要喜悦而不仅仅是平和

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Nithyānandeśvara samārambhām
Nithyānandeśvari madhyamām |
asmat āchārya paryantām
vande guru paramparām ||

「以尼希亚南德希瓦拉 (Nithyanandeshwara) 为始，以尼希亚南德希瓦蕊 (Nithyanandeshwari) 为中，直至我们的认证讲师 (Acharya)，我礼敬上师 (Guru) 传承 (Parampara)。」

Is samay hamare sath upastith sabhi darshakon aur bhakton ka main prem evam aashirwad sahit swagat karta hun.

（印地语）此时此刻，我带着爱与祝福，欢迎所有与我们同在的观众和信徒。

我欢迎全世界所有通过尼希亚南达电视台、莲花新闻频道、Sadhna电视台、Janashree电视台、Eshwar电视台，以及通过双向视频会议，在世界各地许多国家三十六个城市进行圣观点化 (Nayana Deeksha) 的所有信徒、弟子、社群成员 (samajis)、共修讲座听众 (satsangis)、Shrimahants、Mahants、Kotharis、Thanedars。

通过双向视频会议与我们连线的城市有：必达地 (Bidadi)-尼希亚南达圣童学校 (Nithyananda Gurukul)，吉隆坡-帕拉尼 (Palani)，海得拉巴-古普塔喀什 (Gupta Kashi)，迪拜-Vaidyanatham，纽约-瓦拉纳西 (Varanasi)，班加罗尔-Kasturi Nagar，威斯康星州太阳草原市，瓜德罗普-拉梅斯瓦兰 (Rameshwaram)，香港屯门，香港，艾哈迈达巴德-古吉拉特邦 (Gujarat)，伦敦-喀什 (Kashi)，新泽西州因德拉尼，德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥，哥印拜陀静修院 (Coimbatore Dhyanapeetam)，俄亥俄州-普拉亚格 (Prayag)，海得拉巴-尼希亚南达镇 (Nithyananda Nagaramu)，多伦多-凯拉萨 (Kailasam)，圣何塞-马杜赖 (Madurai)，俄克拉荷马州-索玛那tham (Somanatham)，必达地-尼希亚南达镇 (Nithyananda Nagara)，钦奈 (Chennai)-心想事成安纳纳加尔 (Kalpataru Anna Nagar)，哦，安纳纳加尔-钦奈，俄亥俄州-玛·希瓦南达 (Ma Shivananda)，洛杉矶-阿如那查拉 (Arunachalam)，夏洛特-希 Sailam (Srisailam)，好莱坞，西雅图-奇丹巴拉姆，多伦多-凯拉萨 (Kailasam)，阿曼-希瓦甘盖 (Sivagangai)，英国德文郡，海得拉巴-古普塔喀什，达科他沙丘，尼泊尔乔帕蒂，哥印拜陀静修院，迈阿密，迪拜-Vaidhyanatham，休斯顿-卡拉哈斯蒂 (Kalahasti)……我以我的爱与祝福欢迎你们大家。

今天我想扩展，继续扩展一些关于与他人圆满 (Completion) 的重要技巧。请理解这门与他人圆满的科学。昨天我正在扩展并从社会稳定、印度教 (Hinduism) 的角度以及作为一种灵性真理的角度解释圆满的必要性。今天我想一步一步地解释圆满如何帮助你的灵性成长。请理解，只有当你一步一步、一点一点地理解这种圆满如何帮助你的灵性成长时，你才能将其作为一种灵性修习 (sadhana) 来实践。 我希望每一个圣童学校 (gurukul) 的孩子……从现在开始，我不会称我的圣童学校的孩子为圣童学校的孩子，我会开始称他们为「圣童 (Bala Sants)」、「小持戒僧 (Bala Sannyasis)」。所以，从今天起，我授予你们圣童、小持戒僧的头衔。所以，所有在我们圣童学校学习的学生，我会称你们为圣童和小持戒僧。

