從愛心出發

清海無上師以英文講於義大利羅馬 1999.5.22

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　戰爭、動亂、誤會、憤怒、仇恨，皆肇因於人們無法認識上帝；而人類之所以會犯下種種惡行，則都是源於渴望了悟上帝。這聽起來很矛盾，也很諷刺，但卻是事實。這是人類瀕臨絕望的最後呼求，因為他們不知道還能怎麼做，所以只有訴諸暴力一途，就像你們求救時要放聲大叫一樣。為何會這樣呢？因為即使我們看起來像人類，我們穿戴了人類的身體，但我們其實是上帝的小孩，我們是聖靈，我們以前曾住在天堂，在那裡無論什麼時候，只要我們想要什麼，就有什麼。聖經提到：「應知道你是上帝的殿堂，聖靈就住在你裡面」，這表示我們內邊就是上帝，別無其他。因為我們是上帝，所以我們不習慣要得到所需的東西時，還得付出努力；不習慣必須去要求才能得到所想要的東西，有時甚至還得不到。所以我們才會時而感到沮喪、憤怒、絕望和無助，這種挫折感會逐漸助長暴力與仇恨，最後演變為戰爭。

　所以發動戰爭的人，事實上是最渴望愛與幫助的人，但因為他們已陷入極度的絕望中，在這種狀態下，不容易讓他們接受愛、智慧和諒解，就像病入膏肓的人，他甚至無法認出誰是醫生了，更遑論會感謝醫生。所以在我們掉入這種極端的狀態之前，最好先照顧好自己，讓自己能找到上帝之愛，能更實際地接近上帝之愛，這樣我們才不需要去經歷那種無助的境遇或掉入絕望的深淵。

　不論我們做了什麼，上帝永遠都會愛我們；就像不論人們如何迫害耶穌，祂還是都原諒了所有世人。耶穌原諒了祂的敵人，並為他們祈禱：「天父啊！請您原諒他們，因為他們不知道自己在做什麼。」每次當我讀到有關耶穌的事時，我總是想掉眼淚，這麼偉大的愛只可能來自於上帝。我們都是上帝的子女，為什麼我們不能同樣具有這樣的愛？我們的確擁有這樣的大愛，只是我們沒有將它發揮出來而已，因為我們已經忘了該怎麼做；我們的確有愛，只不過還沒有發展到像主耶穌的程度。為了再度擁有這樣的愛，我們還是必須努力。上帝原諒我們所有的罪，耶穌也原諒我們，祂甚至為我們犧牲；而在主的眼裡，我們永遠平等。

　那麼為什麼我們必須認識上帝？為什麼我們要發揮這樣的愛？我們為什麼還要付出努力？因為如果我們不發揮這樣的愛，我們自己會受苦，有時候還會使我們所愛的人痛苦，使周遭與我們相關的人受苦；如果我們做出錯誤、缺乏愛心的決定，比方說發動戰爭的話，甚至還會使整個國家受難。所以我們必須發揮這樣的愛，不僅是為了要認識上帝，而且是要知道我們都是上帝的一部分，我們與上帝同一體，就像主耶穌說的：「我和天父同一體。」但是光靠嘴巴講、心裡想或期望，並無法和上帝合而為一，我們必須實際與上帝同一體，要成為一位在世的上帝。我們必須再融入海洋，與這個愛海合為一體，然後我們就可以在這個星球上成為上帝的代表，我們代表祂所有偉大的品質、所有的慈愛，並將愛力、快樂、仁慈和幸福帶給我們周遭所有的人。

http://www.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/ch/news/126/index.htm

 

War, trouble, misunderstanding, anger and hatred are all outcomes of our frustration at not knowing God. All the evil we think humankind is capable of doing, comes from this thirst for the knowledge of God. It is ironic and paradoxical, but it is true. Such acts are a desperate call for help, because the people who commit them just don't know what else to do. So they have to resort to violence, just like when you scream out loud.

Why is this so? Because even though we look like humans and wear this human body, we are all children of God; we are the Holy Spirit. We used to live in Heaven, where we had absolutely everything, anytime we wanted it. "Know that you are the temple of God, and the Holy Spirit lives within you." That means that we are nothing but God inside. Because we are God, we're not used to having to work for the things we need. We're not used to having to ask for the things we want, and maybe even then not getting them. So sometimes we feel frustrated, we feel angry, and we feel hopeless and helpless. And sometimes this frustration breeds violence, breeds hatred and eventually, war.

So the people who make war are the people who are really the most desperate for love and for help. But because they are so fixed in their desperation, it is also not very easy to bring love, wisdom and understanding into their state of being--just like someone who is so sick that he doesn't even recognize the doctors, much less feel grateful to them.

So before we fall into this desperate state, we would do better to take care of ourselves and take care that we find the love of God more closely and practically, so we don't ever need to experience this kind of helplessness or deep desperation. No doubt God loves all of us, no matter what we do. Jesus forgives all of us, no matter what we do--even to Him personally. He forgave His enemies and prayed for them: "Father, forgive them, because they don't know what they do." Every time I read something about Jesus again, I always want to cry. Such a great love could only come from God. 

We ourselves are all children of God. So why don't we have this love? We do. It's just that we have not activated it; we've forgotten how. We do have love, but not to the extent of the Lord Jesus. Still, we can try to have this love again. God forgives all of our sins; Jesus forgives us--He died for us. And we will be always equal in the eyes of the Lord. 

Then why must we know God? Why must we activate this love? Why should we make any effort at all? Because if we do not activate this love, we ourselves will suffer. And of course we will sometimes bring suffering to our loved ones, to whomever is in contact with us, to our surroundings, and sometimes even to our nation, if we make a wrong or a very unloving decision, like making war. 

We must activate this love not just to know God, but to know that we are a part of God--that we are one with God, just like the Lord Jesus said: "I and my Father are one." We cannot be one with God by talking alone, by thinking alone, or by wishing alone. We have to actually be one with God, be God on Earth. We have to join that ocean again, become one with the ocean of love. Then we can represent God on this planet. All of Hiers magnificent qualities, all of Hiers loving kindness, we can represent. And we can bring love, joy, kindness and happiness to all the people around us.

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