{"id":719,"date":"2025-03-25T23:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/?p=719"},"modified":"2025-03-25T23:01:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:01:50","slug":"%e4%bd%a0%e8%83%bd%e8%ae%a9%e6%88%91%e7%9c%8b%e5%88%b0%e4%b8%8a%e5%b8%9d%e5%90%97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/?p=719","title":{"rendered":"\u4f60\u80fd\u8ba9\u6211\u770b\u5230\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5417"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can You Show Me&nbsp;God?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>2023-06-19&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/heyumapati.com\/author\/heyumapati\/\">heyumapati<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/heyumapati.com\/category\/hare-krishna\/\">Hare Krishna<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy<br>\u8c03\u76ae\u7684\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u62ff\u7740\u4e00\u5757\u7cd6<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/naughty-krishna-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-587\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/naughty-krishna-2-1.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/naughty-krishna-2-1-178x300.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Summer 1965. I had just turned twenty-eight.&nbsp; My friend John and I wandered from shelf to shelf in the mystical section of Weiser\u2019s Book Store in lower Manhattan.<br>1965\u5e74\u590f\u5929\u3002\u6211\u521a\u6ee128\u5c81\u3002\u6211\u548c\u6211\u7684\u670b\u53cb\u7ea6\u7ff0\u5728\u66fc\u54c8\u987f\u4e0b\u57ce\u97e6\u6cfd\u4e66\u5e97\u7684\u795e\u79d8\u4e66\u67b6\u95f4\u5f98\u5f8a\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe this time we would find it: the magic Zen book, the one we hadn\u2019t read yet, the one that would tell us the secret.<br>\u4e5f\u8bb8\u8fd9\u4e00\u6b21\u6211\u4eec\u4f1a\u627e\u5230\u5b83\uff1a\u9b54\u6cd5\u7985\u5b97\u4e66\uff0c\u90a3\u672c\u6211\u4eec\u8fd8\u6ca1\u6709\u8bfb\u5230\u8fc7\u7684\u4e66\uff0c\u90a3\u672c\u4f1a\u544a\u8bc9\u6211\u4eec\u79d8\u5bc6\u7684\u4e66\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just take the time to read the magic Zen book, then take some LSD, and maybe discover the Truth that would lead us into never-ending ecstasy. But I had already read all the Zen books on Weiser\u2019s shelves.<br>\u82b1\u70b9\u65f6\u95f4\u8bfb\u8bfb\u795e\u5947\u7684\u7985\u5b97\u4e66\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u5403\u70b9 LSD\uff08\u8ff7\u5e7b\u836f\uff09\uff0c\u4e5f\u8bb8\u4f1a\u53d1\u73b0\u771f\u76f8\uff0c\u8ba9\u6211\u4eec\u8fdb\u5165\u6c38\u65e0\u6b62\u5883\u7684\u72c2\u559c\u3002\u4f46\u662f\u6211\u5df2\u7ecf\u8bfb\u5b8c\u4e86\u97e6\u6cfd\u4e66\u67b6\u4e0a\u6240\u6709\u7684\u7985\u5b97\u4e66\u7c4d\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wiped my hand over my forehead. It felt wet. I sighed.\u201dIt was a genius idea to put the mystical section in the basement,\u201d I thought. The underground coolness offered a relief from the summer heat of Manhattan.