什麼是老師？（ WHAT IS A TEACHER? ）
- 老師給你的是經驗（experience）；傳道者（preacher）給你的是哲學（philosophy）。
- 老師是神（God）本人的個人榮耀（personal honor）。
- 你可以透過提問（questioning）向老師學習，也可以透過祝福（blessing）向老師學習。
- 老師是一個機構（institution），不是一個個人（individual）。
- 老師給你的是經驗。
- 老師是一個幫助（help）、服務（service）、提升人們意識（raising people's consciousness）的機構。
- 老師是沒有二元對立（without duality）的神性載體（vehicle of Divinity）。
- 老師必須帶著燦爛的笑容經歷災難（calamity）。
- 面對他人時，以謙卑而尊貴的威儀（humble imperial majesty）與人相處。
- 以最高的優雅（utmost grace）示人。不以「看起來很普通（normal）」來迎合世俗（appeal to the earth）。
- 要正直（straight）、說話正直、生活正直。
- 老師必須有寬廣的胸懷（width of heart）與深刻的理解（deep understanding）。
- 以優雅（grace）與慈悲（compassion）回應責任（the call of duty）。
- 服務所有人，而所有人也將服務你。
- 身為老師，你必須看起來俐落（look smart）、保持聰明（be smart）、說話直接（talk straight），不要站在對或錯的一邊，始終保持中性（neutral）。透過你的中性心智（neutral mind）去說話。
- 當面對負面時，先提升高度（take altitude），然後改變態度（change attitude）。
自 1969 年 1 月在美國開始工作以來，Yogi Bhajan 就明確表示，他的目標是培養老師（Teachers），而不是聚集門徒（disciples）。
1996 年 7 月，在西班牙拉（Española）舉辦了一場令人難忘的教師培訓課程，名為 《The Master's Touch（大師的碰觸）》，而且這個名字當之無愧。
在那次課程中，Yogi Bhajan 帶領我們深入體驗了什麼是真正的老師。
我們許多人都覺得，好像在那十四天充滿轉化的日子裡，每一天都在做十八個小時的白色密宗瑜伽（White Tantric Yoga）！
他也非常清楚地說明，一位真正的昆達里尼瑜伽老師（Kundalini Yoga Teacher）應該具備什麼。
以下摘錄自他那些卓越演講中的一些話：
1996 年 10 月 1 日，Yogi Bhajan
你知道，這個當老師的事，這個所謂「Guru」的事，你們會以為：
「天啊，我得向某個人臣服。」
那並不是真的。
你不應該向任何人臣服。
但是，你們是不是很不幸，生命中竟然沒有一個人能對你說：
「停！」
難道你還不如一條馬路嗎？
當兩條路相交或分開的時候，都有一個標誌寫著：
「Stop（停止）。」
於是你會停下來。
你看看左邊，看看右邊，看看前方，再從後照鏡看看後方，然後才繼續前進。
你為什麼要這樣做？因為那能保證你的安全。
在人生中，一定要有一個人、一份承諾（commitment）、一個念頭（thought），或是一種自律（self discipline）—
一個能讓你停下來的地方。
你可以買世界上最好的車，但是，如果它沒有煞車（brakes），你就無法駕駛它。
（WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A TEACHER）
WHAT IS A TEACHER?
WHAT IS A TEACHER?
From the very beginning of his work in the United States in January of 1969, Yogi Bhajan stated clearly his goal was to train Teachers, not to gather disciples. In July, 1996, during an unforgettable teacher training course in Española, called, and rightfully so, The Master's Touch, Yogi Bhajan gave us an in-depth experience of what a teacher is! Many of us felt as if we were doing White Tantric Yoga 18 hours a day every day of those transformational 14 days! H also made it very clear what is expected of a real Kundalini Yoga teacher. Here are some quotes from his remarkable lectures.
* A teacher gives you experience, a preacher gives you philosophy.
* A teacher is the personal honor of God Himself.
* You can learn from a teacher by questioning, or you can learn from a teacher by blessing.
* A teacher is an institution, not an individual.A teacher gives you experience.
* A teacher is an institution for help, service, raising people's consciousness.
* A teacher is a vehicle of Divinity without duality.
* A teacher must go through calamity with a radiant smile.
* Deals with another person with a humble imperial majesty.
* Appears in utmost grace. Doesn't look "normal" to appeal to the earth.
* Be straight, talk straight, live straight.
* Teacher must have width of heart and deep understanding.
* Answer the call of duty with grace and compassion.
* Serve all and all shall serve you.
* As a teacher you must look smart, be smart, talk straight, never be right or wrong, always be neutral. Speak through your neutral mind.
* When confronted by negativity, take altitude, then change attitude.
WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A TEACH
October 1, 1996, Yogi Bhajan
You know, this teacher business, "guru" business which you think, "Oh my God, how I have to surrender to somebody." It's not true. You should not surrender to anybody. But aren't you that unfortunate that you have not one person who can tell you in your life, "Stop!" Are you worse than the road? When there are two roads meeting or parting, there's a sign called, "Stop." And you stop. You look left, you look right, you look forward, you look in the mirror backward, and then you go. Why do you do that? Because that guarantees your safety. There has to be in a life, a person or a commitment or a thought or self discipline - where you can stop. You can buy the best car in the world, but if it doesn't have brakes, you cannot ride in it.
本文選自 The Science of Keeping Up 雜誌
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