我们圣童学校 (Gurukul) 的小持戒僧 (Bala Sannyasis) 们，以及次第梵行者 (Krama Brahmacharis)、长净梵行者 (Naishtika Brahmacharis)、持戒僧尼 (Sannyasis) 们，还有信徒 (devotees)、弟子 (disciples) 们，请，请理解，一步一步地聆听这种圆满 (Completion) 如何帮助你们，这种圆满如何引导你们越来越处于强大的空间。第一：无论我解释多少，如果你们去做了，你们就会理解圆满如何让你们如此喜悦、强大的体验；你们会理解的。那是第一点。第二：即使在哲学上，你们也需要理解圆满的力量。 请聆听！外在世界中任何让你感到无力的事情——它可以像古拉布贾蒙（Gulab Jamun，一种印度甜点）一样简单，像古拉布贾蒙一样简单，或者像婚外情一样复杂；它可以像古拉布贾蒙一样简单，或者像婚外情一样复杂，任何让你感到无力的事情都会带来业 (Karma)。 （当斯瓦米吉说话时，大涅槃灵修院 (Mahanirvani Akhada) 的大护法 (Mahamandaleshwar) 斯瓦米·阿特玛南达·马哈拉吉进入大厅。） 我想欢迎斯瓦米·阿特玛南达吉·马哈拉吉，祂是大涅槃灵修院的大护法。斯瓦米吉请坐。

欢迎。我们今天荣幸地迎来了大涅槃灵修院 (Mahanirvani Akhada) 大护法 (Mahamandaleshwar) 斯瓦米·希里·千零八·阿特玛南达吉·马哈拉吉 (Swami Sri thousand and eight Atmanandaji Maharaj)。祂是大涅槃灵修院的大护法，同时也是一位认证讲师 (Acharya)。很少有大护法是拥有教学能力的认证讲师。祂也是Swatha Prakash寺院 (Ashram) 的负责人。斯瓦米吉在哈里瓦 (Haridwar)、旁遮普 (Punjab)、古吉拉特邦 (Gujarat) 和中央邦 (Madhya Pradesh) 都有寺院，并且持续从事灵性活动，教授印度教 (Hinduism) 和永恒的印度教道法 (Sanatana Dharma)，丰富 (enrich) 民众。今天我们荣幸地邀请到斯瓦米吉，我们都欢迎斯瓦米吉的到来。 我代表我自己和静修院 (Dhyanapeetam)，欢迎斯瓦米吉莅临指导。而且斯瓦米吉，如果我还要补充一点，个人的一点感受，在我们遇到任何争议、冲突时，斯瓦米吉都坚定地支持我们。我请求斯瓦米吉祝福我们，加持我们。

斯瓦米·阿特玛南达吉·马哈拉吉开示：

Hari Om
vishwani deva savitar duritani parasuva
Yad bhadram tanna asuva.
Om shanti, shanti, shantihi OM