<br>\u6211\u7528\u624b\u64e6\u4e86\u64e6\u989d\u5934\u3002\u611f\u89c9\u5f88\u6e7f\u3002\u6211\u53f9\u4e86\u53e3\u6c14\u3002\u201c\u628a\u795e\u79d8\u7684\u90e8\u5206\u653e\u5728\u5730\u4e0b\u5ba4\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u5929\u624d\u7684\u60f3\u6cd5\uff0c\u201d\u6211\u60f3\u3002\u5730\u4e0b\u7684\u51c9\u723d\u7f13\u89e3\u4e86\u66fc\u54c8\u987f\u7684\u590f\u65e5\u708e\u70ed\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sound of people talking upstairs drifted into the basement. But besides John and me only one other person browsed in the basement: a man maybe approaching forty. John walked up to the man. I followed.<br>\u6211\u9690\u7ea6\u542c\u5230\u697c\u4e0a\u7684\u4eba\u5728\u8bf4\u8bdd\u3002\u4f46\u662f\u9664\u4e86\u7ea6\u7ff0\u548c\u6211\u4e4b\u5916\uff0c\u53ea\u6709\u53e6\u5916\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u5728\u5730\u4e0b\u5ba4\u91cc\u6d4f\u89c8\uff1a\u4e00\u4e2a\u53ef\u80fd\u63a5\u8fd1\u56db\u5341\u5c81\u7684\u7537\u4eba\u3002\u7ea6\u7ff0\u8d70\u5411\u90a3\u4e2a\u4eba\u3002\u6211\u8ddf\u4e86\u4e0a\u53bb\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExcuse me, sir,\u201d said John. \u201cDo you know where there are some books on Zen?\u201d<br>\u201c\u6253\u6270\u4e00\u4e0b\uff0c\u5148\u751f\uff0c\u201d\u7ea6\u7ff0\u8bf4\u3002\u201c\u4f60\u77e5\u9053\u54ea\u91cc\u6709\u5173\u4e8e\u7985\u5b97\u7684\u4e66\u5417\uff1f\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cZen is not for Westerners,\u201d said the man. He had a strong New York accent.<br>\u201c\u7985\u4e0d\u9002\u5408\u897f\u65b9\u4eba\uff0c\u201d\u90a3\u4e2a\u4eba\u8bf4\u3002\u4ed6\u6709\u5f88\u6d53\u91cd\u7684\u7ebd\u7ea6\u53e3\u97f3\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cZen is a violent yoga,\u201d the man continued. \u201cWesterners should practice the yoga of the heart\u2014Christianity.\u201d<br>\u201c\u7985\u662f\u4e00\u79cd\u66b4\u529b\u745c\u4f3d\uff0c\u201d\u90a3\u4eba\u7ee7\u7eed\u8bf4\u9053\u3002&#8221;\u897f\u65b9\u4eba\u5e94\u8be5\u7ec3\u4e60\u5fc3\u7075\u745c\u4f3d\u2014\u2014\u57fa\u7763\u6559\u3002&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I knew what he meant. I could never practice the austerities of Zen\u2014meditating for hours in the lotus position, my feet crossed with both soles facing upward. My legs aching from the strain. Not to mention the sparse diet and the constant fight against sleepiness during meditation.<br>\u6211\u77e5\u9053\u4ed6\u7684\u610f\u601d\u3002\u6211\u6c38\u8fdc\u65e0\u6cd5\u7ec3\u4e60\u7985\u5b97\u7684\u82e6\u884c\u2014\u2014\u4ee5\u53cc\u811a\u4ea4\u53c9\uff0c\u811a\u638c\u671d\u4e0a\u7684\u83b2\u82b1\u5750\u7684\u59ff\u52bf\u51a5\u60f3\u51e0\u4e2a\u5c0f\u65f6\u3002\u6211\u7684\u817f\u56e0\u62c9\u4f38\u800c\u75bc\u75db\u3002\u66f4\u4e0d\u7528\u8bf4\u7a00\u5c11\u7684\u996e\u98df\u548c\u51a5\u60f3\u671f\u95f4\u4e0d\u65ad\u4e0e\u7761\u610f\u4f5c\u6597\u4e89\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LSD made all that unnecessary\u2026 Or did it?<br>LSD\u8ba9\u8fd9\u4e00\u5207\u53d8\u5f97\u6ca1\u5fc5\u8981\u4e86\u2026&nbsp;\u771f\u7684\u5417\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, good old LSD: &nbsp;the ultimate flight simulator. It gives you the illusion of sailing through the skies,&nbsp; but it never really lifts you an inch off the ground.<br>\u662f\uff0cLSD\uff0c\u6211\u7684\u8001\u670b\u53cb\uff1a\u7ec8\u6781\u98de\u884c\u6a21\u62df\u5668\u3002\u5b83\u7ed9\u4f60\u4e00\u79cd\u5728\u5929\u7a7a\u4e2d\u822a\u884c\u7684\u9519\u89c9\uff0c\u4f46\u5b83\u4ece\u672a\u771f\u6b63\u8ba9\u4f60\u79bb\u5f00\u5730\u9762\u4e00\u82f1\u5bf8\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man continued. \u201cThe Truth is blinding,\u201d he said.