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《心的觉醒》英文
Awakening
Thegalaxies,suns,andplanetsamI,
thesimplestweedorbladeofgrass,
thecricketpipingonthehearth,
alltheseandmoreamI.
Wedreamawayourliveswrappedincocoons,patterningourlivesonthepast,repeatingolderrors.Onlywhenweawakenfromthemortaldreamdowediscovertherealityofourbeing.
WhenwehavebeenfreedofallconceptsofGod,Jesus,andBuddhaandwestandnakedwithnothingtoclingto,thenareweopenandvulnerable,readytounderstand.Thisiswhenseeingtruthispossible.
youneverknowwhenthecurtainoftheme-sensewillsuddenlyrisetorevealtheblazinglightofreality.Itdoesnotoccur,however,asaresultofconvenience,meditaton,orprayer.
Somecomeintothelightoffullseeinginstantly.Otherstakeyearsoftimeonearthtosurrendertheme-sense.
NowIamfree,alive,andawake!
IlistenforthevoiceoftheSelfandfinditeverywhere-inthetwitteringofrobins,thesquawkofajay.Iseeitsreflectioninthefaceofayoungchild,inthepetalofaroadsideflower,andinthesilenceoftreesintheforest.
Love,whichexpandsmyhearttoincludetheuniverse,tellsmeofinfinitewondersyettoknow.
YoualreadyareyourperfectSelf.It’sonlyamatterofrecognition.Thereneverwas,is,orwillbemoreperfectionthanyouareatthisperfectmoment.
IfIcouldtellyou,reallytellyou,oftherevelationavailabletoushereandnow,itmightinstantlyburnofftheperson-maskandallitsarmor.ButIcan’tevenputitintowordsformyself,forwordsaretoolimiting.Ican,however,furnishacluetothevastnessoftheinfinitewonderwecall“isness.”
Thequestion,“WhatdoIdoaboutSelf-realization?
”presupposesthereissomeonetodosomethingaboutit.Thisquestioncomesfromasenseofduality,whichinitselfmakesanyanswerincongruous.
Why,Iamthesonofthatwhichis.Iamnoslaveofsickness,sruggle,anddeath.Iamheirtothekingdomgivenme,thatnowIclaimasmine.Iammymasterandmygovernment.Iaminfiniteandeternallife.AwarenessiswhatIam,allIam.
SuddenlyIamimmersedinaboundlessvoidwithnotop,nobottom,nostart,nofinish,notime-nomeasurementofanyking.Thereisnodarkness,nolight,notaparticleofanythingknown.Yetitismorefamiliarthanmyownbreath.
Iamreborn.Allismadenewtomeuponawakening.Iamnolongeracreatureofhumanlimitations.Iamaware.
Thereisnothingtoachieveoracquirewithinthisserenity.Iseeanunlimited,openuniverse.
Whenawakeningisnolongeraword,concept,ordesire,itbecomesafact.ThenwillImovewithmybeingasconsciousness.ThenamIawarenessitself!
Thereisnoroutenorgoal.Sogiveupreadingtheworksofenlightenedonesinhopeofachievement.Thereisnothingtoachieve.
It’suptoustodecidewhomweserve.Foronceweknowwearenotseparatefromtheuniverse,wenolongerneedteachers.
WhenwediscoverthetruthintheheartoftheSelewhereithasalwaysbeen,wecanthenfeeourselvesfromthebookandpapers.
Thecommonbeliefaboutliberationisthatitissomethingdifficulttoattain.Butit’ssoutterlysimpleandhappybeyondhappiness,freebeyondfreedom,powerfulbeyondpower.It’sthewonderofwonders,theveryI,Iam.
NotuntilIknewthewindasI-ratherthanasaforceoutthereinthecanyonbatteringatmywindow-wasmyseeing,feeling,andhearingofthewindtransformedintoserenity.Here,closerthanthepollowthatmyheadlieson,thewildwindlullsmetosleep.
Isthissodifficulttosee,feel,andknow?
No.SeeingconsciousnessorGodaseverythingisgloriouslysimple.
beforeawakening,youmustgiveupeverything.Youletgoandplungealoneintotheviodwherethereisnobookorgentlevoicetoclingto.Fromthenon,woudsareuseless.Beingandevidencingtaketheplaceofteachings.Throughrelinquishingoldconcepts,wefinallycometotherealandeternalSelf.
Iamnolongerboundbymyconceptionofselfasaworthless,separatesinner.NoramIboundbybeliefswhichneedpoliticalleaders,doctors,teachers,priests,orgurus.Doyouknowthisfreedom?
Whileit’seasytosay,“Iamunbound,”canwereallybeunboundwithoutfeelingthepresenceofGod?
Withoutknowingthisintheheart,therecanbenoseeing.Itcannotbetalkedabout;itmustbelived.
Freedfromtheslaveryofconcepts,opinions,andegodarkness,IawakenfrommydreamlifeandembracetherealityIam.
Whatistheretodoaboutconsciousnessbutbeit,toknowthejoyandlightofithereandnowinthepresentandeternalmoment?
Thisstateofbeingisoneofgrace,ofreadinesstoagainfindtheunadulteratedlittleone,thepurechildofGod.Itisastateofopennessthatcannotbereconciedwithanythingthatoccurredbefore.
InSelf-realizationthereisnothingtogain.Yousimplyrecognizewhoandwhatyoureallyare-andalwayshavebeen-apartfromthatfalseappearanceofasocalledbornhumanbeing.