（梵文）哈里 唵。宇宙万物之神，太阳神啊，请消除我们所有的邪恶，并将美好的一切赐予我们。唵 平和，平和，平和，唵。

[以下为记录员添加的英文翻译，原文为印地语开示]
[I have seen many of Swami Nithyanandaji’s programs in Kumbh Mela and on TV. Today, in the whole world, there is a lot of disturbance, chaos, unrest. Every individual desires that he should have peace of mind. And Swami Nithyanandaji, for the welfare of the whole word, is striving to bring this peace. That is a wonderful work that Swamiji is doing. We are all from the tradition of Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya. Shankaracharya, in the Viveka Choodamani, says that, in the world there are three things which are very rare, which are very scarce, almost inaccessible. The first is, Humanity.
People say that there is a lot of humanity in the world. But that is not correct, because they are referring to the number of human-beings. Yes, in India, the population is too much. We are seeing a lot of humans, but not humanity. “Humans” is different, “humanity” is different. Humanity is obtained only in the presence of Mahapurushas (great souls), only at the feet of Mahapurushas. The second thing which is rare, which is scarce in this world along with humanity, which is almost inaccessible is getting Moksha, Liberation.
It is said that in the world – whether it is as per Indian philosophy or as per Western philosophy – there are only three important questions: What is life? What is this world? Who created this world? These three questions. The first question is about us: Who are we? Adi Shankaracharya says that we should constantly contemplate on this – From where have I come? And why have I come? Why did I get this human birth?
Listen, there is a reason for everything. Nothing happens without a reason. Any karma you do, any activity you do, is there a reason behind it or not? For instance, all of you have come here to get spiritual knowledge, spiritual awakening. That is the reason why you have come here to Swami Nithyanandaji. You have not come here without any reason. You have come here for one reason: spiritual knowledge or spiritual awakening. So, like that, behind every action there is some reason for doing that action. Without any reason there is nothing in the world. If you laugh without any reason, what will people think? They will think, ‘Hey, he has gone MAD!’ So, we have taken birth for some reason. So, we should contemplate on why have we taken birth and what is the goal of our taking birth.
Every individual has only one basic desire. Not only human-beings, but also everything else in the world, the birds, animals, creatures, everything in the world desires only one basic thing: that it should get Happiness, Joy, Bliss – “Ananda”. Every individual wants to get Happiness, Peace, Joy, Bliss. Our gurus were so great; that is why in all our names they have put the suffix “Anand” (Bliss). For example: Swami Atamanand, Swami Nithyanand, Swami Turiyanand. All of you have come here to Swamiji Nithyananda for “ananda” only, is it not? So, the “ananda”, the bliss that you desire, are you getting it in the outside material world? Temporarily you may get from some objects of sense pleasure. When you eat Rasagulla (an Indian Bengali sweet delicacy) or Idli-Dosa (a South Indian delicious snack), you may say, ‘Maharaj, I got a lot of satisfaction, joy, from eating this.’ But, this joy is only temporary, not long-lasting. All of us are searching for happiness, joy, bliss, that is permanent, eternal, which remains forever with us. That happiness, that joy, that bliss is called “PARAMATMA”! That happiness, that joy, that bliss is called “ESHWAR” (God)!
Sometime back, somebody asked me a question: ‘Maharaj, you are talking about God, but I don’t believe that there is somebody called God, I don’t believe that God exists! I don’t believe that God created this world. I believe that this world happened by itself, it happened naturally, that it is a natural phenomenon.’ I will narrate a story to answer this question:
There was a very intelligent lawyer. His wife was a very pious lady, very devoted to God. Every day she used to worship God, pray to Him, do puja, etc. Her husband the intelligent lawyer, who was an atheist, used to ask her, “Why are you doing all this? What do you get from this”? She used to reply, “I get a lot of satisfaction, joy and peace of mind from doing this. And we all should worship God, Eshwar.” Her husband asks, “Who is this Eshwar? Who is this God”? She replies, “He is the one who created this world.” The husband asks her, “Have you seen God”? She says, “No, I have not seen Him. But I have experienced Him! When a baby is born, the mother’s blood is converted into milk to feed the baby. Who does this? It is God who does all this.” The husband says, “There is no God or anything!” The wife replies, “Okay. That may be your opinion; but this is my opinion.”
This couple, the lawyer and his pious wife had a son. When he grew up he imbibed the qualities of his mother, the pious, devoted lady, who believed in God. Adi Shankaracharya says in the Brahmasutra, whatever qualities we have, some of it we bring from our previous birth; some qualities we get from our parents; but most of the qualities we get from our Sangha, the society in which we live. That is why our elders advice us to always have “Sat Sangha”, the company of Mahapurushas, of saints and sadhus. So, this boy got the qualities of his mother. And he wanted to convert his father, the lawyer, from an atheist to theist, a believer in God. So, with this goal in mind, the little boy painted a beautiful picture. When his father, the lawyer, saw the picture he was very happy.
