有關相片的一些談話(之二)----"為什麼用妳的相片？"

----有關相片的一些談話(之二)----"為什麼用妳的相片？"----

不要去想太多！這是開始學霎哈嘉靜坐的一個重點。首先你就是嘗試看看，再試試看。因為假如你心中有太多的懷疑，那麼你的進展將會很緩慢。你應該像一個科學家一樣，(先把我所講的當成一個假說)，就先去試試看，然後再一步步地去接受它。光是去做看看，你也不必付我任何錢，你也不必(辛苦)去做一些如特技表演的瑜伽動作。但是對對初學者而言，他們就會卡在一些小問題，如我的相片就是常見的一個。他們會問：為什麼是用你的相片？
我說：那就用你自己的相片試試。但是我可以告訴你那是不會有作用的。假如用別人的相片會有所幫助，那麼我是會非常高與的！問題是別人的相片都沒有作用，只有我的相片可以幫助你，那麼要怎麼辦呢？縱使你不喜歡，你也只能用我的相片來試試看。就是這麼簡單！我並没有因你用我的相片而獲得什麼。我也不希望從你身上獲取什麼，事實上你也無法給我什麼！你學了這靜坐之後，你只會更享受，你會享受我的愛。我做這一切完全為了你，為了你自己的享受！(1983-03-13)

觀眾問：靜坐時用相片是什麼用途？
Shri Mataji：假如你可以不用相片來學霎哈嘉靜坐，那麼當然是非常好，問題是並無法這樣。開始學霎哈嘉靜坐時你需要一些幫助，這就為什麼初學者使用相片。你若不需要相片，那是OK的，但你將會發現你是需要相片的。
觀眾再問：請問您如何喚醒昆達里尼( Kundalini )？
Shri Mataji：這原本就是我的工作(譯者：母親的意思是：我生來就會)。就像母親大地讓種子發芽，她是如何做到的？這個能力天生就内建在母親大地之内，這就是她的能力(power)。(2000-06-01)

觀眾問：是您的相片的象徵(symbol)散發出能量，或是其他？
Shri Mataji：我的相片有一些特別的係數(coefficience)，所以它可發出能量。其實我比較希望有一些古代聖人的相片可以取代我的相片，但是看來是没有，沒有任何一個降世神祇或聖人曾經拍攝相片(因為那時候没有相機)，甚至在世時也没有留下任何寫真畫像。假如你知道他們的一生，你就知道為什麼，因為他們在世時，幾乎都被迫害，有太多人追在背後試圖迫害他們。........(1990-08-11)

你可以使用我的相片，因為它有能量。但是人們往往會質問為何使用我的相片。其實近代是人類史上第一次可以拍攝相片，克里希納(Shri Krishna)没有相片，羅摩(Shri Rama)也没有相片，耶穌也没有，穆罕默德也没有，只有近代才有相片。我們可以說相機的發明來的正是時候，如此才可能有大規模的自覺。許多人已經藉由相片得到自覺，那你為什麼不試試呢？假如你可以從相片獲得一些助益，為什麼你不做呢？
另外有些人會問為什麼你要做這些事(即教靜坐給自覺)？我要說的是：假如你能做，那麼我會是世界上最高興的人，因為我可以休息了！(1982-04-28)

註一：江瑞凱綜合摘譯自 Shri Mataji 有關相片的談話 1983-03-13, 2001-06-01, 1990-08-11, 1982-04-28. JSM ! 敬請霎哈嘉兄弟姊妹指正。

But practice of Sahaja Yoga must be done without thinking too much about it. First you just try it, more trying – because if you start doubting, I tell you, your progress will be much less.
So first, just like a scientist, to try to accept one by… there is nothing that has to be done, you do not have to pay Me anything of course, you do not have to do any acrobatics or anything.
But for example a small thing like my photograph, you see, many people say, “Why Your photograph?” So “Use your photograph” I say, if that works out, you see. It is something surprising: that’s how people are challenging Me “Why Your photograph?”. “Why don’t you use yours? I will be very happy, use anybody’s”… but doesn’t work out, what to do now? It’s My photograph that works out, but even if you do not like it, you have to use it – what can I do?
Is as simple like that, you see; but in that I do not gain anything from you, I do not want anything from you, nothing material that you can give Me. But you will enjoy, you will enjoy My love, you will enjoy. It is all for your own enjoyment, everything is done.And this is a special time we are born in, we have a special responsibility.(1983-03-13)

[Audience]: What is the purpose of having the photograph?

Shri Mataji: The thing is, if you can do without the photograph, nothing like it, but you need something to support and that’s why people use the photograph. If you don’t need it, it’s alright, but you will find you will need it. Alright?

[Question]: How do you awaken the Kundalini?
Shri Mataji: That’s My job, I will do it, alright? It is very simple, how does the Mother Earth sprouts the seed, how does She do it? It is innately built in Her, that power, isn’t it? What else?(2000-06-01)

Question: Mother, is it a symbol of Your photograph that gives vibrations? The willpower [can’t understand the rest of the question]

Shri Mataji: It’s true. My photograph luckily has some sort of a coefficience that it emits vibrations. I mean, I would like anybody else’s photograph if it does, because it’s a good idea; but I don’t think there’s anyone like that, because none of the incarnations and none of the saints were photographed. It’s very surprising, nobody was photographed. At the most, and also, nobody was portrayed in their lifetime, because you know what happened to all the saints and to all the incarnations: when they lived, everybody was after their lives. No question of having so many people. I mean, even Christ had hardly twelve people and how they tortured His life! Actually, if you see His public life, He lived hardly for three and a half years and they crucified Him. So, this is what the world was. It’s not so bad now. I mean, nobody is going to crucify Me, but still there were no photographs. So, the modern times has another advantage that they have photographs, and they will show you lots of beautiful photographs and things which will stun you. (1990-08-11)

So – ah – with Sahaja Yoga you can cure many diseases and for the time being you can use My Photograph, because it has got vibrations. Now people say, that why Mothers Photograph is to be used? Because this is the first time somebody has taken a photograph.

[a short discussion amongst the Yogis, Shri Mataji asks: What’s it?]

Yes, because you see, Shri Krishna’s Photograph is not available, Shri Rama’s is not available, Jesus’s Photograph is not available, Mohammed’s Photograph is not available – now only you can take photograph. So Photography has also come at the right time, so that we can really have a collective emancipation. Many people have got realization through photograph. So why not do it? If you can get advantage of it, why not use it? Ah, another question people have, that why it is Mother who, who has to do it? But I said, that you do it, I will be very happy. If you could do these things yourself, I’d be the happiest person, because then I’ll have some leave.(1982-04-28)