓你痛苦。好吧，你快樂就好，不在乎自己的罪過就好。我要走了。」眾友真人起身欲離。國王跪倒在他腳下，祈求再給點光和時間，他請求聖者，說可以教他要擔負哪些職責。他請求聖者說服他，讓他相信其要求是公平合理的，好讓他履行聖者的計劃。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/11

Consider all your acts as worship. Whatever happens accept it gladly as His handiwork.

Everyone has inside them a whole set of animals. You must suppress the tendencies of these animals and encourage the human qualities of love and friendship to shine forth. Begin the cultivation of virtues even when young, it is very important and more beneficial than book-learning. Treat everyone as your own people and even if you cannot do them any good, desist from causing any injury. Burn the lamp of love in the niche of your heart and the nocturnal birds of greed and envy will fly away, unable to bear the light. Love makes you humble, it makes you bend and bow when you see greatness and glory.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 3 1958.

聖者聞言，說：「唉！國王，你說了半天，還是不能令我滿意，我再說一次，你無法完成這項工作。難道你不明白，連像我這樣號稱幾近全知全能的人，都沒有辦法了，你又怎可能肩負起這項任務並成功完成呢？你把這些孩子看成只是普通小孩，這是你因為父愛的情感而犯的錯誤。但我心裡完全明白，他們就是那神性大能，化為人的形象。不要猶豫，遵守你鄭重許下的諾言，立刻就派他們與我一道走，不然你就承認自己說話不算數吧；我該走了。快作決定！現在不是搖擺不定和遲疑的時候！」國王被聖者嚴厲的語氣嚇到了，他心中憂懼不已，絕望之餘，他派人請他的上師來宮裡。瓦西系塔來了，看到眾友真人，彼此微笑，互相禮貌的問候。瓦西系塔聽國王說了整件事的始末。瓦西系塔當然心裡很清楚這些孩子的真正神性面目，他遂決定勸國王，完全不用擔心，樂意的將小男孩交給聖者關愛照顧。

十車王為孩子們辯護，說他們已經好幾個月身體不怎麼好了，連和羅剎作戰的力氣都沒有，「我們為他們的健康已經擔心好久了，此番的要求，簡直像在傷口痛處戳一下，我心中著實不願派他們去面對那些羅剎，我要不惜生自己命來保護我的孩子」，國王哀

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/10

servant; a servant of God – then, all strength and joy will be added unto you. - Baba

First, have unshakeable faith that can stand the ridicule of the ignorant, worldly and the low-minded. When someone ridicules you, reflect within yourself - Are they ridiculing my body or soul? If they are ridiculing my body, they are helping me develop detachment! Ridiculing the soul is impossible, for, the Atma is beyond praise or blame, words or thoughts. Then repeat to yourself, “I am the Eternal Self, Pure and Immovable (Nirmala, Nischala) and so I must transcend this feeling.” Secondly, do not worry about ups and downs, loss or gain, joy or grief. You are the creator of your own destiny. You crave for something - when you get it, you feel joyful! If you don’t get it, you are in despair. Cut the craving off, and there will be no more swings between joy and grief. Finally, be convinced in the Omnipresence of Divinity.

- Divine Discourse, May 16 1964.

「你聽我說，我決心要做一次著名的火供，可是每次一開始進行前面幾個步驟，邪靈和羅剎[Rakshasa 見書末名詞解釋]就出現了，來褻瀆、搗蛋。他們讓祭祀中斷，並堆起阻礙物。我要這些孩子去驅除這些惡鬼，不讓這些可惡的傢伙得逞，好讓祭祀能圓滿結束。這是此行之目的，是我的欲望。你意下如何？」眾友真人以宏亮的聲音，嚴肅地問道。

國王回答：「上師，這些稚齡男孩，他們怎可能執行那種可怕的任務？讓我去吧，我非常願意，並且完全準備好了，我會親自坐我的戰車，率領步兵、騎兵、大象兵，去保護祭祀區域和您的茅蘆，我會親自注意，讓火供圓滿進行，一點不受打擾。我有過與這些惡魔作戰的經驗，因為我曾經幫助眾天神打敗過這些惡魔，這您知道。這對我是輕而易舉，我現在就安排與您一同前去，好嗎？」他懇求。

Rakshasa︰羅剎；惡鬼的總名，或飛空，或地行，喜食人的血肉。亦用來形容兇惡、殘忍、醜怪可怕的人。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/09

Any act that is done with purity in thought, word and deed is Right Conduct (Dharma). - Baba

Students and youngsters must have challenging attitude towards things and honour physical labour. You must be eager to be of service to those who need it on account of their disabilities. Honour your elders and do not miss any chance of serving or pleasing them. Whatever gives you health and joy, welcome it – but do not lower yourself by indulging in vulgar pastimes. Do not wander aimlessly in the streets or frequent cinema halls and mix with undesirable company, or cultivate bad habits for fun. Remember that you must raise your motherland to great heights through your hard work and effort. When you develop such virtues, the nation will prosper.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 2, 1958.