He told the boy, “Son, this is wonderful. This picture you have painted is so beautiful! Great job.” The son replied, “I didn’t do it.” The father asks him, “Then who made it”? The son replies, “It is natural. It happened by itself.” The lawyer-father argues, “How can it be natural? How can it happen by itself”? Quick as a flash the son replies, “Father, you say that everything in this world is natural. You say that the world was not created by anybody, it happened by itself, it happened naturally, as a natural phenomenon. Same way, this picture is also natural. It happened naturally by itself. The paper came from somewhere by itself naturally. The pen came from somewhere by itself naturally. And the picture got painted by itself naturally.”
The father got angry and shouted, “Are you taking me for a fool? Without a painter, there can be no painting.” The son calmly replied, “Okay, father. If to create this small picture, somebody is required, then to create this great, vast picture the world is somebody not required, is a creator not required? Like mother says, to create this world, you need somebody called God.” The lawyer was thus taught a beautiful lesson by his son. See, this Ganga, the river Ganga is coming from Gomukh. But it finally rests in peace only when it reaches its destination, the ocean. Same way, our destination is God. Till we reach God, we will not experience peace. This Ganga, the river Ganga, it removes our sins. It has the power to remove our sins. People ask many times, “What will we get from the Ganga”? The answer is Ganga removes our sins.
In London, there is a river called the Thames River. A child told me, “Don’t touch the water of this river. If you touch it, you will get infection.” I asked him, “Do you know in Haridwar there is a river called the Ganga”? The child said, “Yes, yes, I have gone there.” I asked, “Do you know what happens when you touch the waters of the Ganga, or have bath in the Ganga? All your infections will go away, will be removed.” This is the greatness of the Ganga. Just looking at the Ganga you get mukthi – liberation. Then imagine what will happen if you get into the Ganga and have a bath. All of you are fortunate that you are here now in Haridwar on the banks of the Ganga with your Sadguru, Swami Nithyanandaji.
The third thing which is scarce in this world, which is difficult to obtain in this world is the company of great saints, the association of great saints, Mahapurushas. People say the most valuable thing in the world is Time. In English they say Time is Money. Once it goes away, it doesn’t come back. None of us knows how much time we have in this world. Whatever has gone has gone forever. Whether we use it or misuse it is in our hands. A knife in a dacoit’s hands takes away life. The same knife in a surgeon’s hands gives life. The knife can be misused, put to the wrong use like the dacoit does, or it can be used, put to the right use like the surgeon does. Same way, some people misuse time. But some people use time. They seek the association of saints and sadhus, they come to the feet of a Mahapurusha, Guru. So, all of you here are using time very well, for the right purpose (by coming to Swami Nithyanandaji and spending your time with him).
Sometime back also, Swamiji Nithyanandaji came here to Haridwar. Swami Turiyananda had phoned me many times. But I was away in Gujarat then. The only way to overcome the disturbances, the fears, the chaos in this world is to be in the presence, in the company of a Mahapurusha like Swamiji Nithyananda. In the Shrimad Bhagavatham it says, Maharaja Yadu, the ancestor of Sri Krishna, he was roaming in the forest. He saw a great saint sitting under a tree. It was a very huge tree, like your banyan tree in Bidadi….like your Kalpataru in Bidadi. In heaven also there is a Kalpataru. It is said that if anybody goes to heaven with his good karmas, his good deeds, he gets to sit under that Kalpataru tree in heaven and all his wishes get fulfilled.
Once a person got to sit under that Kalpataru tree. While sitting under that tree, he felt a desire for food, and immediately the food appeared in front of him. It was a wish-fulfilling tree, you see. After eating, he felt sleepy, and he felt the desire to have a bed to sleep. Immediately a bed appeared from nowhere and his wish was fulfilled. He then thought, “This is a very good place. There will be apsaras (beautiful heavenly damsels) also here. How nice if I can have their company.” Immediately, to his astonishment, a bevy of beauties appeared in front of him and started entertaining him. Suddenly a thought flashed in his mind, “Oh God, what if my wife sees me here? What will happen”? Poor fellow, to his shock, his wife immediately appeared there out of thin air and started beating him black and blue. While he was being thrashed by his wife, the sage Narada happened to pass by. Narada is a great saint. All saints guide people. Narada is also a saint. So, this guy, seeing Narada, rushed towards him and fell at his feet and cried, “Maharaj, please guide me, please save me from this situation.”
Narada with a smile replied, “Son, remember, at least when you sit under the Kalpataru, have good thoughts only. Then only good things will happen to you.” Swami Nithyanandaji is also a Kalpataru. Saints and Mahapurushas are “marga darshis” (“marga darshi” means, one who shows the path). They show you the path. Swamiji Nithyanandaji has invited me here today. I thank him with all my heart for giving me this opportunity. A king once came to Dattatreya Maharaj and said, “You look so happy and blissful. I am a king and I have everything in the world; but still I don’t have peace of mind. But you don’t seem to have anything, you don’t seem to any possessions with you, but still you are so blissful.” Dattatreya Maharaj said, “Whatever I have is inside me. That is the real wealth. That is why I am always in bliss.”
All of you are here today in Haridwar. Just like Delhi is the capital of India, Haridwar is the spiritual capital of the world. All the great Mahapurushas converge in Haridwar. This city is the spiritual city of the world, the spiritual capital of the world. You are all blessed that you are here in this spiritual capital of the world at the feet of a Mahapurusha, Swamiji Nithyananda!

