Adiyogi——The Source of Yoga
Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga
BEFORE THE BEGINNING: Arundhathi Subramaniam
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我承认，另一半是苦恼。我与这些材料进行了大量的搏斗。我向萨迪古鲁提出问题，提醒他注意枝节和毛边，要求他加以限定、澄清和解密。有时有效，有时无效。我在内心指责他前后矛盾。我说：’你把湿婆说成是瑜伽士，又说成是无形的能量，说成是象征，又说成是无物。我们究竟该如何从这么多碎片中拼凑出一个连贯的故事呢？
萨迪古鲁自己说过的一番话让我豁然开朗。在一次谈话中，他谈到混乱和秩序这两个概念是相辅相成的，而不是相反的。他说：”人们认为丛林意味着无序，而花园则意味着有序。我用’丛林’这个词来表示一种非常优越、非常复杂的秩序。你看不到任何直线，但一切都井然有序。丛林的秩序在逻辑上是不正确的。对于园丁来说，丛林可能看起来杂乱无章。但其实不然，在这片混沌中蕴藏着深邃的秩序。一片森林可以存活数百万年，而一个花园如果不加以维护，可能连一个月都维持不了’。
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有一次，当我问他知道阿迪尤吉的来源时，他的回答干脆利落。萨迪古鲁总是很快断言，神秘主义是科学，而不是巫术。他说：”其实很简单。就像有互联网一样，也有 “内网”。任何向内深思的人都知道这一点。制造个人的方式就是制造宇宙的方式。两者都来自同一个制造单元。万物诞生于同样的黑暗或空虚之中。意识领域中的所有工作都是永恒的。它可以被访问。这个 “内网 “或 “内窥镜 “是我的向导。它让我有能力献祭达亚那林伽。在我需要的时候，它能让我接触到阿迪尤吉各方面的智慧和知识。
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他曾在一个场合说过：’当我的导师用他的手杖触摸我的额头时，几辈子也学不到的东西瞬间就传给了我。从那时起，在存在的层面上，我需要知道什么，就能得到什么。每天，我都不会背负这种知识的负担。人们通常会因为知识而变得沉重和严肃。但是，当知识以能量而非记忆的形式传递时，知识的负担就不在你身上了’。
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于是，我变成了追寻者–有意识的追寻者。我可以欺骗自己，我正在从生活中学习。但大部分时间我都在努力避免犯同样的错误，而其余时间我却在犯同样的错误。我可以告诉自己我很前卫、很有创意，但实际上我是在重演古老的自我保护模式。
And so, I turned seeker – conscious seeker, that is. I could deceive myself that I was learning from life. But most of the time I was trying not to make the same mistakes, and the rest of the time I was making them. I could tell myself I was being edgy and original when I was actually re-enacting age-old patterns of self-preservation.
THE BEGINNING
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正是在那个满月日–夏至后的第一个满月–这个星球上展开了对生命力学的全面探索。正是在那一天，阿迪尤吉成为了阿迪大师，即第一位大师。在印度次大陆的历史上，这一天一直被称为 “Guru Poornima”。 是什么让这一天变得如此重要？
正是在这一天，解放的种子在人类意识中播下。正是在这一天，人类历史上第一次宣告，生物学不是命运，人类有可能有意识地进化。有限可以变成无限。特殊可以变成普遍。强迫可以变成自觉。创造的一部分有可能与创造之源合二为一。人类生物可以成为神圣的实体。
A BIOGRAPHY OF EMPTINESS
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”是者”必然是有限的。而 “非者”只能是黑暗。光之所以产生，是因为有东西在燃烧。燃烧的东西永远不可能是永恒的。无论是灯泡还是太阳，都是有限寿命的照明源。两者都在燃烧，总有一天会结束。也许需要一百个小时，也许需要一千亿年，但两者都会结束。在这个世界上，唯一永恒的就是黑暗。 因此，当你是一个灵性初学者时，神通常被称为光。随着瑜伽的进步，我们将神性称为黑暗。这就是 Shi-va–无尽，黑色的无限。
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只有当你开始追求最终的幸福时，”非”才会成为你关注的焦点。当你追求眼前的幸福时，”有的”是非常重要的。这就是我们熟悉的物质现象世界–你的身体、你的家、你的工作、你的人际关系。然而，当你开始追求你的终极幸福时，你所关心的是超越物质的层面。一旦物质幸福的问题得到解决，个人自然就会提出有关其终极幸福的问题。地球上的所有古老文化都是如此。这是人类探索的自然进程。
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如果再进一步，”存在 “就变成了 “空”（shoonya）–空虚或无形。这里没有实体。在没有实体的地方，你的感觉器官和智力就变得绝对多余。
