二十三 基迪
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中文
二十三
美利坚合众国， 一八九四年十一月三十日。
亲爱的吉迪：
……至于那些有关室利·罗摩克里希纳的种种离奇故事之发表，我劝你敬而远之，也远离那些撰写这些故事的愚者。故事本身或许是真的，但那些愚者定会将一切搅得一塌糊涂，我对此深信不疑。他有满腹的知识需要传授于世，何必执意强调神迹这等无关紧要之事呢？神迹根本无法证明任何东西。物质无法证明精神。上帝、灵魂或不朽的存在，与行神迹之间，究竟有何关联？……请宣讲室利·罗摩克里希纳，传递那已解除你干渴之苦的圣杯……请宣讲虔信（Bhakti）。莫让形而上学的空谈扰乱自己的头脑，也莫因你的固执己见而扰乱他人……
永远祝福你的，
辨喜（Vivekananda）。
English
XXIII
U. S. A. 30th November, 1894.
Dear Kidi,
. . . As to the wonderful stories published about Shri Ramakrishna, I advise you to keep clear of them and the fools who write them. They are true, but the fools will make a mess of the whole thing, I am sure. He had a whole world of knowledge to teach, why insist upon unnecessary things as miracles really are! They do not prove anything. Matter does not prove Spirit. What connection is there between the existence of God, Soul, or immortality, and the working of miracles? . . . Preach Shri Ramakrishna. Pass the Cup that has satisfied your thirst. . . . Preach Bhakti. Do not disturb your head with metaphysical nonsense, and do not disturb others by your bigotry. . . .
Yours ever with blessings,
Vivekananda.
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