我曾在大壶节 (Kumbh Mela) 和电视上看过许多斯瓦米·尼希亚南达吉 (Swami Nithyanandaji) 的节目。如今，整个世界充满了纷扰、混乱和不安。每个人都渴望内心的平和。而斯瓦米·尼希亚南达吉，为了全世界的福祉，正努力带来这种平和。斯瓦米吉所做的是一项伟大的工作。我们都来自普世灵性导师阿迪·商羯罗 (Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya) 的传承。商羯罗在《辨别顶मणि》(Viveka Choodamani) 中说，世界上有三件事非常稀有，非常匮乏，几乎无法获得。第一是人性 (Humanity)。

人们说世界上有很多人性。但那是不正确的，因为他们指的是人类的数量。是的，在印度，人口太多了。我们看到很多人，但没有人性。「人类」是不同的，「人性」是不同的。人性只有在伟人 (Mahapurushas) 的临在下，只有在伟人的脚下才能获得。与人性一样稀有、匮乏，几乎无法获得的第二件事是获得解脱 (Moksha)。

据说，在世界上——无论是根据印度哲学还是西方哲学——只有三个重要的问题：生命是什么？这个世界是什么？谁创造了这个世界？这三个问题。第一个问题是关于我们自己：我们是谁？阿迪·商羯罗说我们应该不断地参悟这个问题——我从哪里来？我为什么而来？我为什么得到这个人身？

聆听，万事皆有因。没有无缘无故发生的事情。你做的任何业 (karma)，你做的任何活动，背后有没有原因？例如，你们所有人都来到这里是为了获得灵性知识，灵性觉醒。这就是你们来到斯瓦米·尼希亚南达吉这里的原因。你们不是无缘无故来到这里的。你们来到这里是为了一个原因：灵性知识或灵性觉醒。所以，就像那样，每一个行动背后都有做那个行动的原因。世界上没有无缘无故的事情。如果你无缘无故地笑，人们会怎么想？他们会想：「嘿，他疯了！」所以，我们出生是有原因的。所以，我们应该参悟我们为什么出生，以及我们出生的目标是什么。

每个人只有一个基本的欲望。不仅是人类，世界上其他一切，鸟类、动物、生物，世界上的一切都只渴望一件基本的事情：那就是得到幸福 (Happiness)、喜悦 (Joy)、法喜 (Bliss)——「阿南达 (Ananda)」。每个人都想得到幸福、平和、喜悦、法喜。我们的上师 (gurus) 们是如此伟大；这就是为什么在我们所有的名字后面都加上了「阿南达」这个后缀。例如：斯瓦米·阿特玛南达 (Swami Atamanand)、斯瓦米·尼希亚南达 (Swami Nithyanand)、斯瓦米·图里亚南达 (Swami Turiyanand)。你们所有人都来到斯瓦米吉·尼希亚南达这里是为了「阿南达」，不是吗？那么，你们渴望的「阿南达」，那种法喜，你们能从外在的物质世界中得到吗？暂时你们可能会从一些感官享乐的对象中得到。当你吃玫瑰蜜炸奶球 (Rasagulla) 或意利 dosa (Idli-Dosa) 时，你可能会说：「马哈拉吉 (Maharaj)，我从吃这个中得到了很多满足、喜悦。」但是，这种喜悦只是暂时的，不是持久的。我们所有人都在寻找永久的、永恒的、永远与我们同在的幸福、喜悦、法喜。那种幸福，那种喜悦，那种法喜被称为「至高神我 (PARAMATMA)」！那种幸福，那种喜悦，那种法喜被称为「神我 (ESHWAR)」！

不久前，有人问我一个问题：「马哈拉吉，您在谈论神 (God)，但我不相信有神这种存在，我不相信神存在！我不相信神创造了这个世界。我相信这个世界是自己发生的，是自然发生的，是一种自然现象。」我将讲一个故事来回答这个问题：

从前有一位非常聪明的律师。他的妻子是一位非常虔诚的女士，非常信奉神。她每天都拜神，向祂祈祷，做礼拜 (puja) 等等。她的丈夫，那位聪明的律师，是个无神论者，常常问她：「你做这些是为了什么？你能从中得到什么？」她总是回答：「我从中得到了很多满足、喜悦和内心的平和。我们所有人都应该敬拜神，神我。」她的丈夫问：「这个神我是谁？这个神是谁？」她回答：「祂是创造这个世界的那一位。」丈夫问她：「你见过神吗？」她说：「不，我没有见过祂。但我体验过祂！当婴儿出生时，母亲的血液会转化为乳汁来喂养婴儿。这是谁做的？是神做了这一切。」丈夫说：「根本没有什么神！」妻子回答：「好吧。那可能是你的看法；但这是我的看法。」