「不，不！」眾友真人說道：「我一點也不懷疑，我只是藉說出這些話，來聽你親自從口中說出自己向來服膺真理的話而已！我知道Ikshvaku王朝的統治者都一諾千金。嗯，現在我只有一件事需要你幫忙，不是錢財也不是車輛，不是牛也不是金子，也不是一支軍隊，也不是侍從，我只需要你的兩個兒子，羅摩和喇希瑪那，請他們陪我回去一趟。你意下如何？」

十車王整個人楞住了，癱在椅子上。良久，才恢復過來。他吸了一口氣，鼓起勇氣從口中擠出幾句話：「上師，這些孩子對您能派上什麼用場？您想要帶他們去完成的任務，咱可以更圓滿地達成呀！給個機會吧，讓我不虛此生。告訴我是什麼事，我會樂於照辦」。聖者回答：「我堅信，這件事只有這些孩子辦得到，沒有別的人能辦到，縱使是你的百萬大軍，甚至你親自出馬，都無法做到！像這樣的孩子，是前無古人，後無來者！此乃我之信念。」

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/08

The one who realizes his identity with the Divine will not cause harm or hurt to anyone. - Baba

The Grace of the Lord cannot be won by a little pretence of non-attachment (Vairagyam) or just with a few little acts of discrimination (Vivekam). Know and act; realise and also experience - that is the hard path. Surrender yourself to His Will. Life is a great Yajna (sacrificial rite). Allow the Lord to preside over it. Do not ignore Him. This world is not a land of enjoyment (Bhoga Bhoomi). It is a land of sacrifice, of Yoga (union with God), and of righteous actions (Thyaga Bhoomi, Yoga Bhoomi, Karma Bhoomi). Have love and the spirit of unity in work and prayer, I assure you, the Kingdom of the Lord (Rama Rajya) will establish itself again here.

- Divine Discourse, Apr 16 1964.

聖者這番話深深感動了十車王，他答道：「偉人只從事有益世界的活動，而且，不論做什麼，都不會背離經典的訓諭。他們不論思考什麼事，都必有其理由。他們每一項行動，背後都是神意在促使。所以，我永遠願意盡我所能，以所有我能掌控的資源，來為您服務，滿足您隨便一點點的願望。」十車王再三發誓，他會執行聖者的命令。

聽了這話，聖者非常高興，「沒錯！如你所說，我們不無緣無故從隱居的茅蘆出來。此番找你，有重要目的！你這麼熱心的回應，讓我倍感高興！我十分高興此行有成果了」。「你會信守諾言吧？」眾友真人問道。十車王毫不猶豫地回答：「大師，這種問題您也許該問別人；但十車王可不是食言之人，他寧可拋棄生命，也不可以有不名譽的事，答應又反悔。一個帝王還有什麼比品德和誠信更貴重的財寶？唯有它們，才是力量來源，幫他履行自己的種種責任。失去這兩件東西，整個王國會變成一棟沒有燈火的大宅，會變成野蠻之地，充滿猿猴般的奇怪行為和派系攻伐，王國會在無政府和恐怖狀態中分崩離析；最終，國王會災難臨頭。我肯定，在未來很多個世代，我的王朝都絕對不會被這種災難傾覆。所以，請不要有絲毫疑心，告訴我您此行之任務，並接受在下這位忠僕的服務。」

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/07

Character is built up by constant practice of good actions. A good character is the greatest wealth you can acquire. - Baba

When you come out of the examination hall, you know whether you will pass or fail, for you can yourself judge how well you have answered – is it not? So too, in your daily life, each of you can judge and ascertain the success or failure of your Sadhana (Spiritual Effort). Sadhana is the most essential practice for you. No age is too early for this. Just as you tend the body with food and drink at regular intervals, you must also tend to the needs of the inner Soul by regular japam and dhyanam (contemplation and meditation) and the cultivation of virtues. Holy Company, Good Attitude and Sacred Thoughts are all very essential for the growth and the health of your inner personality. Your body is the mansion (Bhavanam) of the Lord of the Universe (Bhuvaneshwara).