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瑜伽科学走的是另一条路。它认识到，生命的一小部分–人类–是与宇宙一样被创造出来的。它是根据相同的创造原则创造出来的。如果你仔细观察自己的内在，就会知道人类是如何诞生的。一旦你知道了这一点，你就能推断出一切是如何发生的。 任何人只要内视，就能看到这一点。如果你今天砍了一棵树，就有可能通过观察树的年轮来了解过去。你可以说出那片土地何时干旱，何时雨水过多，或何时发生过熊熊大火。 同样，如果你以必要的意识关注人体系统，你就会发现这个创造物的历史就铭刻在这里。无论发生过什么，都以某种方式记录在这里，记录在这个身体里。如果你把自己看成是能量的一部分，你就会发现，你所携带的信息可以一直追溯到从单细胞动物开始的进化过程的最初阶段，甚至可以追溯到元素、原子，然后是宇宙大爆炸，甚至更远。所有的信息–从广袤的虚空到物质，从你曾经的猿猴到你今天可能成为的精神追求者–就在你认为是你自己的这个生命中。
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无论是物理学还是灵性学，它们都在寻求同一件事：存在的基础。一个试图探索外部宇宙并理解它。另一种则试图探索内在性并体验它。科学家们愿意花费数十亿美元只为了解一些东西–不一定是出于功利目的–这在我看来颇具灵性。但这并不一定要花那么多钱！
THE ETERNAL OUTLAW
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我们还有一个经济引擎，正在拼命加速运转。我们知道这意味着毁灭。但我们处于强迫模式，无法停止这种势头。我们确实不需要另一次核爆炸来毁灭地球上的生命。只要有一个成功的经济就能有效地做到这一点！ 我们怎么会陷入这样的困境？ 我们之所以走到这一步，是因为我们在发展智力的同时，牺牲了我们的内在性。我们误以为智力就是我们整个精神世界的同义词。现在，我们只使用智力这一种能力，并将其误认为一切，却忘记了心灵远不止于此
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以人类家庭为例。曾几何时，一百人甚至更多的人可以作为一个整体生活在一起。随着时间的推移，最后只剩下四个人。现在，即使是伴侣也常常不得不分开居住！这并没有什么本质上的对错。这只是知识层面在现代生活中日益重要的表征：它本质上是分裂的。如果再进一步，你就会变得精神分裂，因为智力也会把自我分成不同的部分！在当今世界，人们努力追求统一，在智力上试图把一切都拼凑在一起。但是，如果你试图用一把刀来缝合世界，那只会让一切变得支离破碎。
THE ARRIVAL
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从根本上说，瑜伽的基础就是：启动一个自我创造的过程，在这个过程中，你的身体、情感、思想和能量的性质都是由你有意识地创造出来的。这就是阿迪尤吉所做的。他创造了自己的整个人生
Fundamentally, the basis of yoga is just this: to initiate a process of self-creation where the nature of your body, your emotion, your mind, your energy is consciously created by you. This is what Adiyogi did. He crafted his life in its entirety.
THE POWER OF ONE
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当你走在瑜伽的道路上时，傲慢、愤怒和贪婪会逐渐向一个方向靠拢。傲慢源于对自我重要性的错误认识。当这种自我重要感受到威胁时，愤怒就会产生，而贪婪则是助长这种自我重要感的燃料。因此，三者密不可分。一旦这些分散的能量得到调整，大师就会一箭射中它们。这样，有抱负的人就能摆脱心理摇摆和分裂的生活。
因此，湿婆额头上的三条灰线象征着人类的恐惧、愤怒和欲望是可以被摧毁的。它们一旦被击溃，就再也站不起来了。即使在今天，当一个追求者在额头上画上这三道灰线时，他就是在告诉世人：’我已经战胜了生命的这三个方面。现在我自由了，变得无拘无束。因此，这个故事重申了一个古老的神秘真理：数字 “三 “的本质是 “一”。
ULTIMATE INCLUSION
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亲密本质上意味着没有阻力。当对方绝对乐于接受时，你不需要用大锤去砸开任何一堵墙。
Intimacy essentially means an absence of resistance. When the other person is absolutely receptive, you do not have to use a sledgehammer to break through any wall.
AND NOW, YOGA
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She said, ‘What we have between us is wonderful. Don’t you think every human being deserves a taste of it? Shouldn’t such an experience be shared?’
她说：’我们之间的感情非常美妙。你不觉得每个人都应该尝一尝吗？这样的经历难道不应该分享吗？
Adiyogi laughed and said, ‘Do not take that step. And you will never make me take that step. It is futile. People are ignorant by choice, not compulsion. No teaching is needed. No method is needed. If they are willing, my grace is always available. What stops them from receiving it? Until now nobody has made an attempt. Why offer grace where it is unsought? Why concern yourself with those who are not thirsty?’
