那麼,我親愛的小羊們,你們過得如何?是否已經明白,現實漫步並不僅僅意味著「我想做什麼就做什麼」?相反,在這漫步中,我所展現的正是謙卑本質:「我靜默行動,不輕易顯露自己的存在;我觀察並順從」。你們也會發覺,實際上這一切僅是虛情假意與摹仿。那麼,讓我們再複習這些原則。
So how are you, my sweet little lambs? Have you understood that a live stroll isn’t just a stroll along the lines of “I’ll do whatever I want”? On the contrary, on the walk I am humility itself: “I behave quietly, without giving away my presence; I watch and follow”. You will also have realised, that in reality, all this is total pretence and imitation. So let’s repeat the principles.
覺醒、觀察、順從。
Wake up, observe, follow.
構築出那個目標幀 (Goal Frame) 並順從劇本。
Compose the goal frame and follow the script.
順從即意味著利用劇本中蘊含的力量(Power) 與智慧 (Wisdom)
Following makes use of the Power and Wisdom of the script.
並不斷對各種觸發點作出回應,使這些觸發點成為你的習慣。
Constantly respond to the triggers so that they become a habit.
用放手並順從的習慣取代“一切都要掌控”的舊習。
Replace the habit of ‘controlling’ with the habit of letting go and following.
順從意味著你具有感受並遵從那「造物旨意的力量(decrees of Power)」的能力。
To follow is to have the ability to feel and heed the decrees of Power.
(唯獨你切記,不可將「造物旨意的力量(decrees of Power)」與縱容自身弱點和愚蠢傾向的慾望混淆,親愛的小寶貝們!)
(Only you mustn’t confuse the decrees of Power with the desire to indulge in your own weaknesses and stupid inclinations, my sweetie pies!)
當你順從那第一個衝動、那法令(decree),或亦稱作你的直覺/預感時,你便已邁出第一步。忽視這些法令(decree)是一個大錯,不服從並非真正的自由。如果你逆著劇本而行並犯下錯誤,它必將把你拉回軌道,只是這次,由於你的錯誤,所回歸的將是更糟的程式。
By following the first impulse, the decree, or as it is also referred to, your intuition or presentiment, you are taking the first step. It is a mistake to ignore the decrees. Disobedience is not the same thing as freedom. If you go at odds with the script and make a mistake, it will bring you back into the fold, only this time, in a worse program, on account of your error.
在這種情況下,你不服從的原因在於你的自我覺察,或更確切地說,是你的自我重要性 (Importance) 感。這對你造成傷害,正是因為你未能將它用於正當目的,導致你採取了不當行為,而非正確行動。你的自負未能認清你所處的實際狀況。我曾詳細告訴過你,你正生活在一部電影中,扮演著其中一個角色;也解釋過該如何行動才能擺脫這一處境。
The reason for your disobedience, in this case, is your self-awareness or, more precisely, your self-importance. The reason it causes you harm is that you aren’t using it for the purpose it was intended; it leads to inappropriate action as opposed to right action. Your conceit doesn’t realise the nature of your situation. I have told you in some detail, that you are in a film, in the position of one of the characters, and I have also explained how you must act in order to free yourself from this position.
在前面的課程中,我們已談到劇本是塑造你在當前電影膠卷上行為與舉止的程式。但這就是劇本的全部嗎?實際上,劇本有兩個例外:一個是建設性的,另一個是破壞性的。我已經闡述過那破壞性的例外——即當你不聽從劇本時。
In the previous lessons, we have talked about how the script is a program that shapes your behaviour and all your actions on the current film roll. But is that the be-all and end-all of the script? There are in fact two exceptions to this: one constructive, the other destructive. I have already described the destructive exception which is when you fail to heed the script.
建設性的例外則在於你覺醒並有意識地構築自己的現實的那一刻。這正是劇本中所未涵蓋的部分。劇本從未預見到你有能力切換電影膠卷,進而擁有另一份不同的劇本。
The constructive exception lies in the moment that you wake up and consciously compose your own reality. This is the only thing that isn’t included in the script. The script doesn’t foresee the exception that you are capable of switching the film roll and coming into possession of a different script.
你看,這個世界的結構是如此奇妙——劇本根本未能察覺到你改變電影膠卷的能力。這是創造者賦予你的特權,除了你,沒有任何一個生靈能做到這點!你本就是這普遍法則中的例外,然而你卻不善加利用!
You see how curiously the world is constructed? The script isn’t aware of your ability to change the film roll. This is a privilege granted to you by the Creator. No-one, not a single living being can do this except you! You are the exception to the general rule. And yet you don’t use it!
如我早前所述,劇本甚至可以對你服從。這是怎樣的一種服從?當你構築出自己的現實時,當前的劇本便會解放你,並讓位於另一份劇本,也就是當你照亮目標幀 (Goal Frame) 的那一刻,你轉換到的那部電影膠卷中的劇本。
As I have already explained, the script can even be obedient to you. In what sense? When you compose your own reality, the current script releases you and gives way to another, that of the film roll into which you shift the moment you illuminate the goal frame.
