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Hari Bhajan Bina...攀登人生高峰的灵性秘诀

作者：苏蕾士哥文达教授

Guru Seva Bina Nirvana Nahi
（若非尊师重道，救赎（解脱）难成立）

。。。承接上集

斯瓦米在其一则讲道中明确阐释，

‘但不要相信，你可以利用服务来改造或革新世界。你或许做到，或许做不到。那无关重要。服务的真正价值及看得到的结果，是，它改造你，革新你。视服务为灵修而为之，那么你就会变得虚怀若谷，快乐似仙了。’

只有通过提供服务给同胞们而达到自我的彻底根除，我们才能改造和革新人的个性。

斯瓦米说，

‘为人服务会帮助你的灵性开花结果，因为它会使你的心快乐也使你感到，生命是值得一直活下去的。服务人即服务神，因为神寓于每一个人之内，每一个生命体之内，及每一块石头和每一棵树木之内。’

斯瓦米对服务的重要性做更深一层的详述，他说，

‘通过服务，你认识到，一切众生都是圣灵海洋的波浪。没有其他的修行法门能把你带入对‘万物一体’的不断的沉思冥想中。你视他人的痛苦为你自己的痛苦；你分享他人的成功一如自己的成功。视人为己，视己为人，那就是服务之修行的核心。再者，服务使到自我凋萎。它使你在受苦人们的面前，谦卑有礼，而当你赶去救助时，你不在乎他的社会或经济的地位是高还是低。凭借服务者所提供的机会，铁石心肠会慢慢地软化成奶油。服务被定为朝向开悟的九大步骤之一。’

就这一点，求道者或需要澄清‘ 斯瓦米，出来执行服务活动需要时间。我所缺乏的就是时间’。

斯瓦米回答，

‘最重要的是你不能找到任何大于服务世界的事物。我们必须为服务而奉献出我们的生命。一个不提供服务的人不配称为人。他比禽兽都不如。我们决不应该放弃服务。服务是我们的生命气息。服务是我们的生命。服务是我们的目标。’

歌曲的第四行明显地指出，服务是必需的，而且是一种技术，把心念带到一个更加平静和安详的境地。然而，我们还是必须谨慎。虽然服务有能力把自我转向内在，很明显地，自我还是没有完全被消除。很多提供伟大的协助与牺牲的人，即便这样的人也必须再次轮回以享受更美好的生活，因为他累积了许多功德。所以，本来应该被关进铁窗里的，现在反而被关进金窗里。无论如何都肯定被关起来。。。迦尔纳（Karna）的故事明晰地说明这一点：

‘迦尔纳是《摩诃婆罗多》（Mahabharat）的战争英雄，由于情势所逼，他加入高罗瓦（Kaurava）的部队，与般达瓦（Pandava）开战。他有一颗崇高而善良的心。他牺牲了曾经拥有的一切而也准备放弃他现在所拥有的一切。他唯一的缺点就是对难敌（Duroydhan）的眷恋与执着。难敌是高罗瓦兄弟的大哥。这战场英雄德高望重，当他满身中箭，奄奄一息地躺在床上时，主基士拿出现了。伟大的主化装成另一个人，并问迦尔纳，能否送给祂某样东西。迦尔纳回答，在他生命的最后一刻，他一无所有，还能送什么。。。即便是那样，他还是说‘好，你要求的，我都会给你’。主基士拿要求迦尔纳给祂，他在这一生因作出牺牲而赢取和累积的功德。迦尔纳欣然同意而主基士拿于是卸下装，露出祂本来的面目。迦尔纳给予他所应许的而仁慈的主把迦尔纳的永恒之灵变成天堂上一颗闪亮的星星。’

