二十九 G·G
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二十九
芝加哥， 1895年1月11日。
亲爱的G. G.（即纳拉辛马恰里亚尔）：
您的来函已收悉。……宗教议会（Parliament of Religions）之设立，本意在于彰显基督教凌驾于其他信仰之上的优越性，然而印度教的哲理性宗教在此逆境中仍能坚守其立场。巴罗斯博士及其同类之人信仰极为保守，我不指望从他们那里获得任何援助。……主已在此地赐予我许多友人，且此数目与日俱增。愿主赐福于那些曾试图伤害我之人。……我一直往返奔走于波士顿与纽约之间——此乃这片土地上两大核心城市，波士顿可谓其头脑，纽约则可谓其钱囊。在两地，我的成就均远超寻常。我对报章评论漠然置之，亦请您不必期望我将这些寄送于您。些许声名鹊起对于开创工作固然必要，然而此类效应我们已经历绰绰有余。
我已致函玛尼·艾耶，并早已将我的指示告知于您。现在让我看看您能有何作为。无谓的空谈到此为止，须付诸切实的行动；印度教徒必须以真正的实干来印证其言，若不能如此，他们便不值得拥有任何成就，仅此而已。美国绝不会为您的空想慷慨解囊，又何必然哉？至于我，我志在传扬真理；无论身在何处，于我皆无分别。
此后，切勿理会他人对您或对我的任何褒贬之词。继续前行，作雄狮之态；主必赐福于您。我将殚精竭虑、工作不辍，直至生命终结，甚至身后，我亦将为世界之福祉而劳作。真理之分量无限重于虚妄，善良亦然。若您持守此二者，它们将凭借自身的重力自然开辟出一条道路。
我与神智学会毫无关联。至于贾吉会助我一臂之力——哼！……数以千计的优秀之士确实关怀于我；您深知此点，当对主持守信心。我正在这片土地上潜移默化地施加影响，其深远程度远胜过一切报章对我的渲染。保守人士已有所感知，却也无可奈何。此乃品格之力、纯洁之力与真理之力——人格之力。只要我持守这些，您便可放心；无人能伤我毫发。若有人尝试，他们必将失败，此乃主之旨意。……书籍与理论已足够。人生方是最崇高之道，也是唯一能够触动人心之道；它承载着人格的磁力。……主每日都赐予我愈来愈深邃的洞见。工作，工作，工作。……罢了空谈；谈论主吧。人生苦短，不应虚掷于谈论骗子与怪人之上。
须时刻铭记：每个民族必须自救；每个人亦然；切勿仰赖他人之助。通过在此地的艰辛工作，我将能时不时地寄给您一些资金以支持您的工作；然而仅此而已。若您必须寄望于此，不如停止工作。亦当知晓，这里是我理念传播的宏大领域，而我并不在乎他们是印度教徒、穆斯林抑或基督徒，凡爱主之人，皆将永远得到我的服务。
……我喜于静谧而沉着地工作，主亦时刻与我同在。若您愿意追随我，则须做到：至诚之极，无私之极，尤须纯洁之极。我的祝福与您同行。在这短暂的人生中，无暇相互客套。待战罢之后，我们尽可纵情地交流感想、相互称颂。现在，勿再空谈；工作，工作！工作！我看不到您在印度所成就的任何永久之事——我看不到您所建立的任何中心——我看不到您所兴建的任何寺庙或会堂——我看不到任何人与您携手共进。空谈太多，太多，太多！我们多么伟大，我们多么伟大！荒唐！我们是懦弱之辈，这才是实情！这种对名誉与声望及种种虚妄之事的渴慕——这些对我有何意义？我何以在意这些？我渴望看到数以百计之人归向主！他们在哪里？我要他们，我要见到他们。您必须将他们寻觅出来。您只是给了我名声与荣誉。抛开名声与荣誉；去工作吧，我英勇的同仁们，去工作！您尚未被我的烈火点燃——您还未理解我！您仍在懒惰与享乐的旧辙上蹉跎。打倒一切懒惰，打倒一切今世与来世的享乐。投身于烈火之中，引领众人归向主。
愿您被我的烈火点燃，愿您至诚之极，愿您在战场上以英雄之死作为归宿——此乃
辨喜（Vivekananda）的恒久祈愿。
附言：请转告阿拉辛加、基迪、巴拉吉博士及其余诸人，切勿将信念寄托于任何人对我们的褒贬之词，而须将全部精力集中于工作之上。
English
XXIX
Chicago, 11th January, 1895.