Awakeningissimilartothephenomenonofexperiencingthepastandfutureasceasingtoexist.Thewonderoftepresentmomentdestroysallbeliefinspaceandtime,leavingonlyinfinitebeing.
AtfirstIwantedtomeasuremyprogress.IstillneededtohavesomeonetellmeIwasdoingwell.ThatneeddisappearedwhenIdiscoveredthatthereisnoplacetoprogresstoward,nothingtobecome.AllIamisalreadytheentityIam.
NowwhenIconsiderisness,Ibegintounderstandwhatitmeans.Itisnowness,thismomentasIwriteonpaper,thisline____Idraw,thisinstantofconsciousawarenessinwhichIwrite,act,andlive.
Here,inthisplace,inthiseternalmomentIexist.IamthetangibleIsee,aswellastheintangibleIsense.
Iamonthisplanetasitsweepsaroundthesunstarinoneofcountlessgalaxies.Ifeeltheperfectionofthismoment.Iexperiencethebeautyoftheuniverseasapromiseofinfinitewondersbeyondpresentunderstanding.
TheSelfisconsciousnessuncloudedbyhumanthoughts.Whentheillusionofpersonalsenseissurrendered,theresplendentSelfunfolds.Onlythenisthedrearywheelofbirthanddeathovercome.Wearereleasedintolovesublime,theboundlessnessoflifeeternal.
HowcouldIhavefreamedforsolong-unawareofwhoandwhatIam?
EvenifweareawareofaSelfthatisonewithconsciousness,thisdoesnotmeanweareliberated.Aslongaswefeelattachedtoanyillusionoftheperson-selfanditslife-longconditioningofthemindwithitsjudgmentsbasedonfalselearning,wearestillfarfromtrueliberation.
Bliss,ashasbeensaid,isawaystation,arestingplace,andnotagoal.blissisonlyanothersomethingtoholdonto.Weletgoofthoughtswhichshuttlethemselvesbackandforthfromonesubjecttoanother.Wewatchthisprocessuntilitstops.Onlywhenthoughtsdisappearisawarenessexperiencedinallitssplendorasthewarpandwoofofallbeing.
Ohhearthecryofthoseawakened
Byaclapofthunder
Theirlaughtershakesthestars.
Thesuddenrevelationisnotathingoftime,prayer,meditation,orconvenience.Ithappenswhenandwhereithappens,regardlessofplaceorpreparation.Evenifithashappenedseveraltimesbefore,itisalwaysasurprise.
DuringastruggletorecallagreatexperienceIhadoncedelightedin,Icouldn’tseethatitwascloserthanmyheartbeat.Exhaustedandweary,Igaveup.Isurrenderedallefforttodoanything.SuddenlyIrealizedthattheexperiencewstheveryIIhadbeenseeing-myworld,myuniverse,andbeyond.
Thedivinefoolisdedicatedtothewonderandgloryofconsciousawareness.Witheyestoopuretobeholdevil,s/heseesonlylight,energy,andlifeintheeternalnow.Thedivinefoolknowsonlyconsciousness,pureandundefiledasthedeity,principle,andChrist.Theultimatemessageofthedivinefool?
SimplythatjGodiseverythingandeverythingisGodandnotaniotaofanythingelse.
Liberationcomesfromknowingthatperfectionishereandnow.Infinityishereandnow.Birthless,ageless,deathless,freefromclocksandmeasurements,wearethismomentforeverintheeternalmoment.
Whenthisknowingisadailyhour-by-hour,moment-by-momentexperience,wearefreetobefullyopentotheomniprrsenceofconsciousness.ThisisSelf-evidenceorSelf-realization.
OmightyOneoflovebeyondopposites,thisI,Iam,knowsnomeasureofgreatandsmall.Iamthisbladeofgrass,thisgrainofsand,thisdropofwater,andeveryatomofthisbody.IstandinaweofthiswonderthatIam.
TheMe-Illusion
It’sonlythebelief
inaseparateme
thatkeepsrealizationatbay.
Howeasyitistogetinvolvedwiththemindanditsconcernwithmoney,clothes,friends,likesanddislikes!
Allthesetriflesgoonwhilecpnsciousnessispresent.
Weconstantlyignorethewonderweare,settlingfordust,ratherthantherealwealththatisours.
HowlonghaveIbeenaslavetothatlimitedpersonwhomustpossessallhedesires?
AllIownisaskeletoninagrave,acorpse-nothingmore.
NosoonerhadIbegunthispathofseeingthetruthaboutmyseIf,thantheme-senseoregobegantostruggleforitssurvival.NowIknowthatallillusions-eventheillusionoftheme-sense-disappear
beforethelightoftruth.
Withoutanopenheart,withoutgivingandreceivingIove,IliveadeathfarworsethananysurrenderofthatlimitedpersonknownasDavid.
Ifwerunourlivesaccordingtohumanwill,wemisslife’swonder.Mostofuslivethewayweweretaughtandconditioned.Werelyontheme-sense,thewantstoguideus.Weliveadifficultlifeofbriefpleasure,grimdisappointment,struggle,andtensionleadingtopain,sickness,andoften,disillusionmentwithliving.
Yetallthesedifficultieshaveapurpose.Unlessweareaddictedtomisery,wewillbedrawnintimetowardbetterwaysofl