從愛心出發

清海無上師以英文講於巴拿馬（新聞協會）
1989.11.29（影帶編號#106）
　

問: 如果說我們是上帝創造的，而我們也是上帝，那麼我們將可達到何種境界？

答: 我們會達到上帝的境界，會和上帝同一體，就像耶穌一樣。耶穌說：「我和我的天父同一體。」我們不會失去自我，失去的只是錯誤的認知，然後我們會認識自己真正的本來面目。我再說清楚一點：通常多數人都會認為他們自己就是那個身體及個性，但是「個性」並非「真我」，「個性」是被教出來的，使我們認為自己就是那樣，其實那只是經驗累積和世代相傳的知識，加上社會環境、背景以及教育的影響所造成的。

因此，有時我們會看到出生在同一個家庭的兩兄弟，因為結交的朋友不一樣、所受的教育不一樣、從事的工作不一樣，所以個性也不一樣。有時個性也可以經由訓練或教育而改變，所以那些受過良好教育的人和那些沒有受過教育的人，表現出來的行為會不一樣。像那些空中小姐的行為很模式化，她們總是很有禮貌並笑容可掬，因為她們被訓練成那樣，然後我們就認為她們是那些個性：噢！她真好！她很有修養、很有禮貌等等。其實那只是她所受的訓練及個人的背景而已，不是她的本來面目。只要有時間和機會，每個人都可以訓練成那樣。

所以一旦我們認識上帝或內在的佛性，就會了悟到自己並不是以前所想的那樣，我們會發現新的自我。實際上它本來就是這樣，只是現在才發現罷了。然後我們會了悟自己具有全然的愛心、寬容、智慧和慈悲，跟上帝完全一樣。我們會超越以往所收集的經驗、偏見、成見等垃圾，排除那些不正確的觀念及想法，因為這些都是由無知的人們、社會以及各種風俗所灌輸給我們的，不見得都是明智正確的。然後我們可以說：「我和天父同一體。」那時我們才能做真正的自己，並且從所有誤解的桎梏中解脫出來。然後我們可以說：「我和天父一樣完美。」

所以不要相信罪惡的事情，那只是表象而已。我們一定要對道德、智慧以及來自天父的神聖傳承，也就是智慧、慈悲和愛心有信心。就像這些糖果的包裝紙（師父拿起一顆糖果做示範），外面的包裝也許不一樣，但裡面的糖果都很甜，都是同一家公司生產的（大眾鼓掌）。你們看，如果不了解真理的本質，就很難愛我們的敵人，就不簡單原諒人們的過錯，可見真理多麼重要！所以我才告訴你們，耶穌是因為真理而留芳百世，不是為了祂的神蹟。我所說的也是同樣的真理，這些都是古代明師說過的，我只是提醒你們注意，並解釋得清楚些，使你們更容易了解。

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Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Panama (House of Journalism), November 29, 1989 Videotape #106

Q: If we have been created by God that we are gods, too, then what is the level that we will reach?

M: We will reach God. We will become one with God, like Jesus did. Jesus said, “I and my Father are One.” We will not lose our identity. We just lose our false identity; then we know our true Nature. I’ll make it more clear for you: most of the time, most people identify themselves with their body and their personality. But the personality is not the real Self. The personality is what we are taught to be, what we are made to believe we are, which exists through the accumulation of experiences and the knowledge that is passed down to us from generation to generation, also through the influence of society and the surroundings and the background as well as by education.

Therefore, you may see two brothers who are born in the same family. But depending on what kind of friends they have, what kind of education they have, what kind of jobs they have, they both will have different personalities. And sometimes the personality can change through training or through different education. So, sometimes the one who is more educated behaves differently than the one who is not educated. For example, the hostess of the airplane behaves in a very uniform way - always polite, always smiling - because she is trained to do so. And then we identify that person with their personality: “Oh, she is very nice; she is like that; she is very courteous; she is very polite.” We should say this is her training or her background, not her Self. Everyone could be trained to become like that, if they had time and the opportunity.

So when we know God, or the God Nature within ourselves, then we know we are not anything that we thought before now. We will discover a new Self. Actually it’s very old, but newly discovered. Then we know that we are all loving, all forgiving, all wisdom, all compassion, exactly as God is. We will swim through the garbage of our collected experience and prejudice and preconceived ideas, and push away all the false ideas and notions, because these are given to us by the ignorant people and the society and all kind of customs, which are not always wise and correct. And then we can exclaim, “I and my Father are One!” Then we can be truly ourselves, liberated - liberated from all these false shackles of false understanding. Then we can say, “I am as perfect as the Father in Heaven is perfect.”

Therefore, do not believe in sin. It is only apparently so. We must believe in virtue and wisdom and the inheritance of our Father’s God, which is Godly, which is wisdom, which is compassion and love. Just like the wrapping of these candies: (Master demonstrates by holding up a wrapped candy) The wrapping may be different, but inside, it’s sweet; it’s the same company that made it. (Everyone applauds) You see, if we do not understand all these principles, then it’s not easy to love our enemies. It’s not easy to forgive the sins of the people. See how important the principles are? That’s why I told you that Jesus was famous, not for his miracles, but for His principles. And I also tell you the same principles. What I say, all the ancient Masters have already said. I just bring it to your notice and make it clearer for your understanding.