11. Teaching Given by Murshid to his Mureeds
11. 穆希德給門徒的教導

July 28, 1925

1925 年 7 月 28 日

My Blessed Mureeds,

我蒙福的門徒們：

I would like to speak this evening on the subject of the teaching that is given by Murshid to his mureeds. This training can be divided into four classes. And the four classes again divided to two divisions: finer training and grosser training.

今晚我想談談穆希德（Murshid）給予門徒的教導。這種訓練可以分為四類，而這四類又分成兩個部分：較精微的訓練與較粗重的訓練。

The Grosser Training
較粗重的訓練

The grosser training is the philosophical statements in the form of literature that a Murshid gives, and the teachings in the realm of words spoken, words which Murshid gives.

較粗重的訓練，是穆希德以文字著述形式所給予的哲學陳述，以及在口語言詞範疇中所給予的教導，也就是穆希德所說的話。

The other aspect of the grosser training is the practices which Murshid prescribes to his mureeds, the way of doing these practices, and the benefit that can be derived from them. That also comes under the heading of the grosser training.

較粗重的訓練還有另一個面向，就是穆希德為門徒所指定的修持、進行這些修持的方法，以及可以從中獲得的益處。這些也都屬於較粗重的訓練。

The Finer Training
較精微的訓練

And what is the finer training? Hardly a mureed knows the finer training. For the finer training Murshid becomes subtle; he uses subtlety in training every mureed. And the great skill of Murshid in this is that perhaps the mureed does not realize it for many, many years. This training is given by testing and trying the mureed to the utmost.

那麼，什麼是較精微的訓練？幾乎沒有門徒知道較精微的訓練是什麼。在較精微的訓練中，穆希德變得精微；他以精微的方式訓練每一位門徒。而穆希德在這方面高超之處，就在於門徒也許經過許多年、許多年，都沒有察覺這件事。這種訓練，是藉由對門徒加以考驗，並將他試煉到極致而給予的。

• A teacher may look at one mureed with his eyes, and look at the other mureed with the eyes of his mind.
  
  一位老師可能用自己的眼睛看一位門徒，卻用頭腦之眼看另一位門徒。

• Murshid may listen to what one mureed is saying, and hear the call of another mureed’s heart.
  
  穆希德可能聆聽一位門徒所說的話，同時聽見另一位門徒內心的呼喚。

• Murshid may speak to one and teach to another one who you do not see there.
  
  穆希德可能是在對一個人說話，卻是在教導另一個你看不見在場的人。

• Murshid may say a phrase simply, and there may be something more subtle hidden behind it. And if by this subtle way Murshid does not elevate the pupil, then the mureed is not in his right place.
  
  穆希德可能只是簡單地說一句話，而在那句話背後，可能隱藏著更精微的東西。若穆希德無法藉由這種精微的方式提升學生，那麼這位門徒便不在他應有的位置上。

• Murshid may only say a thing to a mureed to see its effect at that particular moment which has nothing to do after that.
  
  穆希德可能只是對一位門徒說某件事，為了看它在那個特定時刻所產生的作用，而在那之後便與此事毫無關係。

• Murshid may act in a certain way which would have an effect at that moment, and has nothing to do afterwards.
  
  穆希德可能以某種方式行動，使它在當下產生作用，而之後便與此毫無關係。

• To one he may offer a sweet syrup, to the other salt water; to one hard nuts to crack under the teeth, and to the other soft sweets. And for each action he has his own reasons, for he knows what is best for his mureed.
  
  他可能給一個人甜糖漿，給另一個人鹽水；給一個人必須用牙齒咬開的硬堅果，卻給另一個人柔軟的甜食。對每一個舉動，他都有自己的理由，因為他知道什麼對他的門徒最好。

• He may try the patience of the one, and he may regard the impatience of the other.
  
  他可能考驗一個人的耐心，卻顧及另一個人的不耐煩。

• He may answer one in words, and his answer to the other may be in silence.
  
  他可能以言語回答一個人，而對另一個人的回答卻是沉默。

• He may tell you, “You do this,” and he may tell the other, “Will you choose what you would like to do?”
  
  他可能對你說：「你做這件事。」卻對另一個人說：「你願意選擇自己想做的事嗎？」

• He may seem strict to one mureed, and to the other not in the least. The other one would never imagine for one moment that Murshid could be strict.
  
  對一位門徒，他可能顯得嚴格；對另一位則完全不會。後者甚至一刻也不會想到，穆希德竟可能是嚴格的。

• To the one he would say plainly, “You have done wrong,” and to the other he will say, “I do not approve of it,” and to the third he will say, “Have you done so? It is done,” and to the fourth — the same thing he has done — Murshid will say nothing.
  