如你所知,你擁有兩個意向中心:內在與外在。內在中心位於額頭,而外在中心則在辮子的尖端。內在意向 (Intention) 決定了你在當前幀中的基本表現;迄今為止,我們僅在談到「與你無關」原則時輕描淡寫地提及過外在意向 (Intention)。
As you know, you have two intention centres: inner and outer. The inner centre is located in the forehead, the outer, at the tip of the plait. Inner intention accounts for your basic performance in the current frame. So far we have only mentioned outer intention in passing when we talked about the principle of ‘it having nothing to do with you’.
我再提醒你:當你全神貫注、注意力完全集中時,你便在影片中進行現場漫步,並以你的意向 (Intention) 推動自己。推動幀的關鍵,不在於你那微不足道的小意向,而應是以外在意向 (Intention) 來推動。之所以稱之為外在意向 (Intention),是因為它既不屬於你,也不受你支配。那麼,它究竟是如何運作的呢?它到底是什麼?
I’ll remind you again: you are taking a live stroll through a film when you are present with your attention, and propel yourself with your intention. Propel the frame, but not with your petty intention, propel it with outer intention. The outer intention is referred to as such, because it is not yours; it does not belong to you or take instruction from you. How does it move then and what on earth is it?
你也許會認為劇本就是外在意向 (Intention),但事實並非如此。劇本之外,還存在著另一種東西。外在意向 (Intention) 是一種力量,一個推動現實前進的驅動力,其主動成分使得電影膠卷沿著預定的最佳路徑流轉。究竟誰在預先決定劇情走向及其目的—這是一個重大且複雜的問題,並非我們此處所討論的重點;我們更重要的是了解如何運用這種「預定性」現象。
You might suppose that the script is the outer intention, but it isn’t. There is something else beyond the script. The outer intention is a kind of power, a driver that powers reality. Its active component turns the film roll in the way it is destined to turn. Who predetermines the storyline and for what purpose — this is a weighty, complex question, and not the one we shall attempt to answer here. It is more important to us to understand what we can do with the phenomenon of ‘predetermination’.
你無法直接影響或衝擊力量 (Power),但你可以間接利用它。你接觸這股力量的切入點就是你的外在中心——辮子。當你處於睡眠狀態時,力量(Power) 便會抓住你的辮子,像提線木偶般引領你穿梭於劇本之中;但當你覺醒、全然存在並親手掌握住那辮子時,元力量 (meta-power) ——即力量(Power) 的反應成分(reactive component)便會被激活,從而使你能夠啟動與你構築的幀相應的另一部電影膠卷。
You can’t influence or directly impact Power, but you can use it indirectly. You have an access point to this power, which is your outer centre — the plait. When you are asleep, Power takes you by the plait and leads you through the script like a puppet. But when you are awake, fully present and take the plait ‘into your own hands’, meta-power, Power’s reactive component is activated. This is what enables you to launch a different film roll, one that corresponds to the frame you are composing.
我們已經探討過利用辮子的方法,但為了鞏固記憶,這裡再重申一遍:
We have already looked at the method for working with the plait. But we’ll repeat it here once more, just for good measure.
一:覺醒並進入覺察狀態(全然存在)。
1. Wake up and enter the awareness point (being present).
二:激活辮子(專注於它,感受它)。
2. Activate the plait (focus your attention on it, feel it).
三:在不移開對辮子注意的情況下,構築你的目標幀 (Goal Frame)。
3. Without removing your attention from the plait, compose your goal frame.
當你全然覺察時,你便能掌控自己的注意力;當你激活辮子時,連那提線也將落入你手中。接著,在不放開這些提線的情況下,將注意力轉向你的內在螢幕,勾勒出你未來的藍圖,構築你的目標幀 (Goal Frame)。
As soon as you became fully present, your attention came into your possession. As soon as you have activated the plait, the puppet strings also ended up in your hands. Now, without letting go of the strings, direct your attention to the inner screen and draw the picture of your future, compose your goal frame.
你同時將注意力集中於內在螢幕和辮子。你的注意力感知辮子,並在螢幕上勾畫出圖景(無論是視覺呈現或文字、思緒表達);這不是來自於內在中心,而是來自於外在中心,它既屬於你,又非屬於你。你運用的不是具體可見的實體力量,而是一種虛擬、無形的元力量 (meta-power),其作用於你身後、你之上。
Your attention is simultaneously focused on the internal screen and the plait. Attention feels the plait and draws (visually, or/and in words, thoughts) on the screen. It draws not from the inner centre but from the outer centre, which is at the same time both yours and not yours. You are applying not a visible, tangible power, but a virtual, intangible meta- power, which acts somewhere behind you and beyond you.
這與你毫無直接關係;你並非親自做了什麼,而只是在間接促成並觀察事物的自然運行。不要強迫或佔有,放手讓一切自發發生。記住並體會那從你身後與你之上(behind you and beyond you)湧現的感覺,這就是你與力量(Power) 接觸的體驗。如果你能學會掌握這種感覺,力量(Power) 將永遠與你同在。
It is nothing to do with you; you aren’t doing anything directly; you are simply facilitating indirectly and observing what is happening. Do not force, allow, so that it can move of its own accord. Note and remember the feeling that arises behind you and beyond you. This is your contact with Power. If you can learn to own this feeling, Power will be with you.