<br>\u90a3\u4eba\u7ee7\u7eed\u8bf4\u9053\u3002\u201c\u771f\u7406\u662f\u8000\u773c\u7684\uff0c\u201d\u4ed6\u8bf4\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, I knew that by \u201cblinding\u201d he spoke of a brightness so intense that one could barely look at it.<br>\u5f53\u7136\uff0c\u6211\u77e5\u9053\u4ed6\u6240\u8bf4\u7684\u201c\u8000\u773c\u201d\u662f\u4e00\u79cd\u5f3a\u70c8\u5230\u51e0\u4e4e\u65e0\u6cd5\u76f4\u89c6\u7684\u4eae\u5ea6\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHas he really seen the Truth?\u201d I wondered.<br>\u201c\u4ed6\u771f\u7684\u770b\u5230\u771f\u7406\u4e86\u5417\uff1f\u201d\u6211\u60f3\u77e5\u9053\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pure,\u201d the man said almost as if to answer the question. (He pronounced it like&nbsp;<em>PYOO-uh<\/em>.)<br>\u201c\u6211\u662f\u7eaf\u6d01\u7684\uff0c\u201d\u90a3\u4eba\u51e0\u4e4e\u50cf\u662f\u5728\u56de\u7b54\u8fd9\u4e2a\u95ee\u9898\u3002(\u4ed6\u53d1\u7684\u97f3\u50cfPYOO-uh)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I suddenly felt a sickness and a pain in the pit of my stomach. \u201cMy contamination has reacted against the purity that he emanates,\u201d I thought.<br>\u6211\u7a81\u7136\u611f\u5230\u4e00\u9635\u6076\u5fc3\uff0c\u80c3\u91cc\u4e00\u9635\u75bc\u75db\u3002\u201c\u6211\u7684\u6c61\u67d3\u4e0e\u4ed6\u6563\u53d1\u51fa\u7684\u7eaf\u51c0\u4ea7\u751f\u4e86\u53cd\u5e94\uff0c\u201d\u6211\u60f3\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John and I left the store without any Zen books and strolled back out into the sunshine and the summer heat.<br>\u7ea6\u7ff0\u548c\u6211\u6ca1\u6709\u5e26\u4efb\u4f55\u7985\u5b97\u4e66\u5c31\u79bb\u5f00\u4e86\u4e66\u5e97\uff0c\u6f2b\u6b65\u56de\u5230\u9633\u5149\u548c\u590f\u65e5\u7684\u70ed\u6d6a\u4e2d\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A year went by before I met my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada. I knew I had met someone truly pure this time, and &nbsp;I didn\u2019t feel any sickness or pain in my stomach. I didn\u2019t need any more Zen books either. The Bhagavad-Gita and Prabhupada\u2019s explanations showed me how to find the elusive Truth never defined in Zen.<br>\u4e00\u5e74\u540e\uff0c\u6211\u9047\u5230\u4e86\u6211\u7684\u7075\u6027\u5bfc\u5e08\u65bd\u745e\u62c9\u00b7\u5e15\u5e03\u5e15\u5fb7\u3002\u6211\u77e5\u9053\u8fd9\u6b21\u6211\u9047\u5230\u4e86\u4e00\u4e2a\u771f\u6b63\u7eaf\u6d01\u7684\u4eba\uff0c\u6211\u7684\u80c3\u6ca1\u6709\u4efb\u4f55\u4e0d\u9002\u6216\u75bc\u75db\u3002\u6211\u4e5f\u4e0d\u518d\u9700\u8981\u4efb\u4f55\u7985\u5b97\u4e66\u4e86\u3002\u300a\u535a\u4f3d\u68b5\u6b4c\u300b\u548c\u5e15\u5e03\u5e15\u5fb7\u7684\u89e3\u91ca\u544a\u8bc9\u6211\u5982\u4f55\u627e\u5230\u4ece\u672a\u5728\u7985\u5b97\u4e2d\u5b9a\u4e49\u8fc7\u7684\u96be\u4ee5\u6349\u6478\u7684\u771f\u7406\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can you find something when you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re looking for? Zen books never reveal the Truth.