從愛心出發

真的很好笑！就像聖經中講的：「有的人將擁有更多，而沒有的人將擁有更少。」這不是說如果你已經沒有東西了，你會擁有更少，而是說當你們覺得匱乏時，通常就會一直要、一直要，而這種「渴求」的能量會像一堵牆，反而阻擋一切流向你的東西。同樣，我們修行必須虔誠，而非貪婪，不是像那種執著物質的修行人。

一切都會自然地到來。我們可以禱告，但是要有誠意，心不貪婪、不索求無度，這之間有非常微細的差別。如果你能了解欲求和誠心渴望解脫、尋求智慧真理之間的區別，就會知道渴望了解真理和貪欲，兩者的差別非常微細。

如果沒有平衡好，就會陷在其中一方。如果我們是待在比較誠心渴望修行的那一邊，那就好。這樣的話，那天打坐會很好。但是我們不必每天這樣祈禱，除非是我們做不到的時候（師父指向智慧眼）。有時情況很糟，你誠摯地向師父禱告就會有用，一定有用。在接手這個「生意」以前，我很少看到內在師父不回應或拒絕人們的禱告。當內在師父拒絕的時候，其實也許是那個請求對自己不好，以後自己會明白。有時師父從我們這兒拿走什麼東西，我們感到很懊惱，認為師父不照顧：「師父知道我喜歡這個，為什麼還把它拿走？」但事實並非如此。日後，你會很高興當初師父幫你擺脫它，真的是這樣。

我不保證如果你祈求，師父就會給你一個好的先生或太太，漂亮又忠誠，然後你就很幸福了。不！那個代價是很大的。這個差事很辛苦，如果你要，你可以擁有，並且為此努力，但是不要總是說：「師父，請你幫我！」因為業障的關係，師父不能介入這種問題。各人有各人的業障才結為夫妻、父母、子女等等，而你們的關係是苦是樂，要看彼此之間是什麼業障而定。

如果你完全都不要也可以，師父可以把它徹底清除，這樣比較快，清除比日後慢慢處理業障要快多了。不過我們多數人一生下來就有定業，在生前就發願與哪個人在一起，為了加強我們身、心、靈的力量，為了繼續在這個世上的工作，所以我們是自願的。

但是有許多人不想這樣做，所以他們跑去出家，或做一些義工，把他們的時間、青春和精力，奉獻在生命中更有意義的目的上，這樣也可以消除業障。這些人是比較堅強的，他們不需要從旁協助或背後的支持，他們可以獨立自主。但是大多數人覺得生活很孤單、無意義，所以需要別人一起分擔生活中的起起伏伏、點點滴滴、以及遭遇的困難。

沒關係，兩者都可以。那些單獨生活的人，靠工作、奉獻及追求生命中其他的理想來鍛鍊自己，而那些和伴侶一起生活的人，則靠彼此給予對方力量，因此兩者都各有不同的方法來獲得力量。上帝會一直彌補我們不足的地方，所以我們有內在師父的力量補給，我們的生活不會太難過或無法忍受。我們打坐，就對這一世真的沒有太多欲望，這樣日子會更好過，我們對任何事會更不執著，對待別人時也不會奢求什麼。

這正是修持內在力量帶來的非常好的利益。有一天，欲望會完全不見，我們的內在會感到非常快樂、非常滿足，除非有人需要幫忙，否則我們不會沒事找事，更不會硬要去幫忙別人，說：「哇！你看起來好懊惱，我來幫你。」不會！不會！我們怎樣都好。不管幫忙或不幫忙、說或不說、教或不教，我們都很自在，因為我們內在變得圓滿而充實。我們不需要任何外在的刺激、動機，或覺得需要達成什麼目標，也不想炫耀自己的慈悲心，或是覺得為了愛而承擔責任，沒有任何罣礙！ 

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It is truly like that. I speak from my own experience, too. Once we seek only the kingdom of God, we truly have everything. Even when we don’t want, it just comes from nowhere; they force their way to us. Sometimes we don’t want to, but we just have to accept it. It is very difficult also, very difficult to reject sometimes. We are very strict here, which is good for me. Otherwise, gifts would be laying all over everywhere. Before, I said, “Don’t accept gifts!” but then people threw them there and ran away. And then, poor me! I had to collect them together and give to someone else. So what is the use? Because I don’t really need anything.

