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059 Upaasana的真正含义是什么？

June 29, 2011: What is the true meaning of Upaasana? Swami explains to us today.

Upaasana means approaching near the Divine. Often Upaasana is equated with fasting; this is not correct. When one is immersed in the bliss of Brahmaananda (divine bliss), one gives up food of one's own accord; this is true Upaasana. To subject oneself to fasting as a compulsory regimen is not Upaasana but mere starvation. For instance, to keep awake on the night of Shivaraathri by watching films or playing cards is a caricature of the sacred vigil that one is expected to observe at that time. The experience of Divine Bliss is not to be achieved by the mastery of various spiritual practices. It is only when the heart is purified that divinity can be realized. There is no room for divinity in a heart filled with egoism, pride and hatred.

- Divine Discourse, July 24, 1983.

Upaasana意为接近上帝，Upaasana常常被当成“断食”，这是不对的。当一个人沉浸在“梵乐”之中时，他自然而然不想吃饭，这是真正的Upaasana。强迫自己断食，当作养生之道，不是Upaasana，那只是挨饿而已。例如，在Shivaraathri节日那天晚上，通宵达旦，看电影或玩扑克牌，是对原夲神圣守夜传统的一种讽刺。“梵乐”的经验，不是靠精通各种修行技术来得到的，只有心被净化，才能了悟上帝，一颗充满我执，骄傲，憎恨的心，是容不下上帝的。