这对夫妇，律师和他虔诚的妻子，有一个儿子。他长大后继承了他母亲的品质，那位虔诚、信奉神的女士的品质。阿迪·商羯罗在《梵经》(Brahmasutra) 中说，我们所拥有的任何品质，一部分是我们从前世带来的；一部分品质我们从父母那里得到；但大部分品质我们从我们的共修团 (Sangha)，我们所生活的社会中得到。这就是为什么我们的长辈建议我们总是要有「善知识共修 (Sat Sangha)」，与伟人、圣人和苦行僧 (sadhus) 为伴。所以，这个男孩得到了他母亲的品质。他想把他的父亲，那位律师，从无神论者转变为有神论者，一个信神的人。所以，带着这个目标，小男孩画了一幅美丽的画。当他的父亲，那位律师，看到这幅画时，他非常高兴。

他对男孩说：「儿子，这太棒了。你画的这幅画太美了！干得好。」儿子回答说：「不是我画的。」父亲问他：「那是谁画的？」儿子回答说：「它是自然的。它是自己发生的。」律师父亲争辩道：「它怎么可能是自然的？它怎么可能自己发生？」儿子像闪电般迅速地回答说：「父亲，您说这个世界上的一切都是自然的。您说这个世界不是任何人创造的，它是自己发生的，是自然发生的，是一种自然现象。同样，这幅画也是自然的。它是自然而然地自己发生的。纸是自然而然从某个地方来的。笔是自然而然从某个地方来的。而这幅画是自然而然地自己画成的。」

父亲生气地喊道：「你把我当傻瓜吗？没有画家，就不可能有画。」儿子平静地回答说：「好吧，父亲。如果创造这幅小画需要一个人，那么创造这个伟大、广阔的世界这幅画，难道不需要一个人，不需要一个创造者吗？就像母亲说的，创造这个世界，你需要一个叫做神的存在。」律师就这样被他的儿子上了一堂生动的课。看，这条恒河 (Ganga)，恒河之源是高穆克 (Gomukh)。但它只有到达它的目的地——海洋时，才能最终平静下来。同样，我们的目的地是神。直到我们到达神那里，我们才不会体验到平和。这条恒河，恒河，它能洗去我们的罪孽。它有能力洗去我们的罪孽。人们经常问：「我们能从恒河得到什么？」答案是恒河能洗去我们的罪孽。

在伦敦，有一条河叫泰晤士河 (Thames River)。一个孩子告诉我：「不要碰这条河的水。如果你碰了，你会感染的。」我问他：「你知道在哈里瓦 (Haridwar) 有一条河叫恒河 (Ganga) 吗？」孩子说：「是的，是的，我去过那里。」我问：「你知道当你触摸恒河的水，或者在恒河里沐浴时会发生什么吗？你所有的感染都会消失，都会被清除。」这就是恒河的伟大之处。仅仅看着恒河你就能得到解脱 (mukthi)——解脱。那么想象一下，如果你进入恒河沐浴会发生什么。你们所有人都很幸运，你们现在在哈里瓦，在恒河岸边，与你们的真正上师 (Sadguru)，斯瓦米·尼希亚南达吉 (Swami Nithyanandaji) 在一起。

世界上第三件稀缺的，难以获得的东西，是与伟大的圣人，伟人 (Mahapurushas) 的陪伴和交往。人们说世界上最宝贵的东西是时间。英语里说时间就是金钱。一旦逝去，就不会再回来。我们没有人知道我们在这个世界上还有多少时间。逝去的已经永远逝去了。我们是善用它还是滥用它，都掌握在我们自己手中。强盗手中的刀会夺走生命。同样一把刀在外科医生手中则能赋予生命。刀可以被滥用，像强盗那样用在错误的地方；也可以被善用，像外科医生那样用在正确的地方。同样，有些人滥用时间。但有些人善用时间。他们寻求与圣人和苦行僧 (sadhus) 的交往，他们来到伟人、上师 (Guru) 的脚下。所以，你们所有在座的人都在很好地利用时间，为了正确的目的（通过来到斯瓦米·尼希亚南达吉 (Swami Nithyanandaji) 这里并与祂共度时光）。

不久前，斯瓦米吉·尼希亚南达吉 (Swamiji Nithyanandaji) 也来过哈里瓦 (Haridwar)。斯瓦米·图里亚南达 (Swami Turiyananda) 给我打了很多次电话。但我当时在古吉拉特邦 (Gujarat)。克服这个世界上的纷扰、恐惧和混乱的唯一方法，就是处于像斯瓦米吉·尼希亚南达这样的伟人 (Mahapurusha) 的临在和陪伴之中。在《圣典薄伽瓦谭》(Shrimad Bhagavatham) 中记载，雅度王 (Maharaja Yadu)，圣奎师那 (Sri Krishna) 的祖先，曾在森林中游荡。他看到一位伟大的圣人坐在一棵树下。那是一棵非常巨大的树，就像你们在必达地 (Bidadi) 的菩提树 (banyan tree)……就像你们在必达地的心想事成树 (Kalpataru)。天界也有一棵心想事成树。据说，如果任何人凭借他的善业 (good karmas)、善行 (good deeds) 升入天界，他就能坐在天界的那棵心想事成树下，他所有的愿望都会实现。

