✨#最高境界的聖者們從不祈求任何會毀壞消逝的事物｜The Saints of the highest degree never ask for anything that is perishable.

✨他們向主祈求的是主本身，正如古魯那納克所言：『我該向祢祈求什麼呢？沒有什麼是永恆的。甚至在我注視的當下，一切都在消逝。』這意味著除了主之外，一切都會毀壞消逝，而他（那納克）不會去祈求任何會毀壞消逝的事物。他只需要主，別無他求。他說：『若將所有世界的財富置於一側，而將主之愛置於另一側，那麼敬愛主之人只會尋求主，而不會在意財富。心中充滿主之愛的人，必受世人追隨。』

🌿另一個原因是，世間的得失皆取決於我們的業力。我們所做的許多努力，注定會因為我們的業力而失敗，因為它們注定無法達成其目的。如果我們利用覆誦聖號和靈性修持來達成這些目的而未能如願，那麼我們對主的信心就會減少，因為祂沒有實現我們的願望。這種心態將會阻礙我們的靈性進步與愛心增長。我們的責任在於盡力做好世俗事務，並對結果感到知足，視其為明師的旨意。

我們獲得人身，並非為了養育子女，或為了享樂。所有這些功能連最低等的動物都能做。#人與低等生物之間唯一的區別在於人活在世上，#是為了在此生見到主，#並達到最高的靈性境界。生命中的每一分鐘都價值連城。我們終須捨棄這個肉體、阿修羅體，以及因果體。既然如此，這世間、世間的人際關係與享樂又有何價值？我們應當將這個世界視為旅店，將親人視為同行的旅伴。我們主要的目標應當是與造物主合一，並盡可能遠離慾望、憤怒、貪婪、執著與驕慢，因為它們是我們的敵人。我們的心應當時時都充滿對明師的愛，而我們自己的心智應當無所畏懼，即使被賜予世上的王國，或被剝奪世上的王國，都不應受到擾動。當心智達到這種境界時，明師便會用他真正的光穿透照亮它。

摘自：明師之愛—巴巴‧薩萬‧辛格‧吉（素食者）《靈性瑰寶》選文

They ask for the Lord from the Lord, as Guru Nanak says: ‘What should I ask of Thee? Nothing is permanent. Everything is passing away Even as I behold.’ This means that everything is perishable except the Lord, and that he (Nanak) was not going to ask for perishable things. He needed the Lord and nothing else. He said: ‘If the wealth of all the worlds were put on one side and the love of the Lord on the other, then those who love the Lord would only ask for the Lord and would not care for the wealth. He who is filled with the love of the Lord is followed by all the world.’

The other reason is that gain and loss in this world depend upon our karma. Many of our efforts are bound to fail on account of our karma, as they are not destined to accomplish their purposes. If we apply repetition of the Names and spiritual exercise to gain these purposes, and fail, then our faith in the Lord will decrease because He did not grant us our wishes. That would lead to hindrance in our spiritual progress and love. Our duty lies in doing our best in worldly business and being content with the result as the Will of the Master.

It was not granted to us for rearing children or for enjoying ourselves. All these functions are performed even by the lowest animals. The only difference between man and lower creation is that man’s life here was meant for seeing the Lord and reaching the highest Spiritual Plane in this life. Every minute of it is worth millions of dollars. We have to give up this physical body, the astral frame, and also the causal body. When this is the case, then what is the worth of the world, its relationships, and its pleasures? The world should be looked upon as an inn, and our relatives as fellow travelers. Our chief aim should be to unite with our Creator and avoid lust, anger, avarice, attachment, and pride so far as we can, as they are our enemies. At all times our hearts should be full of love for the Master, and our own mind should be so fearless that it should not be ruffled if it were given the kingdom of the world, nor if the kingdom of the world were taken from it. When the mind has become like that, the Master penetrates it with His Real Light.

From: The Master’s Love – Selection from “Spiritual Gems” by Baba Sawan Singh Ji (vegetarian)

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