當代宗教的問題

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當今我們面臨的很大危險之一即是宗教的基本教義主義(fundamentalism)，幾乎無論那一個宗教皆背離它原先開創者。人類歷史上這些不同時代、不同地域的先覺者、聖人、先知或降世神衹，他們都是靈性大樹上面美麗的花朶，他們都是吸收同樣神聖汁液而綻放的花朶，他們在世界各地散發著相同的愛的芬芳。但是這些美麗的花朶却被後人(追隨者)從靈性樹上摘取下來，而成為毫無生命的宗教，再也沒有任何的芳香與生命力。

宗教原本應該是要給予人價值，要把人從受制於原始動物本能中提升出來，使人脱離那些基植於不安全感、害怕及衝突的原始部落天性。宗教原本是要使人走向平衡，為最後的靈性昇進做準備，即變成内在有光而圓滿的人。這樣子的人是完全知道神聖的宇宙法則，因為他們是和上帝有連結的。這即是這些聖人及神祇們來世的原本目的。很不幸的，隨著時間的推移，宗教變成了人類之間最大的衝突來源。這些宗教人士表面鼓吹愛及盲目的信仰，但是他們實質上却是完全的金錢導向或權力導向，而那些在上位的宗教人士本身也不認識神，和神也沒有任何的連結，他們沒有任何實相(reality)的知識，他們所知所談者皆是屬於幻相的。這些由人所創造的宗教甚至扭曲原始的經典，或是只用他們的頭腦去解釋它。所有的宗教最原本的精義即是要人明瞭人類的有限，而利用有限的生命去追求永恆、追求上帝的國。相反地，這些由人創造的宗教却是一種以為自己是上帝的選民，進而鼓吹仇恨、渺視他人(異教徒)的組織，那些忠實的追隨者、盲信者更是有能力犯下各種可怕的罪行。這都是因為他們無法感知内在最高指導的靈(Spirit)。人唯有在得到自覺之後，内在的靈才能成為真正的高我(主人)，來指揮種種較低層的自我。
正也是由於這些宗教的種種問題，許多現代人並不相信有一位全能的上帝，他們只相信科學可以證明的事物。

註一：Shri Mataji 在一生的談話中談及此問題可謂是無數多次！這是每一個 yogi不可不了解的議題。了解此問題則更能知悉Sahaja Yoga 和其他宗教的差異.

註二：江瑞凱摘譯自Shri Mataji 的談話1989-09-01. JSM ! 敬請 Sahaja 兄弟姊妹們指正.

Crucial and dangerous problem we must face is surely that of religious fundamentalism and we cannot point the finger at any religion in particular. Wherever you see or look you find that the concept of religion has strayed far from the original ideas of its founder. I have said many times before and I say it again now, on the tree of spirituality many beautiful flowers have appeared as seers, saints, prophets and Divine incarnations at different times. Those flowers were nourished by the same sap of Divinity that manifests the fragrance of love for the whole world. But they were plucked from the tree of life by human beings and now these dead flowers have become so many dead religions without any fragrance or vitality.

Religion is meant to make human beings worthy, to transform them from their state of subjection to their original animal instincts and after that wean them from their tribal instincts, which are based on insecurity, fear and conflict, balancing them to prepare them for their final transformation into enlightened and complete human beings, conscious of Divine laws through their connection to God, God Almighty. This was the original intention at the awakening of the various religions in different parts of the world and the message of God to make human beings aware of his power of love, beauty and [unclear: could be grace].

Unfortunately, in the course of time, religion has become a point of the most tremendous conflict. They preach love and blind faith, while they themselves have become money- or power-oriented and those in the highest position of these so-called religion and religions do not themselves know God. They have no knowledge of reality. In these days these man-made religions have twisted or rationalized the words of pure scriptures. For in their pure form all religions are created from one universal principle: seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, that is, seek the eternal which is unlimited and use the transitory only with a clear understanding of its limitations. But on the contrary, in practice, man-made religions are organized for the contempt and hatred of others on the assumption that we are the chosen ones and yet no matter what field they may profess these staunch believers are capable of committing any number of sins. This is because they do not have the consciousness of the guiding principle of the spirit which spontaneously acts in our attention, only after self realization, which leads eventually to total enlightenment. Then the good or higher self controls the lower or baser self. This is realized within our being on the pathway to ascent in this Kali Yuga or Dark Age [unclear].

Now, what I have found is that instead of uniting people, instead of making human beings good and loving, religions actually turn people into self-opinionated mental acrobats and fearsome defenders of truth. Of course, the truth in fact defends everyone and is in need of no defense. In the end all one can say about man-made religions is that the tree is known by the fruit it bears. Of course, as a result many people do not believe in God. They do not believe in God at all. They believe only what can be scientifically proved, what can be demonstrated to give results. (1989-09-01)