<br>\u5f53\u4f60\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u81ea\u5df1\u5728\u5bfb\u627e\u4ec0\u4e48\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u80fd\u627e\u5230\u5462\uff1f\u7985\u5b97\u4e66\u4ece\u4e0d\u63ed\u793a\u771f\u76f8\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And LSD? Visions of Greek temples and of sunsets over heavenly beaches.<br>LSD\u5462\uff1f\u5e0c\u814a\u795e\u5e99\u548c\u5929\u5802\u6d77\u6ee9\u4e0a\u65e5\u843d\u7684\u666f\u8c61\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Prabhupada told me the secret the first time I heard him speak:<br>\u4f46\u662f\u5e15\u5e03\u5e15\u5fb7\u5728\u6211\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u542c\u5230\u4ed6\u8bb2\u8bdd\u65f6\u5c31\u544a\u8bc9\u4e86\u6211\u8fd9\u4e2a\u79d8\u5bc6:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The Supreme Absolute Truth is a person.<br><em>\u201c\u81f3\u5c0a\u7edd\u5bf9\u771f\u7406\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u3002\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I studied the Bhagavad-Gita&nbsp; under Prabhupada\u2019s guidance, especially his published edition,&nbsp;<em>Bhagavad-Gita As It Is<\/em>. And I learned that this person is Krishna, who lived in India five thousand years ago.<br>\u6211\u5728\u5e15\u5e03\u5e15\u5fb7\u7684\u6307\u5bfc\u4e0b\u5b66\u4e60\u4e86\u300a\u535a\u4f3d\u68b5\u6b4c\u300b,\u5c24\u5176\u662f\u4ed6\u51fa\u7248\u7684\u7248\u672c\u300a\u535a\u4f3d\u68b5\u6b4c\u539f\u610f\u300b\u3002\u6211\u4e86\u89e3\u5230\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4eba\u5c31\u662f\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\uff0c\u7942\u751f\u6d3b\u5728\u4e94\u5343\u5e74\u524d\u7684\u5370\u5ea6\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But why Krishna? Why accept as God someone who lived on earth? The answer&nbsp; begins with the Sanskrit word&nbsp;<em>avatar<\/em>, \u201cone who descends.\u201d<br>\u4f46\u662f\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48\u662f\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\uff1f\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48\u63a5\u53d7\u4e00\u4e2a\u751f\u6d3b\u5728\u5730\u7403\u4e0a\u7684\u4eba\u4e3a\u4e0a\u5e1d\uff1f\u7b54\u6848\u4ece\u68b5\u6587\u5355\u8bcd\u201cavatar\u201d\u5f00\u59cb\u2014\u2014\u201c\u964d\u4e34\u7684\u4eba\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vedic scriptures speak of many avataras, or divine incarnations, who came into this world and lived among the people\u2014Sri Rama, for example, who lived about a million years ago and killed the demon Ravana.<br>\u300a\u97e6\u8fbe\u7ecf\u300b\u4e2d\u63d0\u5230\u8bb8\u591a\u963f\u74e6\u5854\u5c14\uff0c\u6216\u8005\u8bf4\u795e\u7684\u5316\u8eab\uff0c\u4ed6\u4eec\u6765\u5230\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4e16\u754c\uff0c\u751f\u6d3b\u5728\u4eba\u4eec\u4e2d\u95f4\u2014\u2014\u4f8b\u5982\u65bd\u745e\u00b7\u8339\u963f\u739b\uff0c\u751f\u6d3b\u5728\u5927\u7ea6\u4e00\u767e\u4e07\u5e74\u524d\uff0c\u4ed6\u6740\u6b7b\u4e86\u6076\u9b54\u8339\u963f\u74e6\u90a3\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or Sri Narasimha, who ripped the demon Hiranya Kasipu\u2019s body to shreds and installed the demon\u2019s son, the great devotee Prahlada Maharaja, on the throne as king of the universe.