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性靈的激發 Stimulating the Soul

#189 1999/1/26德國靜心所

當身體某部受到刺激時，歡樂就出現；當性靈受到激發時，愛就出現。愛無止盡，但歡樂卻有終了時。通常，一般人認為歡樂就是愛。但我們必須瞭解這兩者的區別，而只有最幸運的人能夠瞭解。

像吃糖一般，糖刺激我們的舌頭；音樂刺激耳朵；景色刺激眼睛。那激發性靈的是什麼呢？靈修和唱場正是激發性靈的東西。

一個人所想要的只是性靈的激發而已，即使這是個微弱的念頭，也足以使生命繼續。其他的刺激都是膚淺的。性靈的激發產生能量；身體的刺激帶來疲憊。每種刺激都應該帶你回到本我，如此，當聆聽音樂時，你超越音樂；當聆聽知識時，它帶你回到寧靜。

189 STIMULATING THE SOUL

Weekly Knowledge #189 Bad Antogast 26 Jan 1999 Germany

When a part of the body is stimulated, pleasure arises. When your soul is stimulated, love arises. Love has no end but pleasure ends. Often people think pleasure is love. Distinction between pleasure and love has to be understood, only the luckiest one will understand.

Like you eat sugar and stimulate the tongue, music stimulates the ears and sight stimulates the eyes. And what stimulates the soul? Sadhana and Satsang is what stimulates the soul!

All that one wants is the stimulation of the soul. Even a faint idea of it keeps life going. Every other stimulus is on the surface. The stimulus of the soul energizes and the stimulus of the body brings tiredness. Every stimulus should lead you to the self so that when you listen to music, you transcend the music, and when you listen to Knowledge it takes you to the Silence.

NEWS FLASH

Guruji's longest ever stay in Bad Antogast made the Ashram shining and vibrating with Joy and Bliss. Amazing talks were followed by crazy walks in the darkest night where the only light shining was Guruji.

Ms. Ronnie Newman presented a paper on the Art of Living at the U N which was applauded by one and all.

Jai Guru Dev