從物質的迷思談到普祭

*** 從物質的迷思談到普祭 ***

當你發展出靜觀的狀態(witness  state)時，你不會將東西保為己有，你會很樂意給予他人，或和他人分享共用。在這種階段你變成一個靜觀者，因為你開始享受(這一切)。靜觀狀態就是錫呂克里希納(Shri Krishna)的狀態，也是處在大我(Virat)的狀態。當你開始和別人分享共用你的東西，這表示你已走入正軌。

普祭的精髓也是要如何來克服我們對東西、對物質粗糙面的迷思，做普祭就是要知道如何來超越我們對物質表象的執著依戀。當我們想要擁有一樣東西，我們應該要知道：是神給我們這樣東西，所有的東西都是屬於神的。假如你獻花給神，畢竟花是神自己所創造的，你又獻給神什麼呢？人對神獻祭光(light)和對神做搖燈禮(aarti)， 這些都是神(所創造)的光，那麼人做這個儀式又是在做什麼呢？當我們對神獻祭光，我們所做的是在崇拜我們內在的光，我們內在的光元素就會被喚醒。光元素就在額輪的位置。當你做搖燈禮，或你將光放在神之前、將光獻給神，那麼你內在的光元素就會被喚醒。當你獻祭花朵時，根輪就得到喚醒。當你獻祭蜂蜜，你的注意力就得到照亮。畢竟神是不需要任何東西，我們為什麼要給神東西。

神是享受者(enjoyer)，人並不是享受者，人無法(像神一樣)享受，享受者就是神。當神在人的内裡，人就可以享受，這享受者就是靈(Spirit)。所以任何可以取悅你的靈的東西，都用在普祭的獻祭中。譬如你獻給女神稻米，稻米要放在女神的膝上，這一點稻米給女神有什麼用呢？藉著獻祭稻米，你內在來自食物的滿足感就得到照亮。但是這並不表示你將稻米灑在我身上，不是這樣！而是要心存恭敬與理解，要如此來獻稻米給我。一般人是不了解為什麼要獻祭稻米給神。

為什麼獻祭棕櫚樹葉給耶穌基督呢？祂拿這個做什麼？假如祂是上帝的兒子，那麼給祂棕櫚樹葉有什麼用處呢？或是給祂油、油浴，或用油按摩祂的腳有什麼用處呢？這完全是為了你的益處，其實在霎哈嘉這也被證實了，假如當你按摩我的腳，你是會感到更舒服，而不是我。當你按摩我的手，是你感到更舒服。當你在我足前頂禮，是你感到更舒服。像那位女士上次主動要幫我做足部反射區按摩，結果不是我感到更放鬆，而是她感到更放鬆。她越按摩她越放鬆。當你為神工作，這祝福會降臨你，你是被祝福的，無論是什麼麻煩，神都來幫你解決。你獻給神任何會讓你滿足的東西，這滿足感(反而)降臨你身上。

當你將這些花獻給我，會來帶給你兩種好處：根輪及腹輪，這就是為什麼(獻祭)花這麼重要。假如花是美麗的，那會帶給腹輪(好處)，假如花是芬芳的，那它們會治療你的根輪，你做這些是為了改善你的輪穴。再譬如像酥油，酥油是對喉輪好，錫呂克里希那是非常喜愛酥油及奶油。假如你用奶油來按摩我的腳，你的喉輪就會改善，而不是我的喉輪。我沒有任何問題，我唯一的問題就是你們都在我裡面，當你有問題，我就會有問題。(我身上的)這些能量必須到你身上，我準備了這些能量，就像解毒劑一樣，它們必須流動，這是一個你們應去了解的非常精微的知識。

人要從(物質的)粗糙面移動到靈(的精微面)，是依循下面的過程。首先你是喚醒照亮你的輪穴，藉著喚醒輪穴，你輪穴上面的神衹變得高興，當輪穴上面這些神衹高興時，輪穴上就會有一個通道可以讓昆達里尼通過，當有這個通道時，昆達里尼就可升高(到頂輪)，然後你的注意力就可以開始逐漸和靈成為一體。就是這樣一步一步前進，你從物質(matter)移動到更精微的物質(subtler matter)，然後從更精微物質到你的輪穴，再從輪穴到(輪穴上的)神衹，再從神衹到靈體，然後靈體本身就享受祂自己。所以(在這過程)你不必去做什麼，你只需要將你的精神及注意力放在靈體上面。

這就為什麼在普祭上，這些獻祭會如此安排。現在的人並不知道這其中的連結，所以他們會想："為什麼我們獻祭這些東西給神？這些東西不都是神自己的東西嗎？"，他們會質疑："為什麼我們放燈？沒有必要！"。