<br>\u6216\u8005\u65bd\u745e\u00b7\u5c3c\u661f\u54c8\uff0c\u7942\u628a\u6076\u9b54\u9ed1\u5189\u4e9a\u00b7\u5361\u897f\u666e\u7684\u8eab\u4f53\u6495\u6210\u788e\u7247\uff0c\u5e76\u8ba9\u6076\u9b54\u7684\u513f\u5b50\u3001\u4f1f\u5927\u7684\u5949\u732e\u8005\u5e15\u62c9\u8fbe\u00b7\u739b\u54c8\u8339\u963f\u4f73\uff0c\u767b\u4e0a\u4e86\u5b87\u5b99\u4e4b\u738b\u7684\u5b9d\u5ea7\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or Sri Chaitanya, who spread the chanting of Hare Krishna far and wide.<br>\u6216\u8005\u65bd\u745e\u00b7\u67f4\u5766\u5c3c\u4e9a\uff0c\u7942\u5c06\u54c8\u745e\u00b7\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u7684\u5531\u9882\u4f20\u64ad\u5230\u56db\u9762\u516b\u65b9\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And countless more. Except\u2026<br>\u8fd8\u6709\u6570\u4e0d\u6e05\u7684\u3002\u9664\u4e86\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except what? Want to know? Come closer. &nbsp;and I\u2019ll whisper the secret in your ear: Did I say \u201cavataras as countless as the waves of the ocean\u201d? What if I now say, \u201cjust one person who has come countless times\u201d?<br>\u9664\u4e86\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f\u60f3\u77e5\u9053\u5417\uff1f\u9760\u8fd1\u70b9\u3002\u6211\u4f1a\u5728\u4f60\u8033\u8fb9\u6084\u6084\u544a\u8bc9\u4f60\u8fd9\u4e2a\u79d8\u5bc6\uff1a\u6211\u6709\u6ca1\u6709\u8bf4\u8fc7\u201c\u963f\u74e6\u5854\u5c14\u50cf\u5927\u6d77\u7684\u6ce2\u6d6a\u4e00\u6837\u65e0\u6570\u201d\uff1f\u5982\u679c\u6211\u73b0\u5728\u8bf4\u201c\u53ea\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u6765\u8fc7\u65e0\u6570\u6b21\u7684\u4eba\u201d\u5462\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Srila Prabhupada writes:<br>\u65bd\u745e\u62c9\u00b7\u5e15\u5e03\u5e15\u5fb7\u5199\u9053:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The expansions of different forms of the Lord, as from Krishna to Baladeva \u2026 and innumerable other forms, which are compared to the constant flowing of the uncountable waves of a river, are all one and the same. (Srimad Bhagavatam 2.4.10)<br><em>\u4e3b\u7684\u4e0d\u540c\u5f62\u5f0f\u7684\u6269\u5c55\uff0c\u4ece\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u5230\u5df4\u62c9\u6234\u74e6\u2026\u4ee5\u53ca\u65e0\u6570\u7684\u5176\u4ed6\u5f62\u8c61\uff0c\u5c31\u597d\u6bd4\u6c5f\u6cb3\u6e56\u6d77\u4e2d\u8fde\u7ef5\u4e0d\u65ad\u7684\u65e0\u5c3d\u6ce2\u6d9b\uff0c\u5168\u90e8\u4e00\u6837\u3002&nbsp;(\u300a\u5723\u5178\u535a\u4f3d\u74e6\u8c2d\u300b2.4.10)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>And again:<br>\u8fd8\u6709\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;There are innumerable incarnations of the Lord, like the waves of the river flowing constantly in and out. (same 2.6.46)<br><em>\u81f3\u5c0a\u4e3b\u6709\u65e0\u6570\u5316\u8eab\uff0c\u591a\u7684\u5c31\u50cf\u6cb3\u6c34\u7684\u6ce2\u6d6a\u5c42\u51fa\u4e0d\u7a77\u3002(\u300a\u5723\u5178\u535a\u4f3d\u74e6\u8c2d\u300b2.6.46)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>But who is the one person? You cannot guess. You have to go to&nbsp; the Srimad Bhagavatam:<br>\u4f46\u662f\u90a3\u4e2a\u4eba\u662f\u8c01\u5462\uff1f\u4f60\u731c\u4e0d\u5230\u3002\u4f60\u5f97\u53bb\u770b\u300a\u5723\u5178\u535a\u4f3d\u74e6\u8c2d\u300b\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;All of the above-mentioned incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord, but Lord Sri Krsna is the original