無常 Uncertainty
#183 1998/12/10 印度 班格羅靜心所
當體認到意識的恆常時，你對世間的無常即能處之泰然。人往往適得其反。人們對世間的事物感到確定不移，而對上帝則無法確定。人們仰賴一些無法信賴的事物而氣憤難過。無常造成對於穩定的渴求，而宇宙間最穩定的則是本我。
世間是千變萬化的；本我是恆常的。你必需仰仗恆常同時接受變化。假如你確定一切都是無常的，那你即自由解脫了。當處於無知中而不能確定時，你會變得緊張且憂心忡忡。不確定但帶著覺知，會帶出更高的意識狀態以及一抹微笑。
巴刺特：一抹確定的微笑！
古儒吉：人們往往以為確定是自由。假如在不確定時能感到自由，那是「真正的」自由。通常你的確定與否是建立在相對的世界上。能夠確定相對世界的無常會使你確定絕對的存在，並帶出對於絕對「確定的」信心。
尼丁：是的，要瞭解這一點你確定必需具有覺知。
問：在不確定時我們是否仍舊可以充滿熱忱？
古儒吉：是的，處於知識中時，你在無常中就可以充滿著熱忱。通常不確定的人不會有所行動，只是坐著等待。在無常中行動會使生命變成一場遊戲、一個挑戰。存在於無常中即是放下。對相對世界的確定會形成呆滯。對本我的不確定會形成恐懼。對物質的不確定會帶來對意識的確定。
183 Uncertainty
Weekly Knowledge #183 Bangalore Ashram 10 Dec 1998 India
You can be at ease with the uncertainty of the world when you realise the certainty of the consciousness. Often people do just the opposite. They are certain about the things in the world and uncertain about God. They rely on something that is not reliable and get upset. Uncertainty causes craving for stability and the most stable thing in the universe is our Self.
The world is of change, the Self is of non-change. You have to rely on the non-change and accept the change. If you are certain that everything is uncertain, then you are liberated. When you are uncertain in ignorance then you become worried and tense. Uncertainty with awareness brings higher states of consciousness and a smile.
Bharat says: A certain smile!!!
Often people think that certainty is freedom. If you feel that freedom when you are not certain then that is 'real' freedom. Often your certainty or uncertainty is based on the relative world. To be certain about the uncertainty of the relative, makes you certain about the existence of the absolute and brings a 'certain' faith in the absolute. Nitin says: Yes, to understand this you certainly need to have awareness!!!
Question: Can we still be enthusiastic when we are uncertain?
Sri Sri: Yes, in knowledge you can be enthusiastic in uncertainty. Often people who are uncertain dont act, they simply sit and wait. Acting in uncertainty makes life a game, a challenge. Being in uncertainty is letting go. Certainty about the relative world creates dullness. Uncertainty about the Self creates fear. Uncertainty about matter brings certainty about consciousness.
NNEWS FLASH !
In Cochin, by the ocean, a grand open-air satsang of over twelve thousand had a full moon shining on the sea of devotees. The next day, Kollam, the cashew hub of India, saw thousands flock to the noontime Satsang in spite of it being a working day. Then the party zone moved to Trivandrum the capital of Kerala where Sri Sri was welcomed with caparisoned elephants, umbrellas and deepa balikas (girls holding lamps) and the King. Over fifteen thousand people were present and yet there was pindrop silence during meditation. The program was telecast live. Then onto Varkala for a morning satsang enroute to Kanyakumari the southernmost tip of India where the three seas meet. The next day the entire town of Udayankulangara celebrated Guruji's brief stopover and a feast was arranged for the entire township. A very famous painter who was making a portrait of Sri Sri for a billboard felt strong currents in his body as he was giving the finishing touches and started crying. He has joined the next Basic course. All the teachers are busy with hundreds taking the course. Throughout Kerala there were arches built welcoming Guruji. Our devotees and the District Administrator took the task of cleaning Ambaji, a pilgrimage center of Gujarat.
JAl GURU DEV
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