每日靈糧--賽的福音 (2012/01/21-01/31)
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/
2012/01/21
To secure the grace of God, you must adhere to right conduct and observe purity in thought, word and deed. - Baba
Right Conduct (Dharma) is the quality which makes a human out of an animal. This Sahajadharma (natural conduct) of human beings has been overpowered in course of time; those who supported and encouraged it, and derived joy from it have declined in numbers. This is akin to the weed overpowering the crop. So the 'establishment of Dharma' is a matter of weeding of the field! In this iron age (Kaliyuga), Dharma has been reduced to mere words. Dharma is not manipulation of words. "Sathyam Vada, Dharmam Chara" (Speak Truth and Practice Righteousness) - has been the clarion call of the Upanishads, the repositories of Indian culture. However in the present times, "Dharmam vada," (Speak about Right Conduct) has become the order of the day! That is the first step in the decline of Dharma! Know that that which is not practised cannot possess strength. Understand this truth and practise Dharma in your lives.
- Geetha Vahini, Ch 7.
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2012/01/22
Spiritual sadhana means cultivating good thoughts and undertaking good deeds. - Baba
The One God is the inner motivator (Sarvaantharyaami) of all beings. If He is within all, why is He not visible to all, you may ask. Let me give you an example. Picture a rosary of different types of beads: coral, pearl, tulasi, rudraaksha, crystal, conch, etc. The string passes through each rosary and holds all the beads together but it is visible only in the transparent beads. So too, you have to make yourself transparent, free from wish and will, that hide and befogs the Lord Within. Then you can see the Inner Motivator. To earn this transparency, purity of intention, impulse and instinct is essential. You can achieve it by systematic and sincere spiritual discipline. A ladder has to be as tall as the height you want to reach. So too, your spiritual practices (sadhana) has to be pursued till you experience Him.
- Divine Discourse, Jan 30, 1965.
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2012/01/23
Dharma always protects the one who practices it. - Baba
A crocodile's strength depends on it being in water; the strength of Dharma (Right Conduct) depends on it being practised. Dharma will be weak when it is taken out of practice and thrown on the sands of words. Sathya is a matter of speech and it gets strength when it is consistently practised. The term ‘Strength’ here has two meanings: Animal (Asuric) strength and Dharmic strength. In the epic Mahabharatha, Bhima (the second of the five Pandava brothers) had physical strength, but as his elder brother Dharmaja was by his side, Bhima's strength became Dharmic. The Pandavas were saved by their adherence to Dharma! But for their right conduct, they would have suffered defeat right in the very beginning. And why did the Kauravas (the hundred brothers whom the Pandavas fought against) lose in spite of their undoubted strength? They lacked Dharmic strength. All that they could rely on was sheer animal strength.
- Geetha Vahini, Ch 7.
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2012/01/24
Just as fire is needed till the rice is cooked, so also spiritual practices are needed till you realise the innate divinity. - Baba
Persist in your Sadhana (spiritual discipline) till you reach the goal. Once the walls are completely built, the scaffolding is removed; so too, when the vision of Reality is attained, the various forms of Sadhana (like meditation, contemplation, worship, devotional singing, etc.) adopted by you can be dispensed with. Congenial company is most necessary for you to persist in your Sadhana. You will be shaped by the company you keep; you will be fouled by the foul thoughts of the people among whom you move. So be ever vigilant of the company you keep; the pure water that falls as rain from the sky is changed into a hundred tastes and colours by the soil on which it falls. Be alert! You must also look out for every chance to dwell on noble thoughts, do elevating tasks and curb the downward pull of the ego.
- Divine Discourse, Jan 30, 1965.
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2012/01/26
The realisation of God is the goal and destiny of human life. - Baba
Victory at the election ensures power only for a specific period. When that period ends, the politician has to contest once again and seek votes. So too, good acts done with attachment will ensure a place in Heaven, but when the deposit is spent out, one will have to return to Earth. A person visiting a city with some cash in hand is the master of all the bazaars, cinema halls, hotels and taxis, but only to the extent the money lasts. When the purse is rendered empty, one has to escape back into his village or city of origin, perhaps as a ticketless traveller, harassed by policemen at every halt! No, heaven is no solution for the hunger of the soul! The river must reach the sea, not the desert sands; the waters have to merge with water. That is the consummation named Kaivalya or Saayujya. Keep that goal of merging with the One Lord, ever in your focus and have your wavering mind continuously in leash.
- Divine Discourse, Jan 30 1965.