阿迪尤吉笑着说：’不要迈出那一步。你也永远不会让我迈出那一步。这是徒劳的。人们的无知是自愿的，而不是被迫的。不需要教导。不需要任何方法。只要他们愿意，我的恩典随时可用。是什么阻止了他们接受恩典？到目前为止，还没有人尝试过。为什么要在无人寻求的地方施恩？为什么要关心那些不饥渴的人？
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On the next full moon day, he could not withhold himself any more; he faced south and spontaneously turned teacher. On that first full moon after the summer solstice – a day which is still observed as Guru Poornima – Adiyogi became Adi Guru, the first guru on the planet. Because he turned south to teach – symbolic of the southward journey of the sun after the summer solstice, a period known as Dakshinayana – he is also called Dakshinamurti, the great teacher who faced south.
在下一个满月日，他再也无法隐忍，面朝南方，自发地变成了老师。在夏至后的第一个月圆之夜–这一天至今仍被称为 “古鲁波诺尼玛”（Guru Poornima）–阿迪尤吉成为了阿迪古鲁，也就是地球上的第一位大师。由于他转向南方传教–象征着夏至后太阳的南行，这一时期被称为 “Dakshinayana”–他也被称为 “Dakshinamurti”，即面朝南方的伟大导师。
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Every creature has its qualities, but a human being has no fixed qualities, explained Adiyogi. This is why people constantly surprise us. They are capable of being utterly base and startlingly sublime – crass and bestial one moment and radiantly divine the next. Since there is no established quality, there is no human being; there is only human becoming. Human beings can become whatever they want. Nature has given them this freedom. This means that from the moment of creation, human beings cannot evolve unconsciously. If they want to evolve, they have to evolve consciously.
阿迪约吉解释说，每种生物都有自己的特质，但人没有固定的特质。这就是为什么人总是给我们带来惊喜。他们既能完全卑贱，又能令人惊叹地崇高–前一刻还粗鄙兽性，下一刻就神采奕奕。既然没有既定的品质，也就没有人；只有人的成为。人类想成为什么就能成为什么。大自然赋予了他们这种自由。这就意味着，从被创造的那一刻起，人类就不能无意识地进化。如果他们想要进化，就必须有意识地进化。
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What human beings term ‘knowledge’, said Adiyogi, is mere accumulation, pure memory. The volume of memory, however vast, is always limited. Human knowledge is always within bounds. Ignorance, however, is boundless. If our knowledge is wide, it could just mean, therefore, that our prejudice is wide!
阿迪尤吉说，人类所称的 “知识 “只是积累，是纯粹的记忆。记忆量无论多么庞大，总是有限的。人类的知识总是有限的。而无知却是无边无际的。如果我们的知识是广博的，那就意味着我们的偏见也是广博的！
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‘Why did it happen? Why did memory turn oppressive? Why did individuality turn into imprisonment?’
为什么会发生这样的事情？为什么记忆变成了压迫？为什么个性变成了禁锢？
Memory is neither right nor wrong, replied Adiyogi. It is neither good nor bad. It is simply the nature of physical existence. At first, consciousness was a great stream of purposelessness. Then this great stream began to seek purpose. And so, it curved.
阿迪尤吉回答说：”记忆既不是对的，也不是错的。它既不是好的，也不是坏的。它只是物质存在的本质。起初，意识是无目的的大流。然后，这股巨流开始寻找目标。于是，它弯曲了。
That curve of consciousness was the birth of matter. It was the birth of cycles, which are the basis of physical existence. It was the birth of form, of individuality, of diversity, of purpose. But that very purpose turned, over time, into bondage.
这条意识曲线就是物质的诞生。它是循环的诞生，而循环是物质存在的基础。它是形式、个性、多样性和目的的诞生。但随着时间的推移，这种目的变成了束缚。
When consciousness realizes it is bound, it yearns to be free again. It seeks to unloose itself from the cycles of the physical. It seeks to break out from the convolutions of the psychological. It seeks to return to a state it dimly remembers – a state no longer inscribed by memory, a state free of intent. It seeks to return to what it once was – a boundless, purposeless unity.
当意识意识到自己被束缚时，就会渴望重获自由。它试图从物质的循环中解脱出来。它试图摆脱心理的束缚。它试图回到朦胧记忆中的状态–一种不再被记忆铭刻的状态，一种没有意图的状态。它试图回到它曾经的状态–一个无边无际、没有目的的统一体。
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Life has no use at all, declared Adiyogi. It is simply a phenomenon. Little acts have purpose. But life is not framed within the narrow grid of utility. It is beyond frames. It is beyond grids. It is beyond utility. If you have a taste of this existence beyond purpose, of life beyond sense, you are enlightened.