- Divine Discourse, Feb 2, 1958.

聖者慈祥的問候國王和王室成員，是否健康而幸福，整個王國是否和平昌隆。他問國王，國家在他統治之下，是否強大又安全，政府是否有確保百姓持續進步。十車王回答，蒙神的恩典，又託聖者們的祝福，百姓們都快快樂樂地盡忠職守，一點不擔心失敗；朝廷也總是將不斷促進人民福祉這件事放在心上。他說，他的政府以很多方式服務人民，來讓人民安居樂業。十車王很想知道聖者此行之目的，他向聖者保證，他隨時準備好，滿足聖者哪怕是一點點的欲望；他很虔誠的宣稱，任何聖者交付的任務，他都會熱心地去完成，他現在只等聖者會交辦什麼事。眾友真人聽了，點頭稱許。

他轉頭對十車王說：「我現在不用當著你面前，宣稱你是一位非常正義廉能的君王，說你對客人和有事相求的人非常尊重，說你是信心和虔誠的化身。整個帝國在你統治下，人民充滿快樂，這點就足以證明你的為人了。百姓的福祉，端視統治者的品德；統治者的好壞，決定人民是享有平靜還是飽受憂患。不論我到哪處，問起這件事，人家都告訴我，只有在阿幽德亞，人民深深愛戴君主，君主也對其子民充滿感情和尊敬。在你的王國每一角落，我都聽到這個令人振奮的消息！因此，我知道你的話直接來自心中。我毫不懷疑；你不會違背諾言，你言出必行」。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/06

You worship with faith and you experience Grace. Faith results in Grace, without your being aware of it. - Baba

A few elders in Brindavan who revelled in scandalizing Krishna set an ordeal for Radha to test her virtue. Radha was asked to fetch water in a pot from Yamuna to home. Radha, with full faith in Krishna, was immersed in the consciousness of the Lord, that she never bothered to know the condition of the pot. The mud pot she was given had a hundred holes. She immersed it in the river, repeating the name of Krishna as usual, with every intake of the breath and every exhalation. Every time the name Krishna was uttered, a hole was covered, so that by the time the pot was full, it was whole! That was the measure of her faith. Faith can affect even inanimate objects.

- Divine Discourse, Apr 16, 1964.

懷著信心膜拜，就會體驗到神恩。信心帶來神恩──在你不知不覺中。

召喚與首次勝利

當時，在王城阿幽德亞東面一個地方，有一位聖者，名叫眾友真人（Vishwamitra），在進行苦修。他決心要舉行一次神聖的火供（Yajna），可是，他每次一舉行火供，阿修羅就跑來褻瀆，玷污其神聖性，他們在神聖的祭祀區灑下肉塊，讓那地方變得不適合做這種吠陀祭典，他們還用許多其他方式投下阻礙物，讓這件神聖任務進行不下去。眾友真人窮於應付，苦無對策，於是去帝國的京城阿幽德亞，見統治者本人。

國王接獲報告，聖者來了，就派遣大臣，以應有之禮節去迎接，他們在京城大門處迎接他，陪同他一路走到王宮大門。在宮內，婆羅門一邊唱誦著吠陀經文，十車王一邊為聖者洗腳，並按照經典的規定和迎接聖者的習俗，滴上幾滴被聖化過的洗腳水在自己頭上。眾友真人隨即被領入內宮，坐上一張高椅，大臣們恭敬的站在四周。「今天真是殊勝！」十車王嘆道；有聖者不期而來，讓他有機會服侍和尊敬，十車王表示很高興。眾友真人吩咐國王和大臣坐下，他們就聽從了。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/05

Make your emotions pure; your mind strong to resist the force of ignorance and the wiles of the senses – then you are assured of peace and joy. - Baba

The Lord is the Immanent Power in everything; those who refuse to believe that the image in the mirror (the world) is a reflection of themselves, how can they believe in the Lord, when He is reflected in every object around them? The moon is reflected in a pot, provided it has water. So too, the Lord can be clearly seen in your heart, provided, you have the water of Love inside it. When the Lord is not reflected in your heart, you cannot say that there is no Lord. It only means that there is no Love within you.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 2 1958.