It’s funny! Like the Bible says, “The one who has, will have more;” “the one who doesn’t have anything, will have less.” But that doesn’t mean that if you don’t have anything, you’ll have even less. It’s just that when you don’t have anything, then you mostly want: you want and keep wanting. And the wanting energy acts just like a wall, stopping everything from coming to you. Similarly, we have to be sincere in our spiritual practice but not greedy and not like materialistic spiritualists.

Everything will come naturally. We may pray, but with sincerity, not with greed and demand. There is a very, very slight difference! If you can know the difference between desire and the yearning or longing for liberation, longing for wisdom and longing to know the Truth - between yearning to know the Truth and greedy desire, there is a very slight difference.

If we don’t balance ourselves well, we will step on one side or another. It’s good when we step on the other side, of more spiritual yearning. Then that day we meditate very well. But we don’t have to pray every day like that, only when we can’t make it. (Master gestures toward the wisdom eye.) Sometimes when it’s black, or when things look dark and gray, then you pray earnestly to the Master, and it happens. It always happens. Before I took over this "business," very rarely did I see that the Master didn’t answer. The inner Master rarely refuses your prayer. When the Master did refuse, it meant that request might be no good for me. Later, I would find out. Sometimes the Master takes away something from us, and then we feel very miserable. We think, “Master doesn’t care; Master knows I like it, so why does He take away?” But it’s not true. Later, you’ll be so happy that He got rid it for you. It is like that.

I cannot guarantee you that if you pray to the Master, the Master will give you a good husband or a good wife, a beautiful and very faithful one, and then you’ll be happy. No! The price is very great. The work is very hard. If you want, you may have, and then work for it. But don’t always say, “Master, please help me!” Master cannot interfere in such problems, because there is karma. There is the karma of every person who joins together as husband and wife, as father and mother and children and so on. There is karma. And depending on what kind of karma you have, your relationship will be sweet or sour.

If you don’t want it altogether, that’s OK too. Master can annihilate that; it is quicker. It’s quicker to get rid of than to sustain later. But most of us are born with a fixed karma, and before we are born, we are willing to join with such-and-such person in order to strengthen our physical, spiritual and mental power, in order to continue the work in this world. So we are very willing to do that.

But many people are not willing, so they run away and become monks and nuns, or do some volunteer work by spending their time, youth and energy on a more meaningful purpose in life. That also will level the karma away. These are people who are stronger and do not need support, beside them or behind them. They can go it all alone. But many people find life very lonely and meaningless, so they need someone to share their ups and downs, the ins and outs and troubles of life.

That’s all right; both are all right. The one who lives alone strengthens himself or herself with works, with sacrifice and with other pursuits in life. And the ones who live with company strengthen each other by each other’s strength, too. So both will be strengthened somewhat in different ways. God will always make up for the short of supply. So life will never be made too miserable or unbearable for us, if we have an inner supply of the Master power. We meditate, and we really do not desire much of this life. The days go by easier; we do everything with less attachment and we look at other people with less desire.

That is the very good thing about practicing inner power. One day, the desire is lost completely. We feel so happy inside and so fulfilled that unless other people need us, we don’t go looking for trouble. We don’t even go looking for help, like saying, “Wow! You look miserable. I’ll help you.” No, no! We’re just OK. Whether we help or don’t help, talk or don’t talk, teach or don’t teach, we’re OK; because we have become completely whole and fulfilled within ourselves. We don’t need any external stimulation, motive, goal to reach, compassion to boast about or love to carry on the shoulder. Nothing!

Master's Words