这故事是一个经典的示范：仅凭服务与牺牲不能使一个人获得解脱，因为他还是被他所赢取的业的功德所束缚。这歌曲中的导师是那么的科学化于其教导而在技术上又是那么的明确与完整；提醒我们去奉献一切行动给自己的导师。。。之所以在歌曲中的这一行不以 Seva（服务）作为开始而以Guru Seva（服务导师）作为开始，就是这个原因。

斯瓦米说，

‘当你把工作奉献给神时，它等于圣洁化于 puja（膜拜）之中。这使到它不受自我的约束。它也解脱自渴求成功的世俗欲望以及恐惧失败的世俗束缚。你觉得你已尽你所能做完了你的工作，你的膜拜已大功告成。这就由接受了你的膜拜的祂去赐予你，祂认为是你最佳的礼物。这心态会使你的工作成为nish-karma或 niswarth或无私的服务。经常修习这种纪律会赐予你纯净的意识。它会促进Chitta Shuddhi（纯净意识）。’

斯瓦米更进一步强调服务的目的，

‘人生的目的是在爱中成长，扩张那爱以便与原本是爱的神融为一体，而这最好通过服务去达到。没有比服务更好的消除自我的修行法门。’

歌曲中的第四行指明，如果一个在世上活动的求道者，他所采取的行动纯粹是为了取悦他的导师，于是他就变成一个信息传达者，以他的大师的教导作为生活依据。他只依据大师的敦促而行动。他遵循着大师的信息而活。这样的一个个人放弃了对个人需求和利益的迷恋。就如驻扎于一个国家的大使，求道者现在有了一个崭新的身份，一个崭新的展望，以及更大的热忱与热衷去面对一切难题。他看待一切障碍为服务导师的良机。他看待一切阻挠为体现自己潜能的挑战。

一个爬山者，如果他徒步穿越困难和陡峭的地形，纯粹只为了内在的个人满足感而为之；很快地他就会弃之如敝屣而停止。气喘如牛，满身大汗，他慢慢地擦干流不断的汗水，而在旅程的许多地点，他可能会受到舒服沙发和热乎乎食物的诱惑的呼唤而动了回家的念头。但如果爬山者代表的是他的省份或甚至他的国家，并了解到征服高峰会带给他所代表的千千万万国民的满足感和欢欣，肯定的是，爬上即便是氧气稀薄的地区也会显得更具挑战性和满足感。要把受到纯粹自私生活所激励的自我加以移植成更高尚、更崇高的理由；这是一种把鼓舞注入工作中的技巧。如果这是真实的，那么一个为他的大师和神而工作的人会更深受鼓舞，并且真正成为一个有效的平和与爱的传信者。笛子之能发出乐音，就因为笛子是中空的。同理，我们越是虚空，通过我们而传达到世界各地的祂的音乐，其感觉也就越大。

第一段诗节介绍有关以下的技巧：赞唱神圣的赞美歌、念诵主的名号、执行无私的服务以及奉献一切行动给主作为整合人格的手段。斯瓦米总是论及，要不是 3 H，意指Head（头）、Heart（心）和 Hand（手）三者完全整合，生命如何能得到圆满的体验。第一诗节，有如汽车技工，把人类个性的主要部分，一件一件地加油、润滑、磨光，以至于当安装回去时，它们会运用自如，合作无间，没有摩擦。

充满着生命与生活中的迷乱观念和扭曲见解的头（头脑）被促使念诵神的名号（Hari Naam）。慢慢地，受到干扰的心念趋向平静。静虑于神的特性与品质慢慢地给心念带来一个值得追求的目标。

心正待命敞开而赞唱虔诚的圣歌。属于更崇高与更尊贵之情操的感觉与情绪，慢慢地受到鼓励而通过虔诚赞唱或Bhajan（峇赞）培育起来。

双手被鼓励去帮助和服务贫病交加的人。人拥有的过多的能量会被削减和抑止而流向减轻他人的苦难。人要奉献所有行动给导师以便依据‘服务即自己的生命气息’而生活。

头、心、手三者的整合就是人性开花结果的开始。斯瓦米在他所有的讲道中常常说‘Prem Swaroopa’ 或爱的化身。。。3 H 的整合，如第一诗节所示，将会是朝向认知和体现‘我们就是爱本身’的最初阶段。

