覺醒的愛與愛的力量

***** 覺醒的愛與愛的力量 *****

在我們的裏面有許多力量(powers) ，如摩訶迦利(Mahakali), 摩訶莎娃斯娃蒂(Mahasaraswati), 摩訶拉希什米(Mahalakshmi), 昆達里尼 (Kundalini)等的力量。這些力量都是用來幫助我們昇進。假如適當使用及了解這些力量，則你的昇進就可以持久。一旦你得到自覺並進入上帝的王國，所有這些力量就會被照亮覺醒(enlightened)，而這些覺醒的力量是完全充滿愛。我們必須了解這一點，即我們是經由愛而獲致完全的覺醒，所以在自覺開悟之後，我們只用一個力量，那就是愛。一旦你得到自覺後，你會體會到你的愛變成一個如此美麗的喜樂海洋。

這個愛是不同於自覺前的愛，在自覺之後，它轉化成另一種形式，它是屬於另一個向度(dimension)。在自覺之前，你最愛的是你自己(身體、自我......)，你可能因為對自己身體的依戀，導致你吃得太多或不吃或運動太多，或追求某一種身材等；但當你得到自覺之後，你對身體的愛會變得不一樣了，你知道你的身體是神的殿堂，所以你會保持身體的清潔，你會避免所有可能毀壞身體的東西與行為。

在自覺之前，你們也有另一種的依戀(attachment)，可以說是一種非常侷限的愛，即愛自己的家人、小孩、妻子(丈夫)。你們可能因此寵壞小孩及妻子(丈夫)，也可能因為自我中心及狹隘的目光，為幫助自己的家人而犧牲他人；得到自覺後，你會發現你原本所做所為對自己、對家人都不是有益的。你開始從群體的角度來思考，(而不是只考慮自己)，對於你自己的家人，你開始思考什麼才是對他們真正有益的，立即你會變成關心他們的問題及毀滅因子。

正因為這種内在的覺醒，你不再有執着與依戀，這種來自無執的愛是最有力量的。就像樹木的汁液，它來自母親大地，一路上升至樹葉的細部，它不會只流到一朶它喜愛的花或葉子，它會滋養樹木的每一個部分。它没有任何執着與偏好。試想假如樹汁只依戀某一朶花、或某一片樹葉，這整棵樹及這朶花、這片葉都會凋零死亡。所以這汁液就如同無執的愛，只求付出給予，而不企求任何回饋，所以汁液帶給樹木的只是繁榮與益處。同樣地，一個成為聖人的霎哈嘉瑜伽士，他對他的家人、朋友及所有的一切的行事態度，也會如同汁液對待樹木一般。

人類至今只是用"仇恨"的力量，尤其是在政治上。某些國家相信他們必須去仇視另一個國家，生來即是應當如此，只因為數百年前彼此有些爭端或發生過戰爭，所以他們的子孫還必須彼此爭鬥。其實"愛"的力量才是最大的力量，而且在得到自覺之後，我們只需要使用愛的力量。這是我們所擁有的、最有效的、最強力的武器，因為這是上天的愛，我們從這泉源-----無所不在的力量(或言：上帝的愛)-----獲得了這上天的愛。

有人說上帝是全能的(Almighty)，那麼誰可以比上帝更有能力呢？但假如我們可以和全能的上帝連結，那麼誰可以比我們更有能力呢？在祂的愛中，祂保護我們，給我們所需要的一切，祂祝福我們，也讓我們享受自己，祂的王國是最快速、最有效率的。

在這短短的談話中，我無法一一去談發生過的種種奇蹟，但你自己會在生活中發現，知道這愛的力量一直在保護你，這愛的力量其實也存在於你的心中。我看過脾氣非常壞的人，就是那種會讓別人的日子變得很悲慘的人，他們在自覺後，可以變成非常美麗、親切的人！一旦你點燃愛的亮光時，你會以正確的方式來愛自己，你會放棄所有錯的、不道德的行為。這愛是恆久的，是強而有力的，會讓你對人類的集合體有一份信心。因為正是内在的靈(Spirit)來點亮了你所有的力量，這靈正是人類的愛與集體性的來源。

註一： 江瑞凱摘譯自Shri Mataji 在錫呂力量普祭(Shri Shakti Puja)的談話1993-08-03. JSM ! 敬請霎哈嘉兄弟姊妹們指正.