了悟上帝，是人生的目的和天命。
在選舉中獲勝，只保證能當權一段時間，等那段時間結束了，政治家又要再競選，再拉選票。同樣道理，帶著執著心去行善，能確保上天堂，但是當福報的存款用光之後，他還是得重回人間。他帶著錢進城，有錢是大爺，攤位老闆、電影院、旅館、計程車悉聽使喚，但這只是當他還有錢時才如此，當口袋裡的錢花光以後，他就只好溜回村裡或原來住的城市，恐怕連車票都沒有，每停一站，警察都來騷擾！不，不是，天堂不是解決靈魂饑餓的方法！河川必須抵達大海，而非沙漠，眾水流要和水匯合，那就是所謂Kaivalya或Saayujya的圓滿之境。要始終抱持與上主合一這個目標，控制自己搖擺不定的心。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/01/27
He who is ever ready to sacrifice his comfort for helping another,is the genuine devotee. - Baba
If Arjuna was an individual like others, he could not have been an effective instrument, a recipient and transmitter of great teachings. He is a hero who has defeated not merely the outer foes, but even the inner ones. Weak hearts cannot grasp the Geetha and put it into practice. It is with this full knowledge that Krishna selected Arjuna and showered on him His overpowering grace. Once Krishna said: "Arjuna, you are My closest Bhaktha (devotee); you are also My dearest friend. That is the reason why I taught you this supreme, secret teaching." Reflect on this! To get the title from the Lord Himself is the highest credential and good fortune, which reflects how pure-hearted and deserving Arjuna was. Bhakthi (devotion) must be won by implicit obedience. But being a devotee alone is not sufficient. Hence Krishna uses th e word mithra (friend). The friend has no fear; that makes him a more perfect recipient.
- Geeta Vahini, Ch 7.
隨時準備犧牲自己的舒適來幫助他人，這種人是真正的信徒。
如果阿周那只是一個普通人，他就不會是一件有效的工具，不會成為偉大教誨的接收者和傳聲者，所以，你一定會推論，阿周那是位了不起的人物。他是英雄，不但戰勝了外在敵人，還戰勝了內在敵人。軟弱的人無法領會《薄伽梵歌》並加以實踐，主克里希那很清楚這一點，祂選擇了阿周那，賜予他恩典，如甘露法雨。有一回克里希那說︰「阿周那，你是我最親近的信徒，也是我最親的朋友，所以我傳授你這個無上之秘。」沉思一下這件事！得到主親自給予的頭銜，是至高的證件和好運，顯示阿周那的心有多純潔清淨，多麼值得這恩典。巴克緹（虔誠）一定要靠毫無保留的服從來贏得，可是那還不夠，所以主克里希那用了「朋友」這一詞，友情中沒有懼怕，那使得阿周那成為更完美的接收者。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/01/28
Tender hearts, holy thoughts, loving speech – these invoke the divinity within you. - Baba
You are pure and indestructible; you are beyond the ups and downs of life; you are the true, the eternal, the unchanging Brahmam (Divine Self). A mere five-minute inquiry will convince you that you are not the body, the senses, the mind or the intelligence, the name or the form; but that you are the Aatma Itself - the same Aatma that appears as all this variety. Once you get a glimpse of this truth, hold on to it; do not allow it to slip. Make it your permanent possession. Look upon all with love, respect and faith in their sincerity. Treat your servants kindly. Do not entertain hatred or contempt in your heart. Repent for the errors that you commit and decide never to repeat them; pray for strength to carry out your resolutions. Do not find fault with others. Purify your heart by being good to all.
- Divine Discourse, Jan 30, 1965.
溫柔的心腸，聖潔的思想，和藹的語氣，這些是你內在神性的彰顯。
你清淨純潔而不滅，不受人生起伏影響；你是真，是永恆，是不變的梵。花個五分鐘做一番自我探究，你就會確信，自己不是身體，不是感官，不是心念，也不是聰明才智，也不是名或相，而是阿特曼（Atma）本身，是那化為萬象的阿特曼。一旦你瞥見了這個真理，牢牢抓緊它，不要讓它溜走，讓它永遠屬於你。
要以愛、尊重對待所有人，相信他們的誠意。對你的僕人好一點。不要心懷憎恨或輕蔑。懺悔往昔所犯的錯，發心絕不再犯。向神祈禱，讓祂給你力量，實行你的決心。不要去找人家的缺點。對人要好，以淨化己心。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/01/29
He who is steady in Wisdom stands closest in the company of the Lord. - Baba
What exactly do people mean when they say the Sun has risen or that it has set? It is so far as their vision is concerned; that is all, is it not? The Sun does not rise or set. The incarnation of God is also like that. In the Geetha, Krishna said: “I am not born, nor do I die. Men of ordinary intellect consider that I am born many times and that I do many deeds during each birth. Whenever there is a need for the uplift of the world, I become manifest, assuming a name and form, that is all. So I am conscious of all My appearances, all My manifestations. I am almighty, I am Sarvajna (all knowing). Not only I, even you know everything. But your Jnana (wisdom) is overwhelmed by ajnana (ignorance). I am Jnana itself. I remain as almighty and as Sarvajna as ever. I am birthless, immortal”.
