Q. Can you speak about prana (vital energy) and apana (down breath)?
Sri Sri: Where the in-breath ends and where the out-breath begins is apana.
Where the out-breath ends and where the in-breath begins is prana.
By putting your attention on that turning point, the mind becomes quiet.
問:您可以談一談prana(生命能量)和apana(向下呼吸)嗎?

古儒吉:吸氣結束呼氣開始之處是apana. 呼氣結束吸氣開始之處是prana.

藉由把您的注意力放在那個轉換點, 心變得平靜.

Q. Where is that point?
Sri Sri: Are you breathing? You are aware of that? Find out then…
問:那個點在那裏?

古儒吉:您在呼吸嗎? 您在覺察它嗎? 找到然後…

Q. What does Om Namah Shivaya mean?
Sri Sri: Na mah shi va ya, these five symbolise the five elements in creation – earth, water, fire, air, and ether. The whole universe is made up of these five elements in different combinations and permutations.
Om represents the life force. It has many meanings - universal energy, love, peace, totality. The life energy in all elements is represented by this mantra - Om Namah Shivaya. It is so powerful! It builds the energy in your system and clears the environment.
問:Om Namah Shivaya 的意思是什麼?

古儒吉:Na mah shi va ya 這五個象徵宇宙中的五個元素 – 土, 水, 火, 空氣和空間(乙太). 整個宇宙是由這五個元素以不同的排列組合所形成 "om" 代表生命能量.它有很多含義 – 宇宙能量,愛,平靜,整體. 在所有元素中的生命能量以這句真言-- Om Namah Shivaya來表示. 它是那麼有威力! 它在您的系統中建造能量也淨化環境. 

Q. What does Vishalakshi mean?

Sri Sri: Vishala means broad, Akshi means vision. That which gives you broad vision is Vishalakshi.
問: Vishalakshi是什麼意思?

古儒吉:Vishala意指寬廣的, Ashi意指視野. 那帶給您寬廣的視野是Vishalakshi.

Q. Can you speak about the significance of the Solar Eclipse?
Sri Sri: You know, everything affects everything else in the world. A small homeopathic tablet affects a human body of 80 or 90kg. Even a few seconds of exposure to x-rays on your body is enough to make a picture. Unseen rays can make an impact on your life and breath, on the body.

問:您能談一下日蝕的意義嗎?

古儒吉:您知道,在這世界上每一件事物都影響著其它所有的事物.一顆小小的順勢療法藥片影響著一個八九十公斤的身體.甚至幾秒鐘的X光掃瞄在您的身體就足以拍成一張照片.看不見的光線可以對您的生命和呼吸,身體造成衝擊.

When the sun, moon and earth come in one line, then it has an impact on the cosmic energy, the gravitation and fluids especially. The moon has an impact on water. More than 70 percent of our body is made up of water. A cosmic phenomenon has an impact on the body as well.

當太陽,月亮和地球形成一直線,那時特別對宇宙能量,地心引力和流體有一個衝擊.月亮對水有衝擊.您的身體超過百分之七十是由水所組成.一個宇宙現象同樣對身體有衝擊.

Our ancient seers have studied this phenomenon very deeply. They describe how rays of a particular planet are connected to particular grains on the earth. Bengal gram (chickpea) and Mars have similar vibrations. Moong dal (split bean) and Mercury have similar vibrations. Sesame seeds and Saturn have similar vibrations.

我們古代的先知對這種現象有很深入的研究.他們描述一個特定星球的光是如何連結到地球上特定的穀物. 雞豆和火星有相似的振波.馬豆和水星有相似的振波.芝蔴子和土星有相似的振波.

Every planet has an influence on the grains, animals and particular parts of the human body. One cell multiplies into hair, nails, liver, kidneys, tissues…all are different parts of the body. One of the Rishis (saints) have said the body has 330 million types of gene patterns. In the system, it is inbuilt.

每個星球對穀物,動物和人身體的特定部位有影響.一個細胞繁殖成頭髮,指甲,肝臟,腎臟,組織…都是身體不同的部位.一位聖者曾經說過:身體有三億三仟萬種基因模式.在系統裏,它是內建的.

You are connected with nature.

您與大自然是相連的

In the Artic region, the sun doesn’t rise for six months! People get depressed with no sunrise. Similarly, people go crazy when there is no sunset for months on end. At 1’o’ clock in the night, the sun shines brightly like it is the afternoon. In Sweden, when I asked them, “What time the sun rise?”, they said, “January 20th” .

在北極地區,有六個月太陽不會升起!人們為沒有陽光而沮喪.相似地,當連續幾個月沒有夕陽人們變得瘋狂.在晚上10點,太陽明亮地照耀著宛如是下午.在瑞典,當我問他們,”太陽何時升起?他們說:”1月20日”.

No sun for 2 months! It definitely has an impact on the mind and the body.
兩個月沒有太陽! 這肯定會對身心產生衝擊.

Where there is more sun, rice grows, where there is little sun, rice doesn’t grow. Rice is always connected to the sun. Objects in the universe appear to be different but they all are linked.

有多一點太陽的地方, 稻米生長, 太陽少的地方,稻米不會生長. 米總是與太陽相連.

宇宙萬物看起來好像是不同但他們都彼此相連.

In our body, the eyes are connected to the sun. The nose is represented by Jupiter, forehead to Mercury, cheeks to Venus, and teeth to Saturn. Emotions are also similarly connected. Every part of the body is a part of the cosmos as well. It is an amazing science, there is amazing knowledge. The deeper you go into it, the more it unfolds.

在我們的身體, 眼睛與太陽相連. 鼻子以木星為象徵, 前額對水星, 臉頰對金星,牙齒對土星.情緒也有類似的連結.身體的每個部份同樣地是宇宙的一部份.這是令人吃驚的科學,令人驚嘆的知識.你愈深入,它愈顯露.

Q. How should one choose a career?
Sri Sri: Choose a career which pays you well. Don’t think a career will give you job satisfaction. For job satisfaction, you must do seva (service). For earning money choose a career. If you are doing seva you will have no dearth. Whatever is needed will come to you when you need it.

問:一個人應如何選擇職業?

古儒吉: 選一個付給你高薪的職業.不要認為職業會帶給你工作滿足感. 要工作滿足感,你必需做服務. 要賺錢選職業, 如果你在做服務你將不會有匱乏.當你有需要時所有你需要的都會達成.

Q. How do deal with someone who hurts me and makes the same mistake again and again?
Sri Sri: To forgive does not mean that you allow yourself to be made a fool again and again. Deal with the situation with compassion.

問:如何應付一個傷害我而且一再犯同樣錯誤的人?

古儒吉:原諒不是意味著你讓自己一再地做一個傻瓜.以慈悲心處理這個情況.

Q. How does the world look from your eyes?
Sri Sri: It looks like my own. However it is, it belongs to me.
In the Bhagvad Geeta, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna, “This creation is permeated by the Divine consciousness. It belongs to Me. Crossing-over this cycle (of birth and death) is not so easy. It can be done only through Me.”

問:從您的眼睛這個世界看起來如何?

古儒吉:它看起來像是我的.無論它是如何,它屬於我.

在薄伽梵歌中, 上主克里希納告訴阿朱納,”這宇宙瀰漫著神的意識,它屬於我.跨越這個循環(生與死)不是那麼容易.只能透過我做到.”

譯者:C.C.Lee