阿迪约吉宣称，生命根本没有用处。它只是一种现象。微不足道的行为都有其目的。但是，生活并不局限于狭隘的功利框架。它超越了框架。它超越了网格。它超越了功利。如果你能体验到这种超越目的的存在，超越感官的生活，你就会豁然开朗。
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‘It is possible for us to speculate and create endless stories about why creation happened,’ said the great teacher. ‘If I tell you a story, you can either believe it or disbelieve it. Either way, it will get you no closer to the truth. I am not here to tell you a story. I am not here to tell you why. I know the way out of the game, and that is all that counts. Never mind why. Let me show you how.’
伟大的导师说：’我们有可能猜测和创造出无穷无尽的故事，来解释创世的原因。如果我告诉你一个故事，你可以相信，也可以不相信。无论如何，你都无法接近真相。我不是来给你们讲故事的。我也不是来告诉你为什么。我知道摆脱游戏的方法，这才是最重要的。别管为什么。让我告诉你怎么做
And that ‘how’ gradually unfolded into the great science of yoga. So remarkably multidimensional was Adiyogi’s exposition that it took even seven brilliant, intensely focused men a very long time to comprehend it.
这个 “如何”逐渐发展成为伟大的瑜伽科学。阿迪欧吉的论述是如此的多维，以至于即使是七个才华横溢、全神贯注的人也要花很长时间才能理解。
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The goal that Adiyogi set before humanity was liberation – liberation from the tyranny of compulsiveness and unconsciousness, liberation from the cycles of the body and the mind. This gave rise to a spiritual legacy that still endures in many subtle ways. The ethos of the Indian subcontinent was crafted to enable all to seek their liberation, irrespective of their context. Every aspect of life – whether you loved or prayed, studied or worked, meditated or sang and danced – was only aimed at your liberation. Everything else was secondary. Your entire life was oriented towards your emancipation. Whatever you did, your life was your pilgrimage.
阿迪尤吉为人类设定的目标是解放–从强迫和无意识的暴政中解放出来，从身体和心灵的循环中解放出来。这产生了一种精神遗产，至今仍以许多微妙的方式延续着。印度次大陆的精神是为了让所有人都能寻求解放，而不论其所处的环境如何。生活的方方面面–无论是爱还是祈祷，无论是学习还是工作，无论是冥想还是唱歌跳舞–都只是为了获得解脱。其他一切都是次要的。你的整个生活都是为了你的解放。无论你做什么，你的生活就是你的朝圣之旅。
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The human body, explained Adiyogi, is incapable of further physical evolution. One can learn to use it better. But it cannot evolve further, unless there are some basic changes in the physical laws that govern the solar system.
阿迪尤吉解释说，人体无法进一步进化。人们可以学会更好地使用它。但是，除非太阳系的物理定律发生一些基本变化，否则人体无法进一步进化。
It is an insight that seems to be confirmed by modern neurology. We are told today that in order to increase the capacity of the human brain, either the number or size of neurons would have to be increased. If more neurons are stacked into the brain, there would be far too much static, which would reduce clarity. If the size were to be increased, the volume of energy required to sustain these neurons would be too great for the human body to generate. Given the manner in which the human body is built, therefore, the capacity of the brain cannot be increased, only used more effectively. This is why the path of yoga seeks not to enhance the capacity of the brain but to access deeper dimensions of intelligence – an intelligence beyond the intellect – that enables one to function in a more effective, organic and integrated way.
现代神经学似乎证实了这一观点。我们今天被告知，要想提高人脑的容量，就必须增加神经元的数量或大小。如果将更多的神经元堆积到大脑中，就会出现过多的静态，从而降低清晰度。如果增加神经元的体积，那么维持这些神经元所需的能量就会过大，人体将无法产生足够的能量。因此，鉴于人体的构造，大脑的容量无法增加，只能更有效地利用。这就是为什么瑜伽之路寻求的不是增强大脑的能力，而是获取更深层次的智慧–一种超越智力的智慧–使人能够以更有效、有机和综合的方式发挥作用。
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In time, this gave rise to four broad types of yoga: the yoga of action (karma yoga), the yoga of intelligence (gnana yoga), the yoga of emotion (bhakti yoga) and the yoga of energy (kriya yoga). Since every human being is a unique cocktail of the same ingredients, these four yogas have to be mixed, said Adiyogi, in differing doses for each seeker. Once these four disparate dimensions are harnessed, integrated and aligned, the human being can turn into a tremendous spiritual possibility.
