「Yogi Bhajan, The Good Health of Wealth」 財富的健康觀

 

作者 Writer：Hari Jiwan Singh Khalsa

授權翻譯 Translators：明月蘇菲. 金剛貓

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Sat Nam, 親愛的家人

我從沒想過我會找到一個靈性導師, 他的教導與我的做法如此的一致. 畢竟, 一個老師的責任就是去教導那些學生不同的思維. 我不是指我們教的東西是一模一樣的, 但是在某些事情來說是非常相似的. 這種情況讓我的靈性旅途變得容易些. 事實上, 現在我瞭解了, 那是因為睿智如老師的他, 與學生非常的聯結, 所以很多人也有相同的感受. 現在讓我給你一個Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan的例子, 分享這個讓我感覺到非常欣慰.  

很多人認為我們摯愛的老師太專注在財富上了. 如果你不瞭解他的話, 甚至有些人因為這樣的想法而離開, 是的, 這樣的見解是可想而知的. 然而, 老師還是比剩餘的我們聰明, 這也就是為什麼他成為我們的老師. 他認知財富是超乎我們學生能經驗到的. 他知道財富從何而來, 也知道如何適當地使用它. 他常說, 如果你不知道你的下餐在哪裡, 那是很難變得靈性的. 確實是, 變成貧窮是不會被祝福的, 而且這也不是錫克的內容.

他知道財富是社會和政治的工具. 財富既無好也無壞, 它之所以不同只牽涉到它如何被使用, 而神是唯一的裁判. 在靈性精神與禱告者背後, 他知道這個世界是靠金錢運作的, 不管你喜歡或是不喜歡, 財富就是會產生巨大影響. 他知道我們是拓荒者, 並且深受現狀所挑戰, 物質的財富可以讓這些挑戰變得容易些. 他也知道擁有資產是一種祝福, 可以保護我們的民生必須. 他知道要保持我們的道路, 金錢也是必須的. 財富讓輪軸能夠繼續轉動下去.    

他知道作為Guru Ram Das的代表, 他必須服務Guru Ram Das的旨意. 他也知道服務Guru Ram Das旨意的時候, 若服務是真實的, 勝利就是必然的. 他知道沒有被擊敗這樣的事情. 他知道他的Guru是國王中的國王, 而一個真實的君王是表現出尊貴典範的.  

他知道, 不管我們需要什麼, 這些都是他的Guru決定的, 我們只是要適當地展現出來. 他知道, 他的Guru, 他的王, 只會藉由一個真實的老師所展現, 而這位老師的目標就是不斷地去服務Guru, 好還要更好. 他知道, 在我們的生活型態中, 財富是Guru降臨恩典給我們的某種證明. 他知道他有很大的責任去將財富與恩典一致. 他擁抱豐盛. 他教導豐盛. 他本身就是豐盛. 現在你知道我為何可以如此幸運地服務他個人嗎？    

錢, 其實就是去做錢該做的事. 同時, 錢也不是我們該害怕的東西. 是的! 我們一開始使用錢的理由可能是不一樣的, 但相同的是因為愛. 他的愛是從對神完全純潔的奉獻而來, Guru與我的, 就是那些錢可以做的事. 非常感恩的是, 我的老師的責任就是教導我如何去更擴展地使用金錢. 經由我的老師, 我知道如何去適當地使用金錢, 並且感謝財富. 讓個人的使用也使用在好的目標上. 我已經在半途之中, 但是還有剩下一半的路途是最困難學的. 但我仍是如此的幸運讓他成為我的老師. 是的! 生命已是這樣美好!   

在下的服務與永遠的感恩  
錫克首席參議 
MSS Hari Jiwan Singh Khalsa

Yogi Bhajan, The Good Health of Wealth

Sat Nam Dear Family,

I never thought that I’d find a spiritual teacher who thought like I did. After all, a teacher’s duty is to teach a different way of thinking than the student. I don’t mean by any means that I thought just like him, but in some things, we thought alike. That made my spiritual journey easier. Actually, I now realize that the brilliance of our teacher was that he connected so well with his students, that many had this feeling of being so at home in his teachings! Now let me give you an example of  where I saw how The Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan, and I shared some comforting ideas.  

Many thought that our beloved teacher was too focused on wealth. Some even left because of this view and if you didn’t understand him, yes, that view was available. Nevertheless, he was smarter than the rest of us - that’s why he was the teacher. He understood wealth beyond our experience. He knew where it came from and how to use it properly. As he often said, it’s difficult to be spiritual if you don’t know where your next meal is coming from. True, it’s no blessing to be poor and that’s not what Sikh Dharma is about.

He knew that wealth is a social tool and also a political tool. Wealth is neither good nor bad, it’s how it’s used which determines the difference, and God is the only judge. Underneath spirit and prayer, he knew that this world is run by money and, like it or not, wealth makes a large impact. He knew that since we were pioneers and challenged the status quo, material wealth could make this challenge easier. He knew that it was a blessing to have the assets necessary to defend what is necessary. He knew that to maintain and continue this dharma, money was necessary - it keeps the wheels turning.

He knew that in representing Guru Ram Das, he must serve only His will. He knew that in serving His will, victory was assured when that service was true. He knew that there was no such thing as defeat. He knew that his Guru is the King of Kings and that a true King must be represented royally.

He knew that it was up to his Guru to provide whatever was needed for us to represent him properly. He knew that his Guru, his King, would only want to be represented through a true teacher whose only goal was to serve him better and better. He knew that in our lifestyle, wealth was another verification that Guru’s grace was upon us. He knew that this was a great responsibility for which he was willing and capable to match up. He embraced prosperity. He taught prosperity. He was prosperity. Now do you see why I was so lucky to serve him personally?

    

Money is what money does. And, money was something we both were not afraid of. Yes, initially, the reason we used money was different, but the love was the same.  His love came from his pure devotion to God and Guru and mine was for what money could do. Thankfully, our teacher’s job was to teach me how to use money more expansively. Through him I learned how to properly use and appreciate wealth, using it for good purposes and that meant personal use as well.  I was already half way there, but it was the last half which was the most difficult to learn. How lucky was I to have him as my teacher. Yes, life has been good. Stay tuned

In the Humility of Service and Gratitude,

MSS Hari Jiwan Singh Khalsa

Chief of Protocol