拉希什米(Lakshmi )和給予

------拉希什米(Lakshmi )和給予------

拉希什米(註一)的兩隻手上各持有一朶蓮花(Lotus)。蓮花是愛的象徵，蓮花是粉红色，粉紅色就代表愛，所以拉希什米原理代表的就是愛，而不是一般人以為的錢財，這些錢財只是用來表示你的愛而已！所以真正有拉希什米的有錢人會十分慷慨，就像蓮花會歡迎面目猙獰的大甲蟲晚間躲到它的花瓣中，它會輕輕地合上花瓣，讓甲蟲在裏面安眠。

拉希什米的左手平伸(手掌向上)就表示給予。這些内在有拉希什米原理的人只想到如何給予他人，而且他們不會把自己不要的東西給予他人。朋友不是你的廢物桶，把不要的東西給予朋友不是所謂的慷慨。假如你有能力給予，你應該把最好的贈予他人。很可惜大部份的人不懂也未曾學過贈予的藝術(註二)，再加上人們都是非常自我中心，他們知道什麼(東西)會帶給自己喜悅，但是他們不了解什麼可以帶給他人真正的喜悦。當你懂得贈予的藝術，知道別人真正的需求，此時因贈予所帶給對方的喜悅會千倍返回你的心中。

當我們表達我們的慷慨時，有時候難免會碰到對方利用我們的好心來佔便宜。這是無所謂的，這不是你的錯。是那個佔你便宜的人犯了罪，他將會因此受到懲罰，這是上天(Divine Power) 的職責，你不用去擔心。你不會因此有損失，你甚至會有十倍的回報。你是一個霎哈嘉練習者，你是隨時都被上天所祝福的。

註一：拉希什米是住在臍輪的神祇，在印度可說是最受歡迎的女神，因為祂帶來財富。
註二：Shri Mataji 在其他的談話中有提過"贈予的藝術"乃在於給人他所需要的或他所缺乏的東西。

註三：江瑞凱摘譯自Shri Mataji在Diwali Puja的談話1990-10-21. JSM ! 敬請霎哈嘉兄弟姊妹們指正.

In Her two hands She has got lotuses. Lotus is a sign of beauty and they being pink, is love. So what does it symbolize? That a person who has Lakshmi, who has money, who has wealth should be extremely generous, like a lotus which allows a horrible gnat-like, black, porky, poking type, little beetle also to come into it and to sleep. And She provides in the lotus a beautiful bed of comfort to such a person. He is black, he’s got thorns in it, but he’s coming to rest, surrendered. And then She covers it with Her petals and makes it comfortable and protected.

So, Lakshmi principle means love. This very few people understand. To them Lakshmi means money in the bank. No, doesn’t mean that. It means money or anything like that to express your love.

So all those who have Lakshmi tattwa developed in them, they think what to give. But they don’t give the worst thing that they have. Just like a waste paper basket is a friend, “Ah! This is useless. I better, instead of throwing, I can give it to that friend.” And then friend says, “All right. It’s very nice. I’ll give it to another friend.” And all friends are used as waste paper baskets. Whatever is the worst is given. How can you touch your depth? Whatever is the best if you can give, if you are free to give, you should give the best.
So, one of the snags is that we have never learnt the art of giving. If we learn the art of giving then it’s so joyous, so beautiful. Because we are very ego-oriented, we understand what gives us joy but we don’t understand what will give joy to others. And when we understand what will give joy to others, then that joy reflects on us much more, thousand times.

In Sahaja Yoga you do trust people, all the time. You give. Of course sometimes you are exploited. So doesn’t matter, that’s not your look out. You have not committed any sin. The one who has exploited you, he has committed the sin and he is going to suffer, so why should you worry? But with the help of this divine power, the one who exploits will suffer. And you will get ten times more than what you have lost. This is what it is to be understood by Sahaja yogis. That we are now blessed by this divine power. We are not alone. All the time it is blessing us.( 1990-10-21)