Personality of Godhead. (1.3.28)<br><em>\u4e0a\u8ff0\u63d0\u5230\u7684\u6240\u6709\u5316\u8eab\uff0c\u8981\u4e48\u662f\u81f3\u5c0a\u4e3b\u7684\u5b8c\u6574\u6269\u5c55\uff0c\u8981\u4e48\u662f\u5b8c\u6574\u6269\u5c55\u7684\u90e8\u5206\uff0c\u4f46\u5176\u4e2d\u7684\u4e3b\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\uff0c\u786e\u662f\u5b58\u5728\u4e2d\u7684\u7b2c\u4e00\u4f4d\u4eba\u683c\u9996\u795e\u3002(1.3.28)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Bhagavad-Gita Krishna speaks of his own position to Arjuna:<br>\u5728\u300a\u535a\u4f3d\u68b5\u6b4c\u300b\u4e2d\uff0c\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u5411\u963f\u5c14\u8bf8\u90a3\u8bb2\u8ff0\u4e86\u7942\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u5730\u4f4d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.( 7.7)<br><em>\u8d22\u5bcc\u7684\u5f81\u670d\u8005\u554a\uff0c\u6211\u662f\u81f3\u9ad8\u65e0\u4e0a\u7684\u771f\u7406\uff0c\u6211\u662f\u4e07\u7269\u7684\u7ef4\u7cfb\u8005\uff0c\u5982\u7ebf\u4e32\u73e0\u3002( 7.7)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Arjuna agrees:<br>\u963f\u5c14\u8bf8\u90a3\u540c\u610f\u9053\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest. All the great sages such as Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa confirm this truth about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me. (10.12-13)<br><em>\u60a8\u662f\u81f3\u5c0a\u4eba\u683c\u9996\u795e\uff0c\u7ec8\u6781\u7684\u5c45\u6240\uff0c\u81f3\u7eaf\u81f3\u7cb9\u8005\uff0c\u7edd\u5bf9\u771f\u7406\u3002\u60a8\u662f\u6c38\u6052\u3001\u8d85\u7136\u7684\u7b2c\u4e00\u4eba\uff0c\u60a8\u4e0d\u7ecf\u51fa\u751f\u5c31\u5b58\u5728\uff0c\u6700\u4f1f\u5927\u3002\u6240\u6709\u4f1f\u5927\u7684\u5723\u8d24\u5982\u7eb3\u8339\u62c9\u8fbe\u3001\u963f\u897f\u5854\u3001\u5fb7\u74e6\u62c9\u548c\u7ef4\u4e9a\u8428\u90fd\u8bc1\u5b9e\u4e86\u5173\u4e8e\u60a8\u7684\u771f\u7406\uff0c\u800c\u73b0\u5728\u60a8\u6b63\u4eb2\u81ea\u5411\u6211\u5ba3\u8bf4\u3002(10.12-13)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Though not everyone else agrees.<br>\u5c3d\u7ba1\u4e0d\u662f\u6bcf\u4e2a\u4eba\u90fd\u540c\u610f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut Krishna was just a man!\u201d insisted a fellow traveler, a Muslim at the airport in Bangladesh, till his friend told him to stop arguing.<br>\u201c\u4f46\u662f\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u53ea\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\uff01\u201d\u4e00\u4f4d\u5728\u5b5f\u52a0\u62c9\u56fd\u673a\u573a\u540c\u884c\u7684\u7a46\u65af\u6797\u575a\u6301\u9053\uff0c\u76f4\u5230\u4ed6\u7684\u670b\u53cb\u544a\u8bc9\u4ed6\u505c\u6b62\u4e89\u8bba\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKrishna is the devil,\u201d&nbsp; said a large sign held up by Christians at our outdoor festival in Los Angeles.<br>\u201c\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u662f\u6492\u65e6\uff0c\u201d\u5728\u6211\u4eec\u6d1b\u6749\u77f6\u7684\u6237\u5916\u8282\u65e5\u4e0a\uff0c\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\u4e3e\u8d77\u7684\u5927\u6807\u8bed\u8bf4\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to expect this says Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita:<br>\u4f60\u5fc5\u987b\u9884\u6599\u5230\u8fd9\u4e2a\uff0c\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u5728\u300a\u535a\u4f3d\u68b5\u6b4c\u300b\u4e2d\u8bf4:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.