  對一個人，他會直截了當地說：「你做錯了。」對另一個人，他會說：「我不贊同這件事。」對第三個人，他會說：「你這樣做了嗎？已經做了。」而對第四個人——做了同樣的事——穆希德什麼也不說。

Mureeds who are not aware of it would feel revolt, would feel discomfort, would feel impatient, would feel troubled in their hearts. And mureeds who see one mureed treated in one manner and another in another manner, would wonder and would be amazed. “Why must it be so? Are they not equal, are they not all equal to their Murshid?” But they do not know. Yes, they are all near to the heart of Murshid in the same way or the other. But the way that Murshid takes with each is like a prescription for that particular person. It is in this way that patience develops in a mureed, tolerance is taught to the mureed, endurance is given to a mureed to practice. He is made thoughtful, he is made considerate, he is made tender. Even if it be by grinding his rough feeling, he is made gentle in time, without him knowing. All those qualities which make the soul noble are drawn out by this finer method of working with mureeds. And yet very few mureeds realize it. Very seldom do they realize that it is so.

沒有察覺這一點的門徒，會感到反抗，會感到不適，會感到不耐煩，內心也會感到困擾。而門徒若看到一位門徒受到一種方式的對待，另一位卻受到另一種方式的對待，就會疑惑，也會驚訝：「為什麼一定要這樣？他們不是平等的嗎？對他們的穆希德而言，他們不都是平等的嗎？」但他們並不知道。是的，他們全都以這樣或那樣的方式，同樣親近穆希德的心。然而，穆希德對待每一個人的方式，就像是為那個特定的人所開的一張處方。正是以這種方式，耐心在門徒之中發展出來；門徒學會寬容；門徒也被給予機會去練習忍耐。他被培養得會思量、會體諒，也變得柔和。即使是藉由磨去他粗糙的感受，他也會隨著時間逐漸變得溫柔，而自己並不知道。所有那些使靈魂變得高貴的品質，都是透過這種與門徒相處的精微方法而被引發出來。然而，很少有門徒察覺這一點。他們極少真正明白事情原來如此。

What is asked of mureeds is not to become pious or virtuous or most learned or most powerful. The most easy and the most difficult thing is to be able to understand what Murshid expects of them. It is not what Murshid expects of all of them; no, it is what Murshid expects of that particular mureed. And it is from that day that he may be called a mureed. It is from that day that he begins advancement in the spiritual path.

對門徒所要求的，並不是要成為虔誠的人、有德行的人、學問最淵博的人，或力量最強大的人。最容易、同時也是最困難的事，就是能夠明白穆希德對自己有什麼期望。這並不是穆希德對所有門徒共同的期望；不，而是穆希德對那一位特定門徒的期望。從那一天起，他才可以被稱為門徒。也是從那一天起，他開始在靈性道路上有所進展。

What keeps one back in realizing this — what is expected by Murshid — is the lack of keen observation of the attitude and outlook and the teaching that Murshid gives. Murshid and mureed apart, however much a person be near and dear to you if that person does not feel what you expect of him, he has not arrived to be called your friend. Because there is the proof of sympathy, there is the proof of love, there is the proof of oneness, there is the proof of the link, when one begins to feel what is expected. No sooner the heart of a mureed begins to realize this, it automatically turns into a cup, and a magic cup that becomes larger and larger. And the light and life as a sacrament is filled in it, and there remains always a place to fill.

阻礙一個人領悟這一點——也就是穆希德對他的期望——的是，他缺乏敏銳的觀察，沒有細察穆希德的態度、觀點與所給予的教導。即使不談穆希德與門徒的關係，一個人無論與你多麼親近、多麼為你所珍愛，如果他感受不到你對他的期望，他還未達到可以被稱為你朋友的程度。因為當一個人開始感受到對方所期望的是什麼時，其中便有同感的證明、有愛的證明、有一體性的證明，也有彼此連結的證明。門徒的心一旦開始領悟這一點，它便自然而然地化為一只杯子，而且是一只愈來愈大的魔法之杯。光與生命如同聖餐一般被注入其中，而其中始終還留有可以再被注滿的空間。

There is another aspect of the finer teaching. But this aspect is Murshid’s sacred responsibility towards his mureeds. And that way is to pray for them, to bless them, and to wish their advancement in all directions of life. And very often what no practices, no studies, no efforts of any kind can give, the blessing of the teacher, which comes from the bottom of his heart, can give.

較精微的教導還有另一個面向。但這個面向，是穆希德對門徒所負的神聖責任。這種方式，就是為他們祈禱、祝福他們，並祈願他們在人生的每一個方向都有所進展。而很多時候，任何修持、任何學習、任何形式的努力都無法給予的，老師由衷而發的祝福卻能夠給予。

God Bless You.

願神祝福你們。

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