随着时间的推移，产生了四大类瑜伽：行动瑜伽（业瑜伽）、智慧瑜伽（gnana yoga）、情感瑜伽（bhakti yoga）和能量瑜伽（kriya yoga）。阿迪尤吉说，由于每个人都是由相同成分混合而成的独特鸡尾酒，因此这四种瑜伽必须按照不同的剂量混合，以适应每个追求者的需要。一旦这四个不同的维度被利用、整合和统一起来，人类就能转化为一种巨大的精神可能性。
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An advanced practitioner of yoga, however, seeks not merely to cleanse the elements but to master them. This mastery, known as bhuta siddhi, enables the yogi to integrate and dismantle the body at will. Many great yogis, referred to as nirmanakayas, have demonstrated this ability down the ages. The yogic tradition is full of accounts of great beings who have been able to dematerialize their bodies at the time of death, leaving behind no sign at all of their material existence. These accounts have, over time, been regarded by the outside world as outlandish rumours or cheap magic tricks. They are neither.
然而，高级瑜伽练习者追求的不仅仅是净化元素，而是掌握它们。这种掌握被称为 “布塔悉地”（bhuta siddhi），能让瑜伽者随意整合或分解身体。古往今来，许多被称为 “涅摩那迦亚 “的伟大瑜伽士都展示了这种能力。瑜伽传统中不乏伟大人物的记载，他们能够在死亡时将身体非物质化，完全不留下任何物质存在的痕迹。随着时间的推移，这些记载被外界视为离奇的谣言或廉价的魔术。其实不然。
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The spiritual process anywhere in the world to this very day is of two basic kinds: the path of ecstasy and the path of awareness. These are known in yoga as the path of samadhi and the path of pragna. Adiyogi’s uniqueness lay in the fact that he embodied and imparted both possibilities.
时至今日，世界上任何地方的精神过程都有两种基本类型：狂喜之路和觉悟之路。这在瑜伽中被称为 “三摩地之路 “和 “觉知之路”。阿迪尤吉的独特之处在于他体现并传授了这两种可能性。
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Renunciation, or refusing to identify with that which one gathers (however precious it may be), is the ultimate doorway to knowing.
放弃，或拒绝认同所收集的东西（无论它多么珍贵），是通往知识的最终大门。
‘JUST DRINK’
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Recent scientific research reveals that the human system is capable of producing its own narcotic if it is maintained in a certain way. It is a completely self-contained system. And, what’s more, this is a narcotic which has a tremendous impact on health, well-being, alertness and perception. This chemical has been termed Anandamide (after the ancient Sanskrit word ‘ananda’, which refers to the core of life as blissfulness). If a sufficient amount is generated in the system, an individual can be intoxicated and fully awake at the same time. So, what Adiyogi disclosed, in effect, was that there is a whole marijuana mountain inside you! If you cultivate it properly, you could be stoned and yet stable, exuberant and yet aware all the time.
最新的科学研究表明，如果以某种方式维持人体系统，它就能够自己制造麻醉剂。这是一个完全自足的系统。更重要的是，这种麻醉剂对健康、福祉、警觉性和感知力有巨大影响。这种化学物质被称为 “阿南达胺”（Anandamide）（取自古梵语 “阿南达”，指生命的核心是幸福）。如果体内产生了足量的这种化学物质，人就能在陶醉的同时完全清醒。因此，阿底峡所揭示的实际上是，在你体内有一整座大麻山！如果栽培得当，你就可以在嗑药的同时保持稳定，在亢奋的同时始终保持清醒。
THE DANCE OF LIGHT
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He took a sword from one of the sages and, without a moment’s hesitation, severed his phallus. It dropped to the ground and became a radiant shaft of energy and light. This flaming shaft pierced the entire cosmos, uniting this world to the beyond through the limitless dimensions of space and time. This column of fire came to be called the linga – the sacred form – revered thereafter as a symbol of eternal life.
他从一位贤者手中接过一把剑，毫不犹豫地割断了自己的阴茎。他的阴茎掉落在地上，变成了一根光芒四射的能量光轴。这根火柱穿透了整个宇宙，通过无限的时空维度将这个世界与另一个世界连接起来。这根火柱后来被称为林加（linga）–神圣的形体，此后被尊为永生的象征。
‘WHEN THE MARKET IS RIGHT’
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‘You either participate in life out of your compulsions or out of your consciousness. Consciousness means to be beyond compulsiveness. Compulsiveness means repetitive nature. Adiyogi participates out of consciousness. He recognizes that there are compulsions in people, but the whole spiritual process is to rise beyond that.