有一次，一个人得以坐在那棵心想事成树 (Kalpataru) 下。坐在树下时，他想吃东西，立刻食物就出现在他面前。你看，那是一棵如愿树 (wish-fulfilling tree)。吃完后，他觉得困了，就想有张床睡觉。立刻一张床就凭空出现了，他的愿望实现了。然后他想：「这真是个好地方。这里一定也有天女 (apsaras) 吧。如果能和她们在一起该多好啊。」立刻，令他惊讶的是，一群美女出现在他面前，开始款待他。突然一个念头闪过他的脑海：「哦，天啊，如果我妻子在这里看到我怎么办？会发生什么事？」可怜的家伙，令他震惊的是，他的妻子立刻凭空出现在那里，开始对他拳打脚踢。当他被妻子痛打时，圣人那罗陀 (Narada) 恰巧路过。那罗陀是一位伟大的圣人。所有的圣人都会指引人们。那罗陀也是一位圣人。所以，这家伙看到那罗陀，冲向他，跪倒在他脚下哭诉道：「马哈拉吉 (Maharaj)，请指引我，请救我脱离这个困境。」

那罗陀 (Narada) 微笑着回答说：「孩子，记住，至少当你坐在心想事成树 (Kalpataru) 下时，只存善念。那样才会有好事发生在你身上。」斯瓦米·尼希亚南达吉 (Swami Nithyanandaji) 也是一棵心想事成树。圣人和伟人 (Mahapurushas) 是「指路明灯 (marga darshis)」（「marga darshi」意为指引道路的人）。他们为你指明道路。斯瓦米吉·尼希亚南达吉今天邀请我来到这里。我全心全意地感谢祂给我这个机会。一位国王曾经来到达塔特雷亚·马哈拉吉 (Dattatreya Maharaj) 面前说：「您看起来如此快乐和幸福。我是一位国王，我拥有一切；但我仍然没有内心的平和。但您似乎一无所有，您似乎没有任何财产，但您仍然如此幸福。」达塔特雷亚·马哈拉吉说：「我所拥有的一切都在我的内心。那才是真正的财富。这就是为什么我总是处于法喜 (bliss) 之中。」

你们今天都在哈里瓦 (Haridwar)。就像德里 (Delhi) 是印度的首都一样，哈里瓦是世界的灵性之都。所有伟大的伟人 (Mahapurushas) 都会聚在哈里瓦。这座城市是世界的灵性之城，世界的灵性之都。你们都蒙福了，因为你们此刻身处这个世界的灵性之都，在一位伟人，斯瓦米吉·尼希亚南达 (Swamiji Nithyananda) 的脚下！

Hari Om Tat Sat! Hari Om Tat Sat! Hari Om Tat Sat!

（梵文）哈里 唵 彼即真实！哈里 唵 彼即真实！哈里 唵 彼即真实！

— 斯瓦米·阿特玛南达吉开示结束。斯瓦米吉·尼希亚南达继续共修讲座 —

非常高兴斯瓦米·阿特玛南达吉 (Swami Atmanandaji) 前来，并真正地祝福我们、加持我们。我代表我自己、静修院 (Dhyanapeetam) 以及全世界的尼希亚南达共修团 (Nithyananda Sangha)，感谢斯瓦米·希里玛特·斯瓦米·阿特玛南达·马哈拉吉 (Shrimat Swami Atmananda Maharaj)，大涅槃灵修院 (Mahanirvani Peetha) 的大护法 (Mahamandaleshwar)。我们感谢斯瓦米吉。我想请图里亚南达 (Turiyananda) 进行翻译。