讓你的情緒變純潔，心念變堅強，能抵抗無明的力量和感官的詭計，那你保證會有平靜和快樂。

瓦西系塔發現，從羅摩唇間流出的話，真的是不朽之瓊漿，保證能帶給人類平靜；於是他祝福了國王和王后，返回隱居的茅蘆。羅摩和上師之間的對話，形成了《瑜珈 瓦西系塔》（Yoga Vasishta）的內文，這是一部富有意義又甜而多汁的論述，它又叫作《羅摩梵歌》（Ramagitha）。

羅摩經常沉浸在吠壇多哲學中，沉思內省；獨處時，自己跟自己說話；和同伴在一起時，卻沉默不語；常常無緣無故笑起來。見到這個情況，十車王擔心起來，怕幾個弟弟也會出什麼狀況；他試圖把三個弟弟和羅摩隔離開來，可是他們始終不肯被隔離，所以，只好讓羅摩永遠和他們作伴。

國王和王后都非常沮喪，因為所有快樂和榮耀的夢都破滅了。眼見兒子們沒有好轉的跡象，他們越來越絕望，在憂慮和祈禱中度日如年。羅摩連對吃都興趣缺缺，飲食不規律，隨便吃，使得他漸形憔悴。

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2013/04/04

Prayer does not mean merely appealing to God for favour. Through prayer, you should try to control the evil qualities in you. - Baba

It is not easy to know your own Self. Take the case of the food that you eat. You feel its presence as long as it is in your stomach, but do not know what happens in the stages after that, unless you study in depth about your human body. How then can you know, without effort, the Truth that lies behind the sheaths that encase and enclose you. You must clear the intellect of the cobwebs of the ego, the dust of desire, and the soot of greed and envy, then it becomes a fit instrument for revealing the Inner Truth. The Scriptures exhort you to know your Self, know your Inner Motivator (the Antharyami)! For, unless you are armed with that knowledge, you are like a ship sailing without a compass in a stormy sea!

- Divine Discourse, Apr 16 1964.

祈禱不僅僅意味向神討些好處，你應該透過祈禱，來控制你的邪惡品質。

突然間，羅摩問大家一連串問題，讓所有人大吃一驚：「Jivi（靈魂個體、小我）、神、造化（Prakriti），它們彼此之間的關係為何？它們是三，還是一？還是它們是不同的東西？若是同一個東西，那它怎會變成三？其目的又為何？統攝這些東西的基本原理為何？不把它們視作一，而將它們視為彼此不同，有何益處？」以羅摩幼小的年紀，問出這些深奧的問題，父母們都驚駭不已。他們完全沉浸在這一連串的教導和探究裡，好多寶貴的公理從中而出，對先前提出的問題，射出解答之光，就好像地在問、天在答一樣！他們忘了羅摩是自己的孩子；夜晚的時光，就在分析和了解這個偉大的一元哲學智慧中過去。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/03

Consider all your acts as worship. Whatever happens accept it gladly as His handiwork,a sign of His compassion. - Baba

People suffer because they have all kinds of unreasonable desires and they pine to fulfil them and fail miserably. They attach too much value to the objective world. It is only when attachment increases that you suffer pain and grief. If you look upon the world and all its created objects with the insight derived from the inner vision, the attachment will fade away; you will see everything much clearer, with the Divine glory suffused in its Splendour. Close your external eyes and open your inner eyes – see what a beautiful grand vision emerges from within you, as you go through your daily life. Attachment to the world has limits, but the attachment to the Lord that you develop when your inner eye opens has no limit. Enjoy that Reality, not this false picture from your external eyes.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 2, 1958.

將你一切所作所為，當成膜拜。不論發生什麼事，欣然接受，視之為神的作品，視之為祂的慈悲。

就在羅摩提出這些深奧的哲學問題的當兒，瓦西系塔同時注意到，羅摩的臉龐四周發出一輪明亮的光暈！那是一種靈性光芒。他知道，那種光芒表示羅摩的神性，它正在試圖向外湧出！於是，他要羅摩親自回答他自己提出的問題；而羅摩的回答和解釋，簡直就是神的聲音。瓦西系塔能清清楚楚看出這一點，他向羅摩鞠躬──不過他是在心裡這樣做，怕被注意到。他說道：「孩子，我晚上再見你」，隨即離開王宮，也沒有去見十車王；剛才那個場合對他的光啟，衝擊實在太大了。他撫愛著幾個孩子，快樂的心中，充滿感激和愛。