你要么出于强迫参与生活，要么出于意识参与生活。意识意味着超越强迫。强迫性意味着重复性。阿迪尤吉从意识中参与生活。他认识到人有强迫性，但整个精神过程就是要超越强迫性。
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‘But isn’t it gloomy – the premise about human existence being bondage?’ I ask. ‘Isn’t this often seen as Eastern pessimism, this idea that life is maya, relative reality; that it is samsara, cyclical reality? Do we really want to be free of it? Is liberation what we’re really seeking? What’s so wrong with samsara?’
‘但是，人类的存在是束缚的前提，这不是很令人沮丧吗？我问道。’这不是常常被视为东方的悲观主义吗？”“生命是玛雅，是相对的现实；生命是三昧耶，是循环往复的现实。我们真的想摆脱它吗？我们真正追求的是解脱吗？三摩地有什么错？
Nothing wrong,’ Sadhguru asserts. ‘But it’s limited, isn’t it? Limited between the parallel lines of birth and death. Human intelligence naturally dislikes limitations. So, the longing to go beyond is a natural longing. Adiyogi just explored ways to fulfil that longing. All he is saying is, here are ways to get out of those limitations, if you want to.
没有错，”萨迪古鲁断言。’但它是有限的，不是吗？限制在生与死的平行线之间。人类的智慧天生不喜欢局限。因此，渴望超越是一种自然的渴望。阿迪尤吉只是探索了满足这种渴望的方法。他想说的是，如果你愿意，这里有摆脱这些限制的方法
When life is pleasant, when everything is working the way you want, there is invariably an enthusiasm and energy to explore life beyond this psychological bubble. If it is unpleasant, dealing with that unpleasantness will itself keep you busy for a lifetime or more.
当生活令人愉悦时，当一切都如你所愿时，总会有一种热情和能量去探索这个心理泡沫之外的生活。如果生活是不愉快的，处理这种不愉快本身就会让你忙碌一生，甚至更久。
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As an enlightened being, what is your experience?’
作为一个觉悟者，你的体验是什么？
Sadhguru pauses. ‘At this moment, I have twelve to fourteen independent tracks or channels of activity running in my mind,’ he says at length. ‘That is how it is within me all the time, but it doesn’t distract me in any way from what I’m doing. That may sound crazy, but it’s true.’
萨迪古鲁停顿了一下。此时此刻，我的脑海中有十二到十四条独立的轨道或活动通道在运行。’我的内心一直都是这样，但它丝毫不会分散我的注意力。这听起来可能很疯狂，但却是事实。
‘That’s what consciousness means. Right now, you’re in a compulsive state of thought. If one thought enters your mind, it gets you tangled up. If you’re in a conscious state, you can run any number of tracks in your mind. Because it’s not compulsive, it doesn’t entangle you.
‘这就是意识的含义。现在，你正处于强迫性思维状态。只要有一个念头进入你的大脑，就会让你纠结不已。如果你处于有意识的状态，你可以在脑海中运行任何轨道。因为它不是强迫性的，所以不会纠缠你。
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See, there are only two ways to live life. You can impart your qualities upon the material that you gather, or you can take on the qualities of the material that you gather. That is the fundamental choice you have. That is yoga.
你看，生活只有两种方式。你可以把你的特质传授给你所收集的材料，或者你可以接受你所收集的材料的特质。这就是你的基本选择。这就是瑜伽
‘That is tantra too in its present conceptualization: whatever is drawing you into a vortex of cyclic compulsiveness, you can use that in a reverse way to get out of it.’
‘这也是密宗现在的概念：无论什么东西把你卷入循环强迫的漩涡，你都可以用反向的方式摆脱它。
‘The basic principle is that the very things that can be your downfall in life can be used to raise yourself. If you simply change your perspective, what is down can be up. What is a downward chute can be used as an upward process. Whatever draws you into compulsive nature, you use that to become conscious. You use that momentum to grow.
‘基本原理是，那些可能成为你人生低谷的东西，也可以用来提升你自己。只要你换个角度看问题，低谷也能成为高峰。向下的滑道可以用作向上的过程。不管是什么让你陷入强迫性，你都可以利用它来变得清醒。你利用这种动力来成长。
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‘Human beings have a fundamental longing to know. Only the spirit of questioning will quench this longing. The spiritual history of this land has long recognized this fact. Even when entities that we considered divine appeared in this land, we did not simply obey them. We debated with them. We bombarded them with questions! We recognized that they represented an opportunity for us to turn from believers into seekers.