Dear G. G, (G. G. Narasimhachariar)
Your letter just to hand. . . . The Parliament of Religions was organised with the intention of proving the superiority of the Christian religion over other forms of faith, but the philosophic religion of Hinduism was able to maintain its position notwithstanding. Dr. Barrows and the men of that ilk are very orthodox, and I do not look to them for help. . . . The Lord has sent me many friends in this country, and they are always on the increase. The Lord bless those who have tried to injure me. . . . I have been running all the time between Boston and New York, two great centres of this country, of which Boston may be called the brain and New York, the purse. In both, my success is more than ordinary. I am indifferent to the newspaper reports, and you must not expect me to send any of them to you. A little boom was necessary to begin work. We have had more than enough of that.
I have written to Mani Iyer, and I have given you my directions already. Now show me what you can do. No foolish talk now, but actual work; the Hindus must back their talk with real work; if they cannot they do not deserve anything; that is all. America is not going to give you money for your fads. And why should they? As for me, I want to teach the truth; I do not care whether here or elsewhere.
In future do not pay any heed to what people say either for or against you or me. Work on, be lions; and the Lord will bless you. I shall work incessantly until I die, and even after death I shall work for the good of the world. Truth is infinitely more weighty than untruth; so is goodness. If you possess these, they will make their way by sheer gravity.
I have no connection with the Theosophists. And Judge will help me — pooh! . . . Thousands of the best men do care for me; you know this, and have faith in the Lord. I am slowly exercising an influence in this land greater than all the newspaper blazoning of me can do. The orthodox feel it, but they cannot help it. It is the force of character, of purity, and of truth — of personality. So long as I have these things, you can feel easy; no one will be able to injure a hair of my head. If they try, they will fail, saith the Lord. . . . Enough of books and theories. It is the life that is the highest and the only way to stir the hearts of people; it carries the personal magnetism. . . . The Lord is giving me a deeper and deeper insight every day. Work, work, work. . . . Truce to foolish talk; talk of the Lord. Life is too short to be spent in talking about frauds and cranks
You must always remember that every nation must save itself; so must every man; do not look to others for help. Through hard work here, I shall be able now and then to send you a little money for your work; but that is all. If you have to look forward to that, better stop work. Know also that this is a grand field for my ideas, and that I do not care whether they are Hindus or Mohammedans or Christians, but those that love the Lord will always command my service.
. . . I like to work on calmly and silently, and the Lord is always with me. Follow me, if you will, by being intensely sincere, perfectly unselfish, and, above all, by being perfectly pure. My blessings go with you. In this short life there is no time for the exchange of compliments. We can compare notes and compliment each other to our hearts' content after the battle is finished. Now, do not talk; work, work! work! I do not see anything permanent you hare done in India — I do not see any centre you have made — I do not see any temple or hall you have erected — I do not see anybody joining hands with you. There is too much talk, talk, talk! We are great, we are great! Nonsense! We are imbeciles; that is what we are! This hankering after name and fame and all other humbugs — what are they to me? What do I care about them? I should like to see hundreds coming to the Lord! Where are they? I want them, I want to see them. You must seek them out. You only give me name and fame. Have done with name and fame; to work, my brave men, to work! You have not caught my fire yet — you do not understand me! You run in the old ruts of sloth and enjoyments. Down with all sloth, down with all enjoyments here or hereafter. Plunge into the fire and bring the people towards the Lord.
That you may catch my fire, that you may be intensely sincere, that you may die the heroes' death on the field of battle — is the constant prayer of
Vivekananda.
PS. Tell Alasinga, Kidi, Dr. Balaji, and all the others not to pin their faith on what Tom, Dick, and Harry say for or against us, but to concentrate all their energy on work.
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