5. Fikr
5. 念修法

Fikr is the perpetual possession of the Sufi, and the devotee has often been called faqir, the “poor one.” But what is this poverty? It is the poverty of non-attachment, of those who are poor in spirit but blessed by Allah. The Sufi may be outwardly poor, yet inwardly may be called rich, for the Sufi may be said to possess everything and nothing. The Sufi’s satisfaction is in God; (s)he may be a master of wealth, while those who own wealth among the generality are better termed servants of wealth.

念修法（Fikr）是蘇菲祕士恆常擁有之物，而奉獻者也常被稱為法基爾（faqir），也就是「貧者」。然而，這種貧窮是什麼？它是不依附的貧窮，是那些在靈裡貧窮、卻受到阿拉祝福之人的貧窮。蘇菲祕士外在也許貧窮，內在卻可以稱為富有，因為可以說，蘇菲祕士既擁有一切，也一無所有。蘇菲祕士的滿足在神之中；可以是財富的主人，而一般擁有財富的人，更適合稱為財富的僕人。

Every meditation is a Fikr when rightly performed. In meditation, heart and mind are centered upon God, and this is true in Fikr also. Only, in Fikr one is given special syllables or a special form, which is absent in general meditation. Yet Fikr can be called an intensification of the highest meditation, keeping the heart fixed on God.

每一個正確進行的冥想都是念修法。在冥想中，心與頭腦都集中於神；念修法也是如此。只是，在念修法中，我們會得到特定的音節或特定的形式，而一般的冥想並沒有這些。然而，念修法可以說是最高冥想的一種強化，使心持續專注於神。

Meditation consists of preparation, performance, and application, which means action. So the true meditation is not separate from the rest of life. This is especially true when one gains power and magnetism through meditation, to be applied in healing or other spiritual work.

冥想包含準備、進行與應用，而應用也就是行動。因此，真正的冥想並不與生命中的其他部分分開。尤其當我們透過冥想獲得力量與磁性，並將它們運用於療癒或其他靈性工作時，更是如此。

In meditation there are two general results: the development of the faculty of insight, and the growth of the personal atmosphere. Once this atmosphere is built, Fikr becomes a natural performance, and as is said in Salat, at every moment of our life we draw closer to God.

冥想有兩種一般性的結果：洞見能力的發展，以及個人氛圍的增長。一旦這種氛圍建立起來，念修法就會成為自然的修持；正如《敬拜神聖祈禱》（Salat）中所說，在生命的每一刻，我們都更加靠近神。

Through this surrender of self, through keeping the gaze and concentration steadfast on God, all becomes natural, and it is the most natural thing in life to be ever aware and responsive to God. The goal to be attained is that the spiritual condition be continuous through all of life.

透過這種自我的臣服，透過使凝視與專注堅定地放在神身上，一切都會變得自然；而在生命中始終覺知神並回應神，就是最自然的事。所要達到的目標，是讓這種靈性狀態持續貫穿整個生命。

As the great Sufi saint Abu Sa`id ibn Abi’l-Khaar has said, “The Sufi may eat and drink, work and play, sleep and trade in the market, yet he does not forget God for one single instant.”

正如偉大的蘇菲聖者阿布・賽義德・伊本・阿比勒・海爾所說：「蘇菲祕士可以吃喝、工作、遊戲、睡眠，也可以在市場中做買賣，但他沒有任何一瞬間忘記神。」

That is the life of the true faqir and that is the Fikr, which unites the inner and outer lives in the completeness of God-realization.

那就是真正法基爾的生命，那也就是念修法；它在神之證悟的完整之中，使內在生命與外在生命合而為一。

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