You know within us there are many powers of Maha Kali, Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi, Kundalini.

All these powers are there for us to ascent. If these powers are properly used and understood, then your ascent can be permanent. Once you achieve your ascent and enter into the kingdom of God, all these powers get enlightened. And these powers which are enlightened are absolutely filled with Love. Enlightenment, we have to understand that we get completely enlightened by Love. So after enlightenment, after realisation we use only one power which is of Love. .....

But once you get your enlightenment you realise that your love becomes a beautiful ocean of joy for yourself.

This love is not the same which you had before enlightenment. It’s transformed into a new dimension, into a new form. Before enlightenment you are attached to yourself, first of all, very much: to your body, to your mind, to your conditionings, to your intellect, to your ego. And that is how you develop darkness of many horrible things within yourself. If you are too much attached to your body then you may eat too much or you may not eat at all or you may exercise too much or you may work it out for a particular form of your figure. But when you become enlightened and you understand that your body is the temple of God, then you keep your body clean and also you try to avoid all that is destructive for your body.

The another attachment we have is very limited, say for your own family, for your children, for your wife, for your husband, something like that. Despite that a human being can be extremely selfish and could only bother about himself and first of all him and then the rest. Also he may spoil his children or spoil her husband or his wife in any way just to pamper their ego. Some people might indulge into alcoholism or drugs or all kinds of things. Also to help their families they may draw(drop?) other people because they are very self-centered and their vision is very narrow.  ......

Then there’s enlightenment and they see for themselves that whatever I’m doing is neither good for me nor for my family, nor my relations. After enlightenment you think collectively. Also when you think about your wife and your children, your family, you think what is the right thing for them to do. Immediately you become attentive to their problems and to their destructiveness.  .......

Because of the enlightenment there’s detachment. And the power of detached love is the greatest. It’s like the sap in the trees which rises from the Mother Earth, goes up into the smallest of leaves and then it is either evaporated or goes back to the Mother Earth. It doesn’t stay in one flower because it likes it or in one leaf because it likes it. It nourishes every part of the tree, whatever is need, and is not attached. But supposing it gets entangled or involved in one flower or in one leaf, the tree will die and that leaf or that flower will also die.

So detached love only gives, doesn’t expect anything. It is complete prosperity and the goodness of the tree. In the same way a saintly person, who is a Sahaja Yogi, behaves towards his family, towards his friends, towards everything.
We have used only the power of hatred so far. In the politics, especially, one country believes that they must hate another country, they are born for that. Because hundred years back some quarrel took place or a war took place, so the children are still fighting among themselves.   ........

This power of Love is the greatest power and after Sahaja Yoga we have to use only our power of Love. It’s the most powerful, effective weapon that we have. Because this is Divine Love. We are getting the source of Divine Love from the all pervading power of God’s Love.
They say that God is Almighty. Then who can be more powerful than God? And if we are connected with God Almighty, who could be mightier than us? In His Love He protects us, He gives us whatever we want, He blesses us and He makes us enjoy ourselves. His government is the most efficient one and is very quick and very fast.  ..........

There are so many miracles that in this short speech I won’t be able to tell you all of them. But you’ll find it in your life itself, how this power of Love, that you have within your heart, has protected you. I have seen people who are very hot tempered, who are angry type and who are all the time making other’s life miserable, become extremely beautiful, nice people. With this Light of Love you love yourself in the right way and give up all that is wrong, all that is immoral. This Love is eternal, is very powerful and gives you a confidence in the collectivity of human beings. Because it’s the Spirit which enlightens all your power. And the Spirit is the source of collectivity and love for every human being in the world. ......