你處在那裡？在什麼階段？你要知道你是處在這個階段：你必須將自己從物質中抽離出來。

說明：這是一個很長的談話及閒聊，錫呂瑪塔吉主要是談英國人的懶散(lethargy)，再談到人對物質的依戀，再以普祭為例，來談如何從物質抽離出來。談普祭的這一部分早有人翻譯(Sahaj-vidya網站的中文通訊2003年8月第12期)，也被轉載在台灣集體的進階班教程中"母親說普祭"中的後半段。 該譯文略去了許多片段，恐怕會使讀者無法了解這段的精義，所以試著重新翻譯。

註一：江瑞凱摘譯自Shri Mataji在倫敦靜室的談話1980-09-27。JSM ! 敬請霎哈嘉兄弟姊妹們指正。

When you develop your witness state this will come to you that you will not keep things to yourself but you would like to give and share, sharing. That is the time you should know you have become a witness, because you are enjoying. Witness state is the state of Shri Krishna, of Virat. When you start sharing your things then it is a proper thing.

Now the essence of puja is also how to overcome our material grossness. Puja is nothing but is how to overcome our material grossness. When we want to have a matter to ourselves, we must know that it is given to us by God. Everything belongs to God. Supposing we give flower to God, after all it is God’s own creation, what are we giving? We show light to God or do ‘aarti’ to God. What? It is all God’s light only, what do we do?

But by showing light to God, what we do is to, we worship light within us. The light element gets enlightened within us. The light element is here on the Agnya. When you do aarti, or when you put light before God, when you show light to God, the light element within you gets enlightened. When you give flowers, Mooladhara gets enlightened. When you get honey, then your attention gets enlightened.

So, why we give it to God, after all God doesn’t need anything.

But God is the enjoyer. You are not the enjoyer, you cannot enjoy. Enjoyer is God. In you, when God is there that enjoys, that is the Spirit. So whatever pleases your Spirit is used in the puja to be given. Now you give rice – all these things are discovered – that you give rice to the Devi. Rice should be put in Her lap. Now what is rice, a little rice to a Devi? Is, by putting rice, in you the satisfaction of getting food or food that gives you satisfaction is enlightened.

But that doesn’t mean you start showering things on Me, that doesn’t mean that. What I am trying to say, do it with dignity and understanding. That you give Me rice. Now, rice giving – these people don’t understand why rice is to be given to God? After all, why give Him palm leaves? What is He going to do? If Christ was the Son of God. What was the use of putting palm leaves for Him? Or to give Him oil, oil bath or to rub His feet with oil?

It is for you to get the advantage. Now in Sahaj yoga it is proved now. When you rub My feet, you feel better, not Me. You rub My hands, you feel better. When you fall at My feet, you feel better. She, she is a great – what was, what is, what were you doing?

Lady: Reflexology.

Shri Mataji: Reflexology. Big name, ah? Reflexology. And she is supposed to know about the feet and things like that.

One day she said, “Mother I want to come and massage Your feet. I know this and all that.”

So I said, “All right, come along.” So she came to rub My feet. Instead of I feeling, becoming relaxed, she was becoming relaxed. The more she was rubbing she was getting relaxed.

So you see when you do for God, the blessings comes to you. You are blessed. Whatever is the problem with you, you give to God to solve. Also whatever satisfies you, you give to God. The satisfaction comes to you.

Now, these flowers when you give it to Me, Mooladhara. They give you two things, Swadishthana and Mooladhara. Flowers that’s why are very important. They give Swadishthana, if the flowers are beautiful, then they give Swadishthana and if they are fragrant they cure your Mooladhara. Now, I mean there is no end to flowers also. But think about it, that you are doing it to improve your chakras.

Then other things that are used like say ghee. Ghee is used. It is for Vishuddhi. Shri Krishna is very fond of ghee and butter. So when you rub My feet with say butter, your Vishuddhi will improve, you know that. Not Mine, I have no problem. I have only one problem that you are within Me and when you have problem I have problems. Because these vibrations have to go to you. So I prepare vibrations here as an antidote and they have to flow. It’s a very subtle thing to understand.

To move from gross to Spirit, this is the thing by which you move, because first you enlighten your chakras. By enlightening your chakras, your deities get happy, prasanna. By making the deities happy, you keep; get a passage for the Kundalini to pass through.

By making the passage for the Kundalini, the Kundalini goes up and then your attention starts becoming one with the Spirit. It is step by step, you move from matter to subtler matter, from subtler matter to your chakras, from chakras to deities, from deities to the Spirit. Then Spirit enjoys itself. So there you do not have to do anything. Just give your Spirit to Spirit.

That’s why these things were prescribed. Now people could not see this linkage. They thought that, “Why should we give anything to God? After all it is all His own.” The argument started. “Why should we put lights? There is no need.” But this is an escape. Where are you, at what stage? You are at a stage; you are at a stage where you have to detach yourself from matter.