過了一會兒，十車王見到幾位王子，他也看到他們臉上散發出一種奇異的神聖覺性的光輝，他不知道是怎麼回事，就等晚上瓦西系塔來再說。瓦西系塔一進入祠堂，孩子們、幾位母親和十車王就對他行跪拜禮，坐在各自位子上，雙手合十，像祈禱般謙恭。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/02

Be clear and content. Be moderate and wise. Be vigilant and steady.
Be earnest and sweet. - Baba

Learn when you are young how to succeed in the turmoil of life, how to live without causing pain to others and suffering pain yourself. Everyone should cooperate and work with love and devotion. Tolerate all kinds of persons and opinions, all attitudes and peculiarities. Difference of opinion amongst people must be perceived and resolved like the two eyes, each giving a different picture of the same object; both of which when co-ordinated, gives a complete rounded picture. Examine everything you hear, and believe only what appeals to you as correct.

- Divine Discourse, Feb 2, 1958.

羅摩坐在那裡聽古魯說話，一面微笑。待古魯說完，他平靜的回答：「上師，你講到母親；可是，究竟誰是『母親』？誰是『兒子』？為什麼，『身體』究竟是什麼？Jivi（靈魂個體、小我）又是什麼？這個客觀世界真實嗎？還是那至上聖靈才是真實的？這副身體，不過是那至上聖靈的一個形象罷了，是不是？構成所謂『身體』的五大元素，地、水、火、風、空，也是整個宇宙的組成物質。這個宇宙不過是五大元素的聚合，是不是？五大元素作出各種組合，但其本身不變，一直存在。它們還有一個更深的基礎。不認清這一點，若認為這個生出的宇宙本身是真實不虛，並被這虛假的幻象給迷住，若為謊言而棄真理，那麼，對這種大大的無明，我們還能說什麼？忽略了永恆、絕對、真實不虛的實相──阿特曼，人還能得到什麼？

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2013/04/01

Ego is very dangerous and powerful. It can ruin your character. - Baba

Narada, the celestial sage, was once so shocked at the ignorance of the Gopikas, that he volunteered to put them through some spiritual lessons. After coming to Brindavan, he noticed that these cowherd girls who were selling milk or curds were calling, "Govinda, Narayana," instead of the wares they were selling; so immersed were they in God-consciousness. They did not know that they had sold off all the milk; they still wandered on, calling out the names of the Lord. They had no vishayavasana, that is, no wish for sensual objects; and so they had no ajnana (ignorance). Narada concluded that they had no need for his lessons instead he prayed to them to teach him the means of getting that yearning and that vision of the all-pervading Krishna. To conquer egoism, no rigorous system of exercise, breath control or complicated scholarship is necessary! The simple Gopikas, have demonstrated this truth.

- Divine Discourse, Apr 15 1964.

我執這個東西非常危險，力量也非常強大，它能毀了你的品德。

聽到瓦西系塔的保證，國王和王后們都很高興，他們叫王子們過來，然後離開。一聽說古魯要他們過去，喇希瑪那、婆羅多和夏楚格那迅速準備好前去見古魯。可是羅摩卻一點也不急，依舊沉浸在內心世界中，於是喇希瑪那觸摸他的腳，祈求道：「最好現在就去，不要耽擱，否則咱們的父母心裡會難過，我們居然敢違抗老師的命令」。喇希瑪那堅定的請求了半天，提出各種理由；終於，喇希瑪那、婆羅多和夏楚格那得以和他們的大哥一起前去神壇那間房間。到了那裡，他們行了跪拜禮，然後恭敬的站在古魯面前。

瓦西系塔見到他們，慈愛地要他們挨近一點，坐在他身邊。於是他們都坐近他，然而瓦西系塔卻要羅摩再靠近一點。他慈愛的撫摸羅摩，撫弄他的頭髮，拍拍他的背，說：「羅摩，為何變得這般沉默寡言？你的父母們都憂愁擔心不已，不知道你們為什麼會變成這個樣子，你也該考慮到他們的快樂吧？”mathr devo bhava（視母親為神）”，”pithr devo bhava（視父親為神）”，你不是應該以行動，來證明這個寶貴的公理不是空談嗎？」瓦西系塔擺出一堆這種課題和真理，讓羅摩想想。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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