— 图里亚南达斯瓦米将阿特玛南达吉斯瓦米的讲话翻译成英文 —

我们感谢斯瓦米·阿特玛南达吉 (Swami Atmanandji) 以如此丰富的知识启迪我们。我只想分享一下斯瓦米吉今天告诉我们的精髓。马哈拉吉吉 (Maharaj ji) 说，今天的世界充满了恐惧……今天的世界充满了恐惧，因为人们没有内心的平和 (peace)。人们拥有一切。物质主义如此泛滥，但内心的平和却缺失了。所以，当务之急是世界的福祉。那么如何实现世界的福祉呢？只有圣人才能促成世界的福祉，而这可以通过向世界传播知识与和平来实现。然后斯瓦米吉说，商羯罗大师 (Bashyakara Shankaracharyaji) 曾说过，当今世界有三件事非常非常稀有。这三件事首先是人性 (manushyatvam)，意思是在人身中的诞生。其次是解脱的渴望 (mumukshatvam)，意思是探索者 (seeker) 的渴望，探索者的本性。第三件事是与真正上师的共修 (satgurus satsang)，意思是得到一位真正上师 (satguru)。这三件事真的非常非常稀有。

你可以得到其他一切，但得到这三样东西确实很稀有，并且应该是每个人的目标。斯瓦米吉说每个人都应该有这些问题：我从哪里来？我为什么而来？我得到的这个人身，我为什么得到它？所以，一旦人开始从这些方面思考，他就能进入下一个探索的阶段。哲学家也说，万事皆有因。我们所做的任何事，背后都必须有原因。所以，每个人做某事都是为了获得法喜 (bliss)，为了获得阿南达 (Ananda)。这就是人生或人生的目的。我们所获得的这个生命，即使我们笑，也是有原因的。如果你无缘无故地笑，人们会认为你疯了。所以，我们应该思考我们为什么获得生命，我们应该找出我们生命的原因。我想要平和 (peace)，我想要法喜。我们所拥有的传统是，在每位斯瓦米 (Swami) 的名字后面都有一个词「阿南达」。所以，我们来到这里是为了接受阿南达，这就是为什么我们都在这里。

斯瓦米吉 (Swamiji) 还举例说明了神 (God) 的存在是如何被证明的：当一位母亲，一位女性成为母亲时，身体里的血液是如何转化为乳汁的——这不是凭空发生的。所以，这清楚地证明了神的存在。所以，对于那些不相信神存在的人来说，这是一个非常好的例子，一个科学的例子。这就是神存在的证明。所以，所有来到这里的人都是为了寻求 (seeking)。斯瓦米吉接着说，我们所有人都像小河；像恒河 (Ganga) 是一条大河，但它只有在汇入大海，在恒河三角洲 (Gangasagar) 时才能获得平静。同样，我们所有人都是神圣的小溪流，只有当我们到达最终的源头时，我们才能获得平和与解脱 (liberation)。斯瓦米吉接着感谢尼希亚南达斯瓦米吉 (Nithyananda Swamiji)，并告诉信徒们，所有坐在哈里瓦 (Haridwar) 的信徒们真的很有福气，因为此时此刻，在哈里瓦城，在恒河的临在下，人们正在获得所有三样东西。你们拥有人身，我们有寻求之心，我们有与真正上师 (satguru) 的共修 (satsang)。斯瓦米·尼希亚南达吉临在，祂是一位伟大的转世化身 (incarnation) 和真正上师，祂正在与世界分享共修和知识，并为神性 (divinity) 做着伟大的服务。

阿特玛南达吉·马哈拉吉 (Atmanadaji Maharaj) 还继续分享道，就像神圣乐土 (divine loka) 中的神树心想事成树 (kalpataru) 能满足每个人的愿望一样，同样，在斯瓦米吉 (Swamiji) 位于班加罗尔 (Bangalore) 必达地 (Bidadi) 的寺院 (ashram) 里也有一棵菩提树 (Banyan tree)，即心想事成树 (Kalpa vruksha)。斯瓦米吉本身就在满足人们的愿望。所以，任何想要实现愿望的人都应该来参加斯瓦米吉的共修讲座 (satsang)，就像心想事成树一样，斯瓦米吉持续地散发着喜悦 (bliss) 并满足每个人的愿望。斯瓦米吉随后总结了共修讲座，感谢至尊瑜伽行者尼希亚南达斯瓦米吉 (Paramahamsa Nithyananada Swamiji)，并说道斯瓦米吉是如何从哈里瓦 (Haridwar) 指引整个世界的。哈里瓦是世界的灵性之都。所以，斯瓦米吉从哈里瓦传递的讯息应该传遍整个世界，并丰富 (enrich) 整个世界。这是祂的愿望，也是祂的渴望，希望斯瓦米吉的讯息能被带到整个世界，让尽可能多的人受益。谢谢。