35. Questions Concerning the Message
35. 關於神聖訊息的問答

“What is, in brief, the Message of the Sufi Order?”
「簡而言之，蘇菲教團的神聖訊息是什麼？」

There is only one Message which comes at every period of time, whenever it is necessary, as a reminder of the same Truth which has been given again and again. It is therefore that the Sufi Order does not give any doctrines as special to Sufism. Doctrines do not belong to the Message, they belong to the Church. Every time in the world’s history, whenever the Message was given, it struck a particular note.

只有一個神聖訊息，在每一個時代，當有需要時便會到來，提醒人們那一再被賜予的同一個真理。因此，蘇菲教團並不提出任何蘇菲主義所特有的教義。教義並不屬於神聖訊息，而是屬於教會。在世界歷史中，每一次神聖訊息被賜予時，都會奏響一個特定的音調。

The central theme of this Message is to produce in man the consciousness of the divinity of the human soul, it is towards this end the teaching of the Order is given.

這個神聖訊息的核心主題，是在人之中喚起對人類靈魂之神性的覺知；蘇菲教團的教導，正是朝向這個目的而給予的。

“By what means does Sufism make alive the hearts of men?”
「蘇菲藉由什麼使人的心甦醒？」

The more you are acquainted with the Sufi Message, the more you will feel convinced that it is not only given in words; but that behind the words there is life — a life which is divine life, which is eternal life, a life which would make the dead alive. At this moment when the heart of the world is dead, it is the Call, a Divine Call, which is awakening the heart of humanity. His will must be done.

你越熟悉蘇菲神聖訊息，就越會深信，它並非只是以言語被賜予；在言語背後還有生命——那是神聖的生命，是永恆的生命，是能使死者復甦的生命。此刻，當世界之心已死，正是這召喚——一個神聖的召喚——正在喚醒人類的心。祂的旨意必須成就。

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