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世界各宗教的持名

“赞唱和歌颂祂的无止境的特性。歌唱和聆听祂的名号而在心里忆念着奉献给祂的爱，这会使到你的哀伤遁迹而代之以欢乐，不论你身在何处。”

- - 导师那纳克

“祂独一无二，圣贤以种种方式述之并以多种名号称之。Surs（登峰造极者，法力无边者），Maharshis（大仙）和Siddhas（得道者，究竟者）联手祈求祂，高呼致敬祂，并以高亢的歌声赞美祂。”

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Hari Bhajan Bina...Spiritual Tips to climb the mountain of life

by Professor Dr. Suresh Govind

… Continue from Part 1

Guru Seva Bina Nirvana Nahi

Swami in one his speeches clarifies,

‘But do not believe that you can by means of Seva (service) reform or reshape the world. You may or you may not. That does not matter. The real value of Seva, its most visible result, is that it reforms you, reshapes you. Do Seva as Sadhana then you will be humble and happy.’

The reshaping and reforming of human personality is only through the liquidation of ego through the rendering of service to fellowmen.

Swami says,

‘Service to man will help your divinity to blossom, for it will gladden your heart and make you feel that life has been worthwhile. Service to man is service to God, for God is in every man, every living being and in every stone and stump.’

The importance of Seva or service was further elaborated when Swami said that

‘Through Seva you realise that all beings are waves of ocean of divinity. No other Sadhana can bring you into the incessant contemplation of the oneness of all living beings. You feel another’s pain as your own; you share another’s success as your own. To see everyone else as yourself and yourself in every one, that is the core of Sadhana of Seva. Again Seva makes the ego languish. It makes you humble before the suffering of others and when you rush to render help, you do not calculate how high or low his social or economic status is. The hardest heart is slowly softened into the softness of butter, by the opportunity that the Seva dal offers. Seva is prescribed as one among the nine steps towards realisation.’

The seeker at this point may want to clarify `Swami, to come out and participate in service activities needs time. Time is what I do not have.

Swami replies,

‘The most important thing is that one cannot find anything greater than service to the world. We have to dedicate our lives for service. A person who does not render service is not a human being. He is worse than a beast. We should never give up service. Service is our life breath. Service is our life. Service is our goal.’

The fourth line in the song clearly points out that service is necessary and is one of the techniques in bringing the mind to a more serene and quiet mood. However we must again be careful. While service has the ability to turn the ego inwards it is quite clear that the ego is still not totally eliminated. There are many who do great help and sacrifice but even such people will have to be reborn to enjoy a better life as a result of the accumulation of good merits. So instead of being caged behind iron bars we will be caged behind bars made by gold. But caged us will be ……The story of Karna illustrates the point well:

‘Karna, the war hero of the Mahabharat due to circumstances joined the Kaurava forces to fight the Pandavas. He had a noble and good heart. He sacrificed everything he had and was prepared to give up whatever he possessed. The only weakness he had was his attachment to Duroydhan, the eldest brother of the Kaurava clan.

So noble and virtuous was the war hero that Lord Krishna himself appeared when Karna was on his death bed with arrows in his body. The great Lord who appeared in a disguise asked Karna if he could give him something. Karna replied that at this last moment of life where he had nothing what possibly could he give …but even then he said `Yes, ask and I will give’ Lord Krishna asked Karna to give all the accumulated merits he had earned in his lifetime due to the sacrifices he had made. Karna agreed and Lord Krishna then removed his disguise and showed him his real self. Karna gave as he promised and the good Lord sends Karna’s eternal soul to be one of the celestial stars in the heavens above.’

