峇赞(bhajan,圣歌)是我们借以训练心志以扩张至永恒价值的一个过程。教导心念陶醉于神的荣耀与庄严之中。走出无谓的欢乐领域 ---- 峇赞诱发你一种渴望去体验真理,去一瞥美,也就是神,去品尝至福,也就是自性。它鼓励人潜入他自己之内并真诚地成为他实在的自己。
舌是柱子,峇赞是绳子;有了那根绳子,你可以把全能的神拉近你并把祂绑起来以使祂的恩典变成你的。神是那么的慈悲以致于屈就你的祈祷而被绑起来。你只需呼唤祂来到你身边,陪伴你,领导你和指引你就得了。
你必须度日以歌。让你的一生成为一首峇赞。要相信神无处不在,无时不在,并在你的内心,在祂的存在下,赞唱神的荣耀以获致力量,安适,和喜悦。让旋律与和声在你内心起伏并让大家在你透过那首歌所表达的爱之中获得喜悦。
我从峇赞中所获得的福乐是我不从任何其他之物取得的。
峇赞必须传达善意,爱,欢悦。它必须邀请大家分享欢乐与平和。
有人在峇赞时羞于大声高唱。当一个人掉入井中而出不来时,他还会自言自语吗?要用力拍手而把横行于你心念中的邪恶与激动的鸟儿给吓走。
峇赞必须是一个有感的体验。唱歌时,不要一边注意歌曲对听众的效力,而另一边又当心歌曲对神的效力。让你内心渴望着神;那么,旋律(Raga)与节奏(Tala)自然就显得愉悦和正确了。
让那些具有好嗓子和具有音乐天分的成员领唱。赞歌必须唱得愉悦,不应该刺耳。如果你音准欠佳,会唱变调,那就不要干扰旋律,只在心中重复神的名号(Namavali)就好了。
我不喜欢促进对抗或妒忌或自我或散发自偏执的峇赞。
出席礼堂内的所有活动。。。不找借口缺席。如你有病,峇赞会为你治疗,或者,让我告诉你,唇上挂着主的名号而死于峇赞也不枉此生了。
无论何时当我的信徒赞唱我的名号时,我即出现在那儿。
Bhajan (devotional song) is one of the processes by which you can train the mind to expand into eternal values. Teach the mind to revel in the glory and majesty of God. Wean it away from petty horizons of pleasure…Bhajan induces in you a desire to experience the truth, to glimpse the beauty that is God, to taste the bliss that is the Self. It encourages man to dive into himself and be genuinely his real Self.
The tongue is a post, bhajan is the rope; with that rope, you can bring God Almighty near you and tie him up so that his grace becomes yours. God is so kind that he will yield to your prayers and get bound. You have only to call on him to be by your side, with you, leading you and guiding you.
You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a bhajan. Believe that God is everywhere at all times and derive strength, comfort, and joy, singing in your heart in his presence the glory of God. Let melody and harmony surge up from your hearts and let all take delight in the love that you express through that song.
The ananda (bliss) that I derive from bhajan I do not get from anything else.
Bhajan must spread good will, love, ecstasy. It must invite all to share in the joy and peace.
Some do not sing loud at bhajans. When a man has fallen into a well and is unable to get out, does he mutter to himself? Clap your hands with vigor so that the birds of evil and passion infesting your minds shall fly away.
Bhajan must be a felt experience. Do not sing with one eye on the effect the song makes on the listeners and the other on the effect it makes on God. Let your heart pant for God; then raga and tala will automatically be pleasant and correct.
Sathya Sai Speaks 8, p.60
Let those with a good voice and musical talent lead. The keertan (song) must be pleasant; it should not jar on the ear. If your voice is grating or out of tune, do not disturb the melody, but repeat the Namavali (the name of the Lord in song) in your mind.
I do not like bhajan that promotes rivalry or envy or egoism or that emanates from intolerance.
Attend all the sessions in the hall…Do not take shelter behind excuses. It you are ill, bhajan will help the cure, or, let me tell you, it is far better to die during the bhajan with the Lord’s name on the lips.
Wherever my bhakta sings my name, I am present there.