靈性與慶祝 Spirituality And Belelration
224 1999/10/20 印度 班格羅靜心所
歡慶是靈魂的本性。
任何歡慶必然是靈性的。
缺乏靈性的歡慶無深度。
而寧靜賦予歡慶深度。
有些人認為寧靜的狀態才是靈性的。例如，許多靜坐的人覺得歡笑、歌唱與舞蹈並非是靈性的。
有些人則認為只有歡慶才是靈性的。世界上有些地方，像在印度或非洲的鄉間，歡慶意味著大聲的音樂；根本沒有任何寧靜可言。
靈性是外在寧靜與內在歡慶融洽的調和；同時也是內在寧靜與外在歡慶的！
224 SPRITUALITY AND CELEBRATION
Weekly Knowledge #224 Bangalore Ashram 20 Oct 1999 India
Celebration is the nature of the spirit.
Any celebration has to be spiritual.
A celebration without spirituality does not have any depth.
And silence gives the depth to celebration.
Some people think being silent is spirituality.
E.g. Many meditators feel that laughing, singing and dancing are not spiritual.
Some people think only celebration is spirituality.
E.g. In some parts of the world, such as in rural India or Africa, celebration means loud music; there is no silence at all.
Spirituality is a harmonious blend of outer silence and inner celebration ; and also inner silence and other celebration!
NEWS FLASH
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was in Bangalore and met Guruji. He was all praise for the Art of Living programs in building India and the world. He lauded Guruji for his success in reviving the ancient Indian Vedic heritage and presenting it to the world in such an accessible way in a modern context.
At the recent International Youth meet on Human Values organised by the United Nations in Seoul, South Koreo, the Art of Living Foundation played a stellar role, and out of the nearly 1000 NGOs participating, Art of Living was the only workshop to be mentioned in the closing ceremony.
Navratri celebrations at the Ashram were a combination of bubbling joy, deep meditation and profound silence. Among the many saints who graced the occasion were the Shankaracharya, and Swami Swatantranand with his humour-filled discourses on the Bhagvatam. Thanks to the excellent video arrangements, the thousands who came were all able to participate fully in all the celebrations. Next year we plan to go live on the Internet!
Jai Guru Dev
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