人类有一种基本的求知欲。只有质疑精神才能熄灭这种渴望。这片土地的精神史早已认识到这一事实。即使当我们认为是神圣的实体出现在这片土地上时，我们也不会简单地服从它们。我们与他们辩论。我们用问题轰炸它们！我们认识到，他们代表着一个机会，让我们从信徒转变为追寻者。
THE KAILASH CONUNDRUM
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‘It is not easy always to prepare people to receive mystical knowledge. It takes receptivity, a certain opening up of perception. There are also social restrictions, which limit the work you can do with people around you. Then there are people’s own individual problems – psychological and physiological limitations, karmic bondages. It is rare to be able to find one or two people who can receive everything you know. Very few masters have been that fortunate. The rest have had to work around social norms and individual limitations. Not even a small percentage of what they know actually gets transmitted or shared.
让人们做好接受神秘知识的准备并非易事。这需要接受能力，需要某种程度的感知开放。此外，还有社会限制，限制了你与周围的人一起工作。还有人们自身的问题–心理和生理上的限制，业力的束缚。能找到一两个人接受你所知道的一切是很难得的。很少有大师能如此幸运。其余的人都不得不绕过社会规范和个人局限。他们所掌握的知识中，真正能够传播或分享的甚至连一小部分都没有。
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‘And so this is the greatest mystical library on the planet. Not just a repository of information, but a living library, a laboratory of human consciousness. That enormity is Kailash.
因此，这是地球上最伟大的神秘图书馆。它不仅仅是一个信息库，更是一个活的图书馆，一个人类意识的实验室。这个庞然大物就是凯拉什。
ON THE ROAD WITH THE MYSTIC
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It’s just that when a human being experiences something mystical – something beyond the limitations of the physical – rarely does he find an opportunity to share it with people around him. It’s very difficult. Whatever you say, people will try to make a conclusion or philosophy out of it. I am doing my best to confuse you, but even now you are trying to unearth some philosophy!
当一个人体验到某种神秘的东西–某种超越物质限制的东西–时，他很少有机会与周围的人分享。这是非常困难的。无论你说什么，人们都会试图从中得出结论或哲学。我在尽力迷惑你，但即使是现在，你也在试图挖掘出一些哲学！
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‘Yoga has always said the whole of existence is sound. This is called Nada Brahma (“nada” means sound; “brahma” is creation). There is an ancient science of mantra, yantra and tantra based on this understanding. Mantra is pure sound. Yantra is its corresponding form. Tantra is the technology of using these two dimensions of mantra and yantra, sound and form, in a powerful way. This is a profound science. Nada Yoga is the science of using sound to become one with existence.’
瑜伽一直认为，存在的全部就是声音。这就是所谓的 Nada Brahma（”nada “意为声音；”brahma “意为创造）。基于这种理解，有一门古老的咒语、扬特拉和密宗科学。咒语是纯粹的声音。密宗是其相应的形式。密宗是以一种强大的方式使用咒语和密宗的这两个层面–声音和形式–的技术。这是一门深奥的科学。纳达瑜伽是一门利用声音与存在融为一体的科学。
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‘So how exactly does a mantra work?’ I ask at length.
那么，咒语究竟是如何起作用的呢？
‘There is a deep logic to it,’ Sadhguru asserts. ‘In the vast amalgamation of sounds in existence, a few key sounds have been identified as mantras. They are not religious, or sectarian; neither are they a form of worship. They are just keys to access the cosmic intelligence. Just like a key – a small piece of metal – a mantra is a small piece of sound, but if you know how to use it, it can open up a whole new dimension within the self.
萨迪古鲁断言：”这其中蕴含着深刻的逻辑。’在现存的各种声音中，有几个关键的声音被确定为咒语。它们不是宗教或教派，也不是一种崇拜形式。它们只是进入宇宙智慧的钥匙。就像钥匙–一小块金属–咒语也是一小块声音，但如果你知道如何使用它，它就能打开自我的全新维度。
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‘If you see everything as filthy, you will get through. If you see everything as sacred, you will get through. It’s only when something is filthy and something else is sacred that you are stuck, because now you’ve divided the world. Yoga means union. Once you divide existence, you are finished.’
如果你把一切都看得很肮脏，你就会通过。如果你把一切都视为神圣，你就能通过。只有当某些东西是肮脏的，而另一些东西是神圣的，你才会陷入困境，因为现在你已经分裂了世界。瑜伽意味着结合。一旦你分割了存在，你就完了。
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‘The reality is that you are alive because your body and your energies are transacting with the rest of the cosmos all the time. Isn’t that so? Only your mind has chosen to forget that. So, just choose to respond consciously and willingly to everything. Externally, of course, you react differently to situations and people according to your social situations. But, internally, it has to be the same intensity of involvement with all aspects. Only then there is a passage for you.
