靜坐的關鍵在無思慮的靜觀

*** 靜坐的關鍵在無思慮的靜觀  ***

你每天都應該靜坐，那些不靜坐的人可能會下墜迷失，因為靜坐就像將油加進油燈裡面。以為自己可以不用靜坐的練習者是自己搞錯了，這是很不幸的事。他們也必須早晚靜坐，問題出在他們(到霎哈嘉後)輕易地獲得自覺與總總的好處，以致於他們不了解靜坐的重要性。靜坐可以有效地撫慰身心靈，也是一個和上天神聖的力量(Divine)來連結的上乘方法，所以你全部的問題都會在靜坐狀態中得到解決。假如你不靜坐，那麼或許你內在的光將逐步減弱，(有一天)你可能會沒有足夠的光了。

許多人問我："如何做靜坐呢？"， 你不用做任何事，只需進入無思慮的靜觀(thoughtless  awareness，或譯：無思慮的覺知) 狀態。要試著進入這無思慮的靜觀狀態，假如你可以進入，那麼你已完成你的工作了，因為在這狀態下的此刻，你是和真理(truth)、實相(reality)、喜樂(joy)在一起，和所有這些重要的東西在一起。當你靜坐的時候不要想從靜坐獲得什麼功能、作用，不要如此。靜坐是用來讓你靜下來，讓你的思緒平靜下來，然後進入你內在深邃的海洋。我可以立即分辨出誰是有靜坐、誰沒有，這對我一點都不難。那些不靜坐的人總是表現出猶豫、混亂，他們沒有能力了解事情。這就是為什麼靜坐是霎哈嘉瑜伽中最重要的事。

靜坐就是持續獲得上天能量的方法，這能量不只會減少你所有的不安與憂慮，也可以去除所有的負面想法，即會將所有令人消沉的念頭都清除。當你可以進入無思慮靜觀的靜坐，你會驚訝到你裡裡外外都獲得助益，無思慮的靜觀是一個可以產生好處的巨大的力量，所以那些不靜坐的練習者並無法從霎哈嘉瑜伽中獲取深層的益處。每一個人都應該試著去靜坐，去達到這無思慮靜觀的狀態，當你處在無思慮的靜觀狀態時，你會有信心，對靈性(Divinity)有完全的信心，你自己會知道你有這信心，即這靜坐會帶給你安全感。是靜坐帶給你真正的覺醒(enlightenment)，及和上天(Divine)完全的連結。假如無法和上天連結，那麼從事霎哈嘉瑜伽有什麼用處呢？

我知道有些練習者的靜坐可以到達很深的程度，有些人則只是表面而已，這深度就存在無思慮的靜觀，這是一個你應該要達到的重要關鍵點。當你看到任何事物時，假如你可以處在無思慮靜觀的狀態，那麼你就變成一個可以真實反映事物的鏡子一般，試著這樣去做，我不知道你可以處在這種狀態多久，縱使(開始)只是一秒鐘，之後你也會越來越容易進入此狀態。

和上天神聖力量(Divine)的連結是一個關鍵，這只有在你靜坐且達到無思慮的靜觀狀態時才有可能。此時此刻上天的力量會展現出來、會來幫你。它是以如此(微妙)的方式來幫你，以致於你都不曉得你是如何完成一些事。所以無思慮的靜觀是你們都應該要到達的第一步，在這之後你可以更上層樓，但第一步是無思慮的靜觀。進入無思慮的靜觀狀態是非常重要，因為此刻沒有來自左右、來自過去和未來的思緒，你就處在當下的現在，這是你們都可以做得到的。但是你必須讓自己穩固在此狀態，多久不是重點，一旦你觸及此狀態，你未來將一再體驗到它。許多人雖然也靜坐，但是他們的思緒持續在進行，他們並無法處在無思慮的寧靜之中，這是一個關鍵點。假如你要成長昇進，你必須經由無思慮的靜觀和上天有完全的連結，你不必(對外)祈禱，也不必呼叫任何人(的名號)，都不必！在這狀態下自然就會成就，因為它就存在你的内裡。

註一：譯者摘譯自Shri Mataji光明節普祭(Diwali Puja)的談話2002-11-03。JSM ! 敬請霎哈嘉兄弟姊妹們指正。

Every day you should do meditation. Those who do not do meditation are capable of falling down, because meditation is like putting oil into the lamp. Those who do not meditate, think they can do without it, are sadly mistaken. They have to meditate morning and evening. The problem is everything comes so handily, so simple that they don’t understand that meditation is very important. Typical. Not you, but there are many I know who get realisation, who don’t meditate.  ...... Meditation is such a soothing thing, such a beautiful way of connection with the Divine, that all your problems get solved in that meditative mood. If you are not meditating, you are not following meditation, then maybe your light will go down. It won’t give sufficient light. ....

How to do meditation, many people ask. Don’t do anything, to just go into thoughtless awareness. Try to go to the thoughtless awareness. If you can get into that condition of thoughtless awareness, you’ve done your job, because that’s the point where you are with the truth, with the reality, with the joy, with everything that is so fundamental.
When you meditate, try not to make some sort of a function out of it, no. Meditation is something silencing yourself, silencing your thoughts and going to that deep ocean which is within you itself. But supposing you don’t do that, if you don’t meditate. I can make out immediately those who are meditating and those who are not. It’s not difficult for me. Those who do not meditate are always hesitating. They are confused. They can’t understand. And that’s why meditation is the most important thing in Sahaja Yoga.  .....

in the same way meditation is a continuous availability of the Divine Force. That will reduce all your apprehensions. Not only that, but takes out all the negative thoughts. It takes out all the discouraging things. And when you are meditating like that, thoughtless awareness, then you’ll be amazed how you are helped from within and without. It’s a terrible power that works, this thoughtless awareness. So those who do not meditate cannot go very much far with the advantage of Sahaja Yoga. One should try to meditate, and go up to the point of thoughtless awareness. So what happens to you? If you are in thoughtless awareness, what happens to you is that you get the confidence, complete confidence of divinity. You know you have that. ....., that meditation will give you security. It will give you real enlightenment and a complete connection with the Divine. Without the connection of the Divine, what’s the use of doing Sahaja Yoga?
I know the people who are meditating, who have gone down into their being, and who are very developed. Also I know people who are little superficial. Your depth is in thoughtless awareness. Is a very important point which you should reach. Looking at anything, if you are thoughtlessly aware, then you really become reflective about it. Just works out that way. I don’t know how far you can remain in that condition. But even for a second you can achieve it, you start achieving it more and more.   .......

Main thing is your connection with the Divine, is only possible when you meditate and become thoughtlessly aware. That’s the point where Divine works, it helps you. It comes to your help in such way that you don’t know how you have achieved it. So thoughtless awareness is the first point all of you should achieve. Very important. After that, we can achieve something else, but the first step is thoughtless awareness.It’s very important to become thoughtlessly aware because then there are no thoughts coming from the left or right, from the (past) or the future. Just in the present you are there. It’s something you all have. It’s not that I’m saying that to you, but all of you have this, but steady yourself. You have to steady yourself at thoughtless awareness. How long – that’s not the point. The point is once you’ve touched it, you’ll go on touching it. Many people meditate, but their thought process is going on. They are not thoughtlessly silent. Now this is the one point which is very important. If you have to grow, you should be absolutely in connection with the Divine, through thoughtless awareness. You don’t have to pray, you don’t have to call anyone, nothing; it just works because it is within you.