The story is a classic demonstration that mere service and sacrifice cannot liberate one for he is still bound by the karmic merits he has acquired. The teacher in this song is so scientific in its instruction and so precise and complete in the technique, reminds us to dedicate all actions to one’s guru or teacher….which is why the line in the song does not begin with Seva but Guru Seva.

Swami says,

‘When the work is offered to God, it gets sanctified into puja. This makes it free from ego. It is also freed from the earthly desire for success and the earthly fear of failure. You feel that you have done the work as best as you can, your puja is accomplished. It is then for Him who has accepted the puja to confer on you what He considers best. This attitude will make the work nish-karma or niswarth or selfless service. Regular practise of this discipline will render the consciousness clean and pure. It will promote Chitta Shuddhi pure consciousness.’

Swami emphasised further the purpose of service itself,

‘The purpose of life is to grow in love, expand that love and to merge with God who is Love, and this is best done through service. There is no discipline equal to service for the eradication of the ego.’

The fourth line in the song indicates that if the seeker, acting in the world, acts purely to please the teacher or the Guru, he becomes a messenger living the instructions of his Master. He acts only as a result of the Master’s prompting. He lives the Master’s message. Such an individual loses his fascination for personal wants and gains. Like an ambassador to a country the seeker now has a new identity, a fresh outlook and greater zeal and enthusiasm to face all problems. He sees every obstacle as an opportunity to serve his teacher. He sees every hurdle as a challenge to realise his own potential.

The mountain climber if purely trekking through the difficult terrain and steep portions of the journey does it for just an inner personal satisfaction; he may soon come to a stop. Panting and sweating, he slowly wipes his endless sweat and may at many points in his journey think of returning home to the tempting call of the comfortable sofa and some hot meal. But if the climber is representing his state or even his nation, knowing that the conquering of the peak will bring satisfaction and happiness to the millions he represent, surely the climb up to regions where even oxygen will be lacking will become more challenging and gratifying. To transplant ego motivated by pure selfish living, to causes nobler and higher is a technique to inject inspiration into work. If this is true how more inspired will man be if he works for his Master and God and truly be an effective messenger of Peace and Love. The music through the flute is only possible because the instrument is hollow. Similarly the hollower we are, greater is the feeling of His music through us to the world around.

The first verse introduces the techniques of singing devotional songs, chanting the Lords name, performing selfless service and dedicating all actions to the Lord as means of integrating personality. Swami has always mentioned that unless the 3 H, which means Head, Heart and Hands are integrated, life cannot be experienced in full. The first verse, like the car mechanic takes part by part the key components of the human personality to oil and polish so that when placed back they will work in unison without friction.

The head clustered with confused ideas and contorted views of life and living is made to recite Gods name or Hari Naam. Slowly the agitated mind becomes still. Contemplation on Gods attributes and qualities slowly brings to the mind a goal worthy enough to be pursued.

The heart is instructed to burst forth and sing song of devotions. The feelings and emotions for the higher and nobler sentiments are slowly encouraged to be cultivated through devotional singing or Bhajans.

The hands are inspired to extend help and service to the sick and needy. The excessive energy man possess is curtailed and curbed, with the flow directed towards relieving the pain and suffering of others. Dedicating all actions to the Guru man is asked to live making Seva his breath.

The integration of head, heart and hands is the beginning of the blossoming of human personality. Swami in all his speeches has often said `Prem Swaroopa’ or embodiments of Love…..The integration of the 3 H as shown by the first verse will be the initial step towards recognising and realising that we are Prem itself.

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Naamsmaran in World Religions

“Sing and Praise His endless attributes. Singing and listening to His Name and keeping Love for Him in mind will make sorrows disappear and happiness will take the place, wherever you are.”

“Of Him who is One, Sages speak as manifold and call Him by many Names. The Surs, Maharshis and Siddhas with joined hands invoke Him and cry ‘All Hail’, chanting His Praises with resounding songs.”

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