‘事实上，你之所以活着，是因为你的身体和能量一直在与宇宙的其他部分进行交流。不是吗？只是你的大脑选择了忘记这一点。所以，选择有意识地、心甘情愿地回应一切吧。当然，在外部，你会根据自己的社会环境对各种情况和人做出不同的反应。但是，在内心深处，你必须以同样的强度投入到方方面面。只有这样，你才有出路。
‘Otherwise, once you divide existence, you have divided yourself. You are half a life. Half of you cannot get anywhere. You have to be a complete human being to go somewhere.
否则，一旦你分割了存在，你也就分割了自己。你是半个生命。一半的你哪儿也去不了。你必须成为一个完整的人，才能有所成就。
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‘If you are in a deep state of silence within, if you look at any form, the sound attached to that form will be clear to you. This is called ritambhara pragna. It means you just perceive forms as sounds. You are able to glean the reverberation of the form.
如果你的内心处于深沉的寂静状态，如果你看着任何一个形体，附着在那个形体上的声音就会清晰地呈现在你眼前。这就是所谓的’声音’（ritambhara pragna）。这意味着你只是把形态看作声音。你能够捕捉到形体的回响。
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‘That’s when I realized that Sanskrit is a language created in a particular way – it is based on the awareness of the root sound connected to every form. When you utter that sound, you also have access to that form; if you master the sound, you have mastery over the form. The language is the consequence of ritambhara pragna, not a language created for the sake of communication alone. In Sanskrit, the utterance of the sound is more important than the meaning. Most languages are created for meaning, for the sake of communication. But here, simply uttering the sounds creates a certain situation within you. It is like the blueprint of existence.’
就在那时，我意识到梵语是一种以特殊方式创造的语言–它基于对与每种形式相连的根音的认识。当你发出这个声音时，你也能接触到这个形式；如果你掌握了这个声音，你也就掌握了这个形式。语言是 ritambhara pragna 的结果，而不是仅仅为了交流而创造的语言。在梵语中，发音比意义更重要。大多数语言都是为了意义、为了交流而创造的。但在梵语中，只要发出声音，就会在你的内心创造出某种情境。它就像是存在的蓝图。
‘WHEN YOU ARE IN DESPERATE NEED’
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‘Why do you want love? Because it gives you moments of bliss. But if you could have a method by which you could be blissful always, why would you want love? Love is a pleasant way to be; that’s fine. But most people are trying to fulfil a certain sense of incompleteness by trapping someone in some emotion.’
你为什么想要爱情？因为它能给你带来幸福的时刻。但如果有一种方法能让你永远幸福，你为什么还要爱情呢？爱是一种令人愉悦的方式，这很好。但大多数人都试图通过把某人困在某种情感中来满足某种不完整感’。
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‘As far as I’m concerned, I’m indiscriminately passionate about anything and everything I come in touch with. Do you want someone to be kind and compassionate to you? Or, do you want someone who is passionately engaged with life on all levels?
就我而言，我对接触到的任何事物都不加区分地充满热情。你希望有人对你和蔼可亲、富有同情心吗？还是想找一个对生活充满热情的人呢？
‘We have unfortunately segregated these words so that “passion” for most people means something physical or sexual, and “compassion” means a saintly way of doing things. It is not so. Passion means unbridled involvement. And involvement is the only way to know the taste of life. A selective involvement can become entangling. But an indiscriminate involvement becomes your liberation.’
‘不幸的是，我们把这些词分开了，所以对大多数人来说，”激情 “意味着肉体或性方面的东西，而 “同情 “则意味着一种圣洁的处事方式。事实并非如此。激情意味着肆无忌惮的投入。而投入是了解生活滋味的唯一途径。有选择性的参与可能会变得纠缠不清。但不加区分的投入则会成为你的解脱。
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‘If you think the body is all you have, the prospect of losing it is terrifying. There are people who will fight to death for five rupees, because that’s all they have. But if someone comes and fights with you for five rupees, you’ll just give it away. Why? Because you have a bank balance. It’s the same for the yogi. There is no more fear because you know you are not your body or your mind; you are in constant touch with the truth. You have your bank balance. You are one with life.’
如果你认为身体是你的全部，那么失去身体的前景是可怕的。有些人会为了五卢比拼命，因为那是他们的全部。但如果有人为了五卢比来和你拼命，你就会把它拱手相让。为什么？因为你有银行存款。瑜伽士也是一样。你不再恐惧，因为你知道你不是你的身体，也不是你的心灵；你一直在接触真理。你有自己的银行存款。你与生命融为一体。