*** 古代的聖人 ***
在(1970年5月5日)以前，神降臨人類身上的祝福都是以個別的恩寵方式來呈現，這些人是個別地獲得自覺，是這邊一個、那邊一個，他們個別獲得自覺的方法是和集體(獲得自覺)剛好相反。首先他們必須先建立他們的正法(dharma)，完全清潔他們自己、隨時期盼獲得解脫、將他們的注意力放在解脫上面、隨時想到上帝、請求祂的恩典，而且要以小心謹慎、合乎正法的方式來行事，以此來保持自己的純潔無暇。他們必須控制他們的心智、慾望、行動等，即以這種方式來使他們處在中脈。當他們可以通過所有的試煉，當他們(被認為)值得來獲得自覺時，這時候母親的恩寵才會降臨，才會給他們自覺。這種方式持續了好一段時間。
那些少數獲得自覺的人為(今日的)霎哈嘉做了許多不凡的預備工作。這些人在各階層都有，但是只有極少數，也十分突出。譬如在古代的印度及世界各地，這些人發現了母親大地所產生的特別贈禮，即是人們所謂的
"聖石" (swayambus)。這些石頭或石頭聖像是從母親大地所拋出來產生的，再被這些聖人所發現。他們將聖石放在神殿之中，來崇拜它，藉著崇拜也讓這些聖石有更多的能量，也給予周遭地區能量。全世界都有這樣子的聖石，但是只有聖人可以發現它們。
這些聖人倡導並建立道德在人類生活中的重要性，即合乎道德的生活如何帶給人健康、財富及昌盛，即道德是可以帶給人光輝，而不是另外那些將人拉向低下或帶來毀滅的東西。這些聖人也建立學校......。他們教育年輕人，以使他們可以走向符合正法的生活，可以享受美好的婚姻。希望有朝一日，他們成長升進到可以獲得自覺，而有一個完全享受的人生。這些聖人就是以身作者、以自己的行為、以自己與眾不同的享受態度、以自己喜樂的人生，來吸引人們將注意力從外面移向內在、更深層的價值。聖人的所行所為、生活態度充滿了一種對神、對宗教、對平衡美好的人生的信心。他們首先為日後的霎哈嘉大廈搭好了一個堅固的鷹架，他們可說是這偉大演化工作的重要螺絲。他們想建立正法的願望是如此堅定，以至於整個摩訶迦俐的神聖力量(Divine
force of Mahakali)都經由他們來運作，然後他們以無比的理解及智慧，將這願望的力量付諸行動，人類許多偉大的經典都是出自他們的筆下，數千年來這些聖人和經典都是人類的行為準則。
只有到了大約這一千年的近代，人類才開始懷疑這些聖人。在這之前人類只會懷疑自己："我們還是做不到，我們不夠好，我們就是無法做得更好；但是聖人是完美的，聖人所說的都是正確的"。那時候的人類對轉世神祇及聖人及他們所說的是沒有任何懷疑的，只是對自己屢屢犯錯、無法走上聖人講的正軌有所疑惑而已。......
但是隨著人類"自我"(ego)的逐漸發展及來自"非我"(superego)的持續挑戰，這一切都崩潰了。混亂疑惑進入人類的腦袋，人類開始懷疑這些偉大的覺者，而不是懷疑自己。或許這是因為聖人對人類而言是遙不可及，另外一些人則受周遭惡魔力量的影響，而受其操控，開始懷疑這些聖人及這些偉大的經典。結果一邊是這些對聖人充滿懷疑的人們，另外一邊則是堅持要做更多更多的教導，這些人變成了(基本教義派的)狂熱份子 。
註一：江瑞凱摘譯自Shri Mataji在頂輪普祭(Sahastrara
Puja)的談話1980-05-05。JSM ! 敬請霎哈嘉兄弟姊妹們指正。
So far the blessings of God came to human beings individually as
grace. And they received their Self-realisation individually, one by one. And
the method for individual realisation was just the opposite of the collective.
First they had to establish their dharma, cleanse themselves fully, desiring
all the time for their salvation, putting their attention to their salvation,
as you call it Ishwara Pranidhan (desire for God), thinking of God, asking for
His grace and acting in a scrupulous, dharmic ways to keep themselves pure.
They had to control their mind, control their desires, control their action in
such a manner that they absolutely kept to the centre path. And when they could
get through all that testing and immunity, and when they deserved [it], then
only the grace of Mother gave them realisation.
This pattern was on for some time. These few people who got
realisation did lots of wonderful things to prepare for Sahaj Yog. They were in
every field of life, but very few and unique. For example, in India and in many
other places in ancient times, they discovered the unique gifts of the Mother
Earth; what you call as the swayambhus – created by themselves. These stones or
stone images, which were thrown out by the Mother Earth, were discovered by
these saints. They put shrines there, they worshipped them and, by worshipping,
they made these images vibrate – more of vibrations and vibrate that area. All
over the world there are such stones, but only the saints could discover them.
Then they established the importance of virtue in life: how
virtue can give you health, wealth and prosperity which is glorifying and not
which is degrading or which is destructive. They established schools and
universities, specially in India.
......They prepared young children, educated them, in such a manner that
they led a very dharmic life, enjoyed their married life fully and then they
matured in such a manner that they got their realisation and lived a life of
complete enjoyment. Thus they distracted the attention of people which was
outside, to inner, deeper values, by their own example, by their own behaviour,
by their own style of enjoyment, by leading a very cheerful and a happy life.
All this permeated a kind of confidence in God, religion, and a very good,
balanced life. They have really done a great job of first building the
scaffoldings of the huge, great building of Sahaja Yoga which is going to come
now. They are just like nuts and bolts in our whole working. Their desire to
establish dharma was so great that complete Divine force of Mahakali was
working through them. Then they put it to the action with such understanding
and such wisdom. Great scriptures were written by them and for many years,
thousands of years, they were the guiding lines (guidelines) for people.
Only in the modern times, if you say about a thousand years or
so, people started doubting them. Before that people used to doubt themselves.
They used to doubt that, “We are not yet capable. We are not good enough. We
cannot do it better, but they are perfect. Whatever they have said is all
right.” There was no doubting about the incarnations or about these saints,
what they said. But the doubting was about themselves that, “How is it that
this is the good path, we know, this is the real path, we know; still we are
going in the wrong direction?” ......
but all this started toppling down with the ego developing and
the super-ego challenging. Confusion started coming into the minds of people
and they started doubting those great realised souls instead of doubting
themselves. Because they could not reach anywhere near these great saints, some
of them were influenced by many satanic forces around and played into their
hands and started doubting those realised people and all these great
scriptures.
So, [on] the one side we have the doubting people, the another
side the fanatics. Those who tried to adhere more and more to the teachings had
to become fanatics, so they became fanatics.
