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每日靈糧--賽的福音 (2011/11/21-11/30)

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/

2011/11/21

Master the mind and become a mastermind. - Baba

When the clouds that hide the face of the moon are wafted by the winds, the moon shines clear and cool; so too, when the clouds of egoism are wafted away, the mind of man will shine pure and full, with its native effulgence. This is the stage of bliss where grief ceases to exist. Where there is a lamp, darkness cannot exist. The lamp of wisdom (jnaana) once lit never dies, fades or flickers. The ananda (happiness) and the shanthi (peace) that men seek from the objects of the world, prompted by their senses flicker and soon, fade and die. They only momentarily satisfy one’s foolish cravings. They are attained through lust, anger, hatred and envy, and so they are false and fickle. Control and conquer these; only then can you acquire real Ananda and Shanthi. These neither fade nor flicker. You can not only acq uire these, you can in fact become these.

- Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 6, Ch:38

做心念的主人，成為大智大能之人。

當遮蔽月亮的雲被風吹散後，月亮發出皎潔的光，同樣的，我執的雲一被吹散，人的心念就會發出它本然的純潔圓滿的光輝。這是沒有悲傷的極樂境地。有燈之處，黑暗無法存在。智慧之燈，一旦點燃，絕不會熄滅、減弱或閃爍不定。受感官驅策，從世間之物得來的快樂、平靜，則會閃爍不定，很快就減弱、熄滅，那種快樂和平靜只會暫時滿足一個人愚昧的渴望，它們是經由貪淫、瞋、恨、嫉妒而來，所以虛妄又多變。去控制並征服這些毒，那樣你才能得到真正的極樂和平靜，它們不會減弱，也不會閃爍不定。這種極樂和平靜，你不只可以得到它們，事實上，你可以成為它們。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2011/11/22

If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in character. - Baba

Wherever you look, God is present there. Whomsoever you see, God is in him. God has no particular form; all forms are His. That is why the Vedas declare Sahasra Seersha Purusha Sahasraksha Sahasra Pad (The Cosmic Being has thousands of heads, eyes and feet). When you sit for meditation, do not allow the mind to waver; always keep it steady. Do not develop differences amongst yourselves as controversies give rise to many troubles. Even if anybody makes you angry, do not fight with them; understand that when you quarrel, you actually harm yourself. Also control your thoughts. All these are the qualities of a truly educated person. This is called Educare. Along with education, you should also have Educare, for this will grant you health, happiness, peace and prosperity. Everything will become good to you if you make your heart pure.

- Divine Discourse, 22 Nov 2010.

心中有義，人格中就有美。

不管你往哪處看，那兒都有上帝；凡是你所見到的人，上帝都在那人內部。上帝沒有一個專門的相，所有的相都是祂的相，這就是《吠陀經》宣稱︰「Purusha（宇宙大靈）有千頭千眼千足」的原因。靜坐時，要讓心定於一處，勿讓其跑來跑去。你們彼此間，不要製造差別和歧異，因為爭論會造成許多麻煩。即使有人令你生氣，不要和他吵架；要知道，和人爭吵，其實是傷害了自己。另外，要控制你的心念。這些都是一個真正受過教育的人的特質，這叫做「心育」，除了受教育，你還要受「心育」，因為心育能帶給你健康、快樂、平靜、興旺，若能淨化自己的心，則事事皆會成為好事。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2011/11/23

Where there is confidence there is love and where there is love there is peace. - Baba

You should never get entangled in the meshes of this world and its problems. Try to escape into the purer air of the spirit as often as you can, by taking the name of the Lord. Hate and envy distort man's true charm. Anger is the fuel for all varieties of sin. Those aspiring for success in the spiritual field must therefore decide to control anger, and subdue the vagaries of the mind. They must put down their mental agitations and worries, and see that they do not create worry in others also. From this very moment, pray for the Grace of God which will enable you to control and conquer your vices. Deepen your faith in God. Expand your prema (love) and take into its fold, the whole of mankind. May you all win Truth (sathyam), Peace (shanti) and Joy (sukham) through these means. May you merge in the source of all bliss (A anandam).

- Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 6, Ch: 38

有信心，就有愛；有愛，就有平靜。

絕對不要身陷世間，被它的麻煩纏住，試試持神的名號，來遁入心靈內清新的空氣，盡量經常這樣做。憎恨和嫉妒，扭曲了人真正的魅力；瞋，給各種罪惡火上加油，因此，企盼靈修有成的人，要下決心控制怒火，馴服妄念，他們一定要放下心中的不平靜和煩惱，還要留意不給他人製造煩惱。從此刻起，祈求神的恩典，讓你能控制並征服自己的惡習。加深你對神的信心，擴展你的愛，將全人類都納入。願各位都透過這些方法贏得真理、平靜、喜悅，願各位都返歸那一切極樂的源頭，與之合一。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2011/11/24

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

Peace is a state of mind that is very much within one's own self. It emanates from one's heart. There is reaction, resound, and reflection for everything in the world. Only when there is hatred in you will you see hatred in others. At times, even if no one causes harm to you, you try to hurt others. Whatever you do to others, you will definitely experience the result of that action, and whatever you hear or experience is all due to the reaction, reflection, and resound of your own actions and feelings; others are not responsible for it. You forget this simple truth and lament, "so and so is accusing me or causing pain to me or hurting me" and so on. Many a times you tend to fight and hurt others. From today onwards, always help others, never hurt anyone. Follow your conscience, it will help you to manifest noble qualities.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 14, 2009.

了悟自己與上帝一而不二的人，不會傷害任何人。

平靜是心念（mind）的一種狀態，它就在自己靈魂深處，它發自心中（heart）。任何事都會造成反作用、回響、反射。自己心中有恨，才會看到別人有恨。有時候，沒有人傷害你，你卻傷害別人。不論你對人所做為何，遲早會經驗到那行為的後果，而你所聽到、所經驗到的一切，都是你自己的行動和感覺的反作用、回響、反射，而非別人的責任。你忘了這項簡單的真理，還哀嘆說︰「某某人如此這般的指控我、傷害我、造成我痛苦」這一類的話。有好多次，你會和人起衝突並傷害人。從今起，總是幫助他人，絕不傷害任何人。要聽從你良心的聲音，那會讓你彰顯出高尚的品德。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2011/11/25

The grace of God is the best insurance you can get. It will help you in your time of need without any limit. - Baba

There are three types of Surrender (Saranagathi). The first one ïs Thavai-vaaham, where the devotee affirms “I am Yours” , the second is Mamai-vathwam, where one asserts “You are mine” and the last is, Thwame-vaaham which means “You and I are one.” Each is a step that leads to the other and the last is the ultimate state. In the first stage, Thav-eva-aham, the Lord is completely free and the devotee is fully bound. Just like the cat and the kitten - the cat shifts the new born kitten about, as it wills; the kitten just mews and accepts whatever happens. This attitude is very gentle and is within easy reach of everyone. In the second, Mama-eva-thwam, the devotee binds the Lord in his heart and the Lord willingly remains bound. A devotee can tie up the Lord with Prema (love) that overwhelms and overpowers one’s own egoism. When one has this type of devotion (Bhakthi), the grace of the Lord fulfills every single need of the devotee.

- Geetha Vahini, Ch 3.

神的恩典，是你所能得到的最佳保險，它能在你有需要時，無限度的提供幫助。

「交託（Saranagathi︰臣服、皈依）」有三種，第一種是Thavai-vaaham──信徒對主說︰「我是您的」，第二種是Mamai-vathwam──「您是我的」，最後一種是Thwame-vaaham，意思是「爾與我一而不二」。每一種都代表一個次第（階段），依序進入下一個次第（階段），最後那種則是究竟之境。在第一個階段中，Thav-eva-aham，上主完全自由，信徒則完全受縛，就像母貓和小貓，母貓隨自己之意，啣著剛出生的小貓移來移去，小貓只是喵喵的叫，而接受一切。這種態度，非常溫和，人人都可輕易做到。在第二個階段，Mama-eva-thwam，信徒將主縛於心中，而主願意受縛。信徒能用Prema（神性之愛）把主綁住，這種神性之愛，能壓倒一個人的我執。當一個人有了這種型式的虔誠時，神恩會滿足他的一切所需。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2011/11/26

Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested. - Baba

There are three types of surrender (Saranagathi). The first one is Thavai-vaaham, where the devotee affirms “I am Yours” , the second is Mamai-vathwam, where one asserts “You are mine” and the last is, Thwame-vaaham which means “You and I are one.” Each is a step that leads to the other and the last is the ultimate state. In the first stage, Thav-eva-aham, the Lord is completely free and the devotee is fully bound. Just like the cat and the kitten - the cat shifts the new born kitten about, as it wills; the kitten just mews and accepts whatever happens. This attitude is very gentle and is within easy reach of everyone. In the second, Mama-eva-thwam, the devotee binds the Lord in his heart and the Lord willingly remains bound. A devotee can tie up the Lord with Prema (love) that overwhelms and overpowers one’s own egoism. When one has this type of devotion (Bhakthi), the grace of the Lord fulfills every single need of the devotee.

- Sathya Sai Speaks, Jan 14, 1965.

知識不付諸實踐，猶如食物沒有消化。

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2011/11/27

I carry the burden of everyone who is devoted to Me. - Baba

As one advances in surrender from the stage, “I am Thine” (Thavaivaaham), to that of, “You are mine” (Mamaiva-thwam) and then to “You and I are One” (Thwame-vaaham), the devotee has progressively acquired the devotion that makes one inseparable from the Lord, called Avibhaktha-bhakthi. In this stage, the devotee can no more withhold oneself and hence offers all to the Lord - that completes one’s surrender. This state of “Thou art I”, is based on the realisation that everything is the Lord Himself, nothing less. So long as body consciousness persists, the devotee is the servant and Lord, the Master. And as long as an individual feels separateness from other individuals, there is body consciousness. When one progresses beyond the limits of the body, beyond that of ‘I’ and ‘Mine’, then there is no more distinction; the devotee and Bhagavan are one and the same. In the Ramayana, Hanumantha achieved this third stage through his devotion.

- Geetha Vahini, Ch 3.

皈依我的人，我替他肩負人生的重擔。

當一位信徒從「我是您的」進入「您是我的」，再進入「爾與我一而不二」的境界，在「交託、臣服、皈依（Sharanagathi）」上不斷進展時，他的虔誠漸次深化，再也無法與上主分開。這種虔誠叫作avibhaktha-bhakthi，在這個境界裡，信徒將一切獻給主──包括自己，毫無保留，而完成了「交託」。這種「您即是我」的境界，是建立在「其實萬物，都是上主本身，不折不扣。」的了解上。只要身體意識還在，信徒與主的關係，就是僕人與主人。只要一個人仍舊覺得，自己與他人之間，「你是你，我是我」，那表示身體意識還存在，那他就只是部份，上主是整體。當他超越了身體，超越了「我」與「我的」，那時就不再有區別，信徒與主，變成一而不二。在《羅摩演義》裡，猴王哈努曼就藉由虔誠而到達這種第三境界。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2011/11/28

 Do all acts as offerings to God; do not classify some as ‘my work’and others as ‘His’ work. - Baba

Perform action without hankering after the results. Do not complain that you did not get public recognition for the donations you gave to some Trust. Fruits of action, whether good or bad, have to be wholly consumed by you and you alone. The best means of liberating yourself from the consequences of your actions, is to perform them only for the sake of action. You will then be burdened neither with sin nor merit. If you crave for profit, you should be prepared to accept loss as well. If you construct a well where four roads meet, expecting to acquire the merit for quenching the thirst of men and cattle, you cannot run away from the demerit you will be credited with, when someone falls into it and drowns. The secret to a happy life is to give up the desire for the fruit of action (Karma-phala-thyaga).

- Sathya Sai Speaks, Jan 14, 1965.

