七月十一日，星期四
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中文
（由弟子S·E·沃尔多小姐记录）
一八九五年七月十一日，星期四。
没有母爱，造化便无法延续。没有任何事物纯属物质层面，也没有任何事物纯属形而上层面；二者相互预设，相互诠释。一切有神论者都同意，在这可见的宇宙背后存在着某种本体，他们所不同的只是对这一本体之性质或特征的看法。唯物论者则认为根本不存在任何这样的本体。
在一切宗教中，超意识状态是相同的。印度教徒、基督教徒、伊斯兰教徒、佛教徒，乃至没有任何信条的人，当他们超越身体时，所获得的体验完全一致……
世界上最纯粹的基督教团体，是使徒多马在耶稣逝世后大约二十五年在印度建立的。那时盎格鲁-撒克逊人还是蛮荒之民，在身上涂抹颜料，住在洞穴之中。印度的基督徒曾一度多达约三百万，但如今只剩下约一百万。
基督教历来以刀剑传播。如此温和的灵魂之门徒竟杀戮如此之多，岂非怪事！三大传教宗教是佛教、伊斯兰教和基督教。三个更古老的宗教——印度教、犹太教和拜火教——从未寻求皈依者。佛教徒从不杀戮，却曾一度以纯粹的慈悲感化了世界的四分之三。
佛教徒是最合逻辑的不可知论者。在虚无主义与绝对主义之间，实在无法停留于任何中间地带。佛教徒在思想上彻底解构一切，将其理论推到了终极的逻辑结论。不二论（Advaita）者同样将其理论推演至逻辑的尽头，到达了绝对——一个本同一体的实体，一切现象皆从中显现。佛教徒和不二论者都同时具有同一性与非同一性的感受；这两种感受中必有一个是虚假的，另一个是真实的。虚无主义者将实在置于非同一性之中，实在论者将实在置于同一性之中；这便是占据整个世界的争论。这是一场"拉锯战"。
实在论者问道："虚无主义者如何获得同一性的观念？"旋转的光点何以呈现为一个圆？唯有静止之点方能解释运动。虚无主义者永远无法解释"背后存在本体"这一错觉的起源；唯心论者也同样无法解释"一"如何变成"多"。唯一的解释必须来自感官层面之外；我们必须上升到超意识，上升到完全超越感官知觉的境界。那形而上的力量，是唯有唯心论者才能运用的更深层工具。他能体验绝对；辨喜这个人可以将自身化入绝对，然后再回到凡人的状态。对他而言，问题就此解决；对他人则间接解决，因为他能为他人指明道路。如此，宗教始于哲学的终点。"世界的福祉"在于：如今对我们而言属于超意识的东西，在未来的时代将成为所有人的寻常意识。因此，宗教是世界上最崇高的事业；正因为人类无意识地感受到了这一点，他才在漫长的岁月中始终紧紧抓住宗教的理念。
宗教——这头伟大的乳牛——踢了许多脚，但不必在意，它产出了大量的乳汁。挤奶人不会在意产乳丰厚的牛所踢的那几脚。宗教是有待诞生的最伟大的孩子，是伟大的"觉悟之月"；让我们喂养它，帮助它成长，它将成为巨人。"欲望王"与"智慧王"交战，正当后者即将败北之际，他与"奥义书（Upanishads）之后"和解，生下了一个孩子——"觉悟"，觉悟为他赢得了最终的胜利。（出自《觉月升起》，一部吠檀多梵语寓言剧。）
爱能毫不费力地集中意志的全部力量，正如一个男子坠入爱河时那样。
虔信（Bhakti）之道自然而愉悦。哲学则是将山间溪流引回其源头。那是更快捷的方法，但极为艰难。哲学说："审察一切。"虔信说："顺流而行，永恒地自我交付。"这条路更长，但更容易，也更幸福。
"我永远属于你；从此以后，无论我做什么，那都是你在做。不再有我，不再有我的。"
"没有钱财可以施舍，没有头脑可以学习，没有时间可以修习瑜伽，哦，甜蜜的主啊，我将自己交付于你，将我的身体和心灵交付于你。"
再多的无知或错误观念，都无法在灵魂与神之间设置障碍。即使没有神，也要紧紧抓住爱。在追求神的过程中死去，总好过像一条只寻觅腐肉的狗那样死去。选择最高的理想，将你的生命献给它。"死亡既然如此确定，为伟大的目标献出生命便是最崇高的事。"
爱将无痛地抵达哲学的境界；然后在知识之后，至高的虔信到来。
知识是批判性的，对一切大惊小怪；但爱说："神将向我显示他的真实本性"，并接受一切。
拉比娅
拉比娅卧病在床，
两位圣者前来探望——
虔诚的马利克，睿智的哈桑——
在穆斯林眼中名望非凡。
哈桑说："祈祷纯洁之人
能承受神的责罚。"
马利克以更深的感悟
道出了他的体验：
"爱其主人抉择者
将在责罚中欣然欢喜。"
拉比娅在他们的格言中
仍看到些许私心残留，
她答道："蒙恩的人啊，
凡是见到主人面容之人，
在祈祷中根本不会想起
自己受到了任何责罚！"
——波斯诗歌
English
(RECORDED BY MISS S. E. WALDO, A DISCIPLE)
THURSDAY, July 11, 1895.