- Geeta Vahini, Ch 7.
主的朋友中，常住於般若智慧之中的人，離主最近。
當人們說「旭日東昇」或「夕陽西下」時，他們指的究竟是何意？那是就他們所看到的景象而言；不過如此而已，是不是？太陽既不昇起也不沉落。神的化身也是如此。在《薄伽梵歌》裡頭，主克里希那說︰「吾不生，亦不死。凡夫俗子認為吾出生過許多世，每一世都做了許多事。每逢世間沉淪，吾即以色身示現，有個名，有個相，不過如此而已。故所有吾之示現，吾皆知之。吾全知全能。然非僅吾如此，汝亦為正遍知，惜汝之般若智慧為無明所蓋。吾即般若，全知全能，不生不滅。」
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/01/30
Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. - Baba
Be silent yourself; that will induce silence in others. Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking loudly or for long. Reduce contacts to the minimum. Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, wherever you happen to be. There are some who live in a perpetual tornado of noise. Whether they are in an exhibition, a fair, a hotel, a temple or even in Prashanthi Nilayam; their wagging tongues do not stop. Such people will not proceed far on the Godward path.
There are others who relish disputes and arguments; they are never content with obvious facts; they must create doubts where none existed before, and shake faith. They dispute whether Rama is superior to Krishna, or whether Krishna is a fuller incarnation of Godhead! People who have not touched the outskirts of the Capital City dare dispute about the appearance and glory of the Emperor, who resides in the Palace in the heart of the City! That is the pitiable state of scholarship today.
- Divine Discourse, Jan 30, 1965.
緘默是求道者的話語。
自己先安靜下來，別人就會跟著安靜。不要養成大吼大叫、講話又久又大聲的習慣，把與人之間的接觸降至最低，不論在哪兒，都要散發出一股寧靜觀想的氣氛。有些人活在沒完沒了的噪音風暴中，不論是在展覽會，在市集，在旅館，在廟裡，甚至在百善地尼勒巖，他們的舌頭都停不下來，這種人在靈性道路上是走不了多遠的。
另外有些人，則性好爭執與辯論，明顯易見的事實永遠不能令他們滿意，非要無中生有，製造疑惑，動搖信心不可，連羅摩（Rama）與克里希那兩位道成肉身孰高孰低，他們都要爭論！皇帝住在京城中心的皇宮內，這些人連京城的邊都沒有沾到，卻好意思爭論皇帝的容貌和榮耀！這就是今日學者的悲哀。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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2012/01/31
God incarnates in the world to teach humanity the way of love. - Baba
Avatara Purushas (divine advents) have no merit or demerit accumulated in former births, unlike ordinary mortals. They do not have any balances to pay off in a birth. Theirs is a Leela (divine play), a birth taken on. The goodness of the good and the wickedness of the bad provide reasons for an Avatar of the Lord. As a result of the advent of the Lord, the good will be happy and the bad will suffer. The Avatar, however has no joy or grief, even when enveloped in the body assumed. The Avatar is not constituted of the five elements; it is chinmaya not mrinmaya - spiritual not material; it can never be disturbed by egoism or the sense of ‘mine’ and ‘thine’; it is untouched by the delusion born of ignorance. Though men may mistake an Avatar as just human, that does not a ffect the Avatar’s nature; an Avatar comes for a task and is always bound to accomplish it.
神化身為人，來到世間，教導人類愛之道。
道成肉身（神的下凡）不像普通人，祂們沒有前世累積下來的善業或惡業，祂們在今生沒有欠什麼債要還。祂們的降生，純係造化遊戲，是以人身示現。善人的善和惡人的惡，為主的下凡提供了緣起，主的降臨，使得善人得快樂，惡人受苦。然而道成肉身本人，雖然有一具肉身，卻沒有喜亦沒有悲。道成肉身非由地、水、火、風、空五大元素構成；它是「靈」，不是物質。它絕對不會被「我的」、「你的」這種我執所擾，它不為出自無明的妄見所動。人們可能會誤把道成肉身當凡人，不過這不影響道成肉身的特性︰道成肉身帶著任務而來，而且注定會成功。
~~ 沙迪亞賽巴巴
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