把所有行動，都當成是對神的供品；不要分「我做的」、「祂做的」。

要從事行動而不企盼成果，不要抱怨你捐了錢給某信託機構卻未獲大眾賞識。行動的成果，不論好壞，你都要自個兒吞下。欲從行動所造成的後果中，解脫出來，最佳方法是︰為行動而行動，那你就不再為罪業或福報所累。若你汲汲於獲利，那你也要做好接受損失的準備。如果你在四條路交會之處，造一口井，期望因解消人畜之渴而有功，那麼，若有人掉進去淹死了，人們也會將過記在你頭上。快樂人生的秘密，在於放下對行動之果實的欲求。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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2011/11/29

Joy and grief are caused when objects and senses meet. - Baba

Attachment to the body produces grief of all kinds and sorts, and its immediate precursors - affection and hatred as well. These two are the results of the intellect considering some things and conditions as beneficial, and others as not; this is a delusion. Despite the knowledge of this fact, at times, you get attached to objects that you consider favourable and start hating the others. From the highest point of view, there is neither; the distinction is just meaningless. There is no two at all; then how can there be good and bad? To see two where there is only one is ignorance (Maya). The fundamental ignorance is the belief that you are the body, and this is the cause for all grief. Practise living in divine consciousness instead of body consciousness, and be free from grief and live in joy.

- Geetha Vahini, Ch 3.

感官與物體一相遇，悲與喜於焉產生。

對身體的執著迷戀，造成各式各樣的悲傷，以及它的前驅──愛與恨。之所以會有此二種心態，乃是因為心智將某些東西和條件視之為有益，而另外一些則視之為無益；這是妄見。雖然你懂得這個道理，但有時候你仍然迷戀執著於對自己有幫助的東西，而討厭其他東西。從最高的觀點來看，「有益」、「有幫助」與「無益」、「無幫助」，二者都不存在，這種區分根本沒有意義。根本沒有「二」，哪來的「好」與「壞」二元對立？見「二」，而實際上只有「一」，就是無明──為幻象所誤。認為「我」就是「身體」，是根本的無明，是一切悲傷的起因。要練習活在神性意識裡，而非活在身體意識中，這樣就能遠離悲傷，活在喜悅中。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴               

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2011/11/30

”I WANT PEACE”: ‘I’ is ego; ‘want’ is desire. Remove ego and desire and you will have peace in your heart. - Baba

What exists is only the perceiver of both the dream and the waking state - the "I”. Know that “I”; and know that “I” is the same as ”He” (God). You can know this only by intense spiritual discipline, that is not marred by anger, envy and greed - the vices that sprout from ego. You have to carefully watch and control these vices. When you get angry, you act as if you are possessed by an evil spirit; your face becomes ugly and frightful. Like the red bulb winking when danger is approaching, your eyes and face become red and act as a warning to you. Heed that signal and quietly get away to a lonely spot. Do not give free vent to wicked words. Once you grow in wisdom, ego will naturally fall away. So develop wisdom and discriminate by knowing the ephemeral nature of all objective things. Then ego will die a natu ral death from the field of your heart and you will attain salvation.

- Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 5, Jan 14, 1965.

「我要平靜」︰「我」是我執，「要」是欲望，去除我執和欲望，你就得到平靜了。

真正存在的，只是那個在作夢或在清醒狀態的「我」。要去了解這個「我」，要去知道，這個「我」和「祂」（上帝）是同一個東西。要知道這一點，只有靠勤奮不懈，精進修行。這種修行，是那種不受貪、瞋、嫉妒──這些從我執所萌生的惡──所污染的修行，你得小心翼翼觀照自己，控制這些毒。當你生氣時，你會像被邪靈附身一樣，一張臉變得又醜陋又可怕。就像當危險迫近時，紅燈在閃一樣，你的眼睛和臉也是血紅，以示警告。要注意那項警告信號，安靜的離開現場，到一處沒有人的地方，不要惡言脫口而出。一旦你長了智慧，我執自然會消退，所以要長養智慧，要能明辨，知道諸行無常，這樣，我執自然會消退。

~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴

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