Without mother-love no creation could continue. Nothing is entirely physical, nor yet entirely metaphysical; one presupposes the other and explains the other. All Theists agree that there is a background to this visible universe, they differ as to the nature or character of that background. Materialists say there is no background.
In all religions the superconscious state is identical. Hindus, Christians, Mohammedans, Buddhists, and even those of no creed, all have the very same experience when they transcend the body. . . .
The purest Christians in the world were established in India by the Apostle Thomas about twenty-five years after the death of Jesus. This was while the Anglo-Saxons were still savages, painting their bodies and living in caves. The Christians in India once numbered about three millions, but now there are about one million.
Christianity is always propagated by the sword. How wonderful that the disciples of such a gentle soul should kill so much! The three missionary religions are the Buddhist, Mohammedan, and Christian. The three older ones, Hinduism, Judaism and Zoroastrianism, never sought to make converts. Buddhists never killed, but converted three-quarters of the world at one time by pure gentleness.
The Buddhists were the most logical agnostics. You can really stop nowhere between nihilism and absolutism. The Buddhists were intellectually all-destroyers, carrying their theory to its ultimate logical issue. The Advaitists also worked out their theory to its logical conclusion and reached the Absolute — one identified Unit Substance out of which all phenomena are being manifested. Both Buddhists and Advaitists have a feeling of identity and non-identity at the same time; one of these feelings must be false, and the other true. The nihilist puts the reality in non-identity, the realist puts the reality in identity; and this is the fight which occupies the whole world. This is the "tug-of-war".
The realist asks, "How does the nihilist get any idea of identity?" How does the revolving light appear a circle? A point of rest alone explains motion. The nihilist can never explain the genesis of the delusion that there is a background; neither can the idealist explain how the One becomes the many. The only explanation must come from beyond the sense-plane; we must rise to the superconscious, to a state entirely beyond sense-perception. That metaphysical power is the further instrument that the idealist alone can use. He can experience the Absolute; the man Vivekananda can resolve himself into the Absolute and then come back to the man again. For him, then the problem is solved and secondarily for others, for he can show the way to others. Thus religion begins where philosophy ends. The "good of the world" will be that what is now superconscious for us will in ages to come be the conscious for all. Religion is therefore the highest work the world has; and because man has unconsciously felt this, he has clung through all the ages to the idea of religion.
Religion, the great milch cow, has given many kicks, but never mind, it gives a great deal of milk. The milkman does not mind the kick of the cow which gives much milk. Religion is the greatest child to be born, the great "moon of realisation"; let us feed it and help it grow, and it will become a giant. King Desire and King Knowledge fought, and just as the latter was about to be defeated, he was reconciled to Queen Upanishad and a child was born to him, Realisation, who saved the victory to him.(From the Prabodha-chandrodaya, a Vedantic Sanskrit masque.)
Love concentrates all the power of the will without effort, as when a man falls in love with a woman.
The path of devotion is natural and pleasant. Philosophy is taking the mountain stream back to its force. It is a quicker method but very hard. Philospophy says, "Check everything." Devotion says, "Give the stream, have eternal self-surrender." It is a longer way, but easier and happier.
"Thine am I for ever; henceforth whatever I do, it is Thou doing it. No more is there any me or mine."
"Having no money to give, no brains to learn, no time to practice Yoga, to Thee, O sweet One, I give myself, to Thee my body and mind."
No amount of ignorance or wrong ideas can put a barrier between the soul and God. Even if there be no God, still hold fast to love. It is better to die seeking a God than as a dog seeking only carrion. Choose the highest ideal, and give your life up to that. "Death being so certain, it is the highest thing to give up life for a great purpose."
Love will painlessly attain to philosophy; then after knowledge comes Parâbhakti (supreme devotion).
Knowledge is critical and makes a great fuss over everything; but Love says, "God will show His real nature to me" and accepts all.
RABBIA
Rabbia, sick upon her bed,
By two saints was visited —
Holy Malik, Hassan wise —
Men of mark in Moslem eyes.
Hassan said, "Whose prayer is pure
Will God's chastisements endure."
Malik, from a deeper sense
Uttered his experience:
"He who loves his master's choice
Will in chastisement rejoice."
Rabbia saw some selfish will
In their maxims lingering still,
And replied "O men of grace,
He who sees his Master's face,
Will not in his prayers recall
That he is chastised at all !"
— Persian Poem
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