&#8221;<br><em>\u5728\u5343\u5343\u4e07\u4e07\u4eba\u4e4b\u4e2d\uff0c\u4e5f\u8bb8\u53ea\u6709\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u529b\u6c42\u8fbe\u5230\u5b8c\u7f8e\uff0c\u800c\u5728\u8fbe\u5230\u5b8c\u7f8e\u7684\u4eba\u4e2d\uff0c\u51e0\u4e4e\u6ca1\u6709\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u771f\u6b63\u4e86\u89e3\u6211\u3002<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>So far so good, but what about the avataras?<br>\u5230\u76ee\u524d\u4e3a\u6b62\u90fd\u987a\u5229\uff0c\u4f46\u662f\u90a3\u4e9b\u963f\u74e6\u5854\u5c14\u5462\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere in the Bhagavad-Gita (4.6-9), Krishna explains the secret to Arjuna:<br>\u5728\u300a\u535a\u4f3d\u68b5\u6b4c\u300b\u7684\u53e6\u4e00\u4e2a\u5730\u65b9(4.6-9)\uff0c\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u5411\u963f\u5c14\u8bf8\u90a3\u89e3\u91ca\u4e86\u8fd9\u4e2a\u79d8\u5bc6:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, by My internal energy I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form.Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion\u2014at that time I descend Myself.<br><em>\u867d\u7136\u6211\u65e0\u751f\uff0c\u4f46\u6211\u8d85\u7136\u7684\u8eaf\u4f53\u6c38\u4e0d\u673d\u574f\uff1b\u867d\u7136\u6211\u662f\u4f17\u751f\u4e4b\u4e3b\uff0c\u4f46\u6211\u4ecd\u4ee5\u539f\u59cb\u7684\u8d85\u7136\u5f62\u4f53\u663e\u73b0\u4e8e\u6bcf\u4e00\u4e2a\u5e74\u4ee3\u3002\u65e0\u8bba\u4f55\u65f6\u4f55\u5730\uff0c\u6bcf\u5f53\u5b97\u6559\u8870\u843d\u3001\u53cd\u5b97\u6559\u76db\u884c\uff0c\u5df4\u8339\u963f\u7279\u7684\u540e\u88d4\u554a\uff0c\u2014\u2014\u90a3\u65f6\u6211\u4fbf\u4eb2\u81ea\u964d\u4e34\u3002<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.<br><em>\u4e3a\u62ef\u6551\u8654\u4fe1\u8005\uff0c\u6d88\u706d\u6076\u5f92\uff0c\u91cd\u5efa\u5b97\u6559\u539f\u5219\uff0c\u4e00\u4e2a\u5e74\u4ee3\u590d\u4e00\u4e2a\u5e74\u4ee3\uff0c\u6211\u964d\u4e34\u4e16\u4e0a\u3002<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.<br><em>\u4eba\u82e5\u4e86\u89e3\u6211\u663e\u73b0\u548c\u6d3b\u52a8\u7684\u8d85\u7136\u672c\u8d28\uff0c\u79bb\u5f00\u8eaf\u4f53\u540e\uff0c\u518d\u4e5f\u4e0d\u7528\u964d\u751f\u5230\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7269\u8d28\u4e16\u754c\u3002\u963f\u5c14\u8bf8\u7eb3\u554a\uff01\u4ed6\u5c06\u664b\u5347\u5230\u6211\u6c38\u6052\u7684\u5c45\u6240\u3002<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>So instead of reading about a&nbsp; path I can\u2019t follow and popping a pill, maybe I should try to see Krishna. But how?<br>\u56e0\u6b64\uff0c\u4e0e\u5176\u9605\u8bfb\u5173\u4e8e\u4e00\u6761\u6211\u65e0\u6cd5\u8d70\u4e0b\u53bb\u7684\u9053\u8def\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u5403\u4e00\u7247LSD\uff0c\u4e5f\u8bb8\u6211\u5e94\u8be5\u8bd5\u7740\u53bb\u89c1\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u3002\u4f46\u662f\u600e\u4e48\u505a\u5462\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sri Brahma Samhita, composed at the beginning of the universe, we read this:<br>\u5728\u5b87\u5b99\u4e4b\u521d\u521b\u4f5c\u7684\u300a\u5e03\u8339\u963f\u739b\u00b7\u8428\u5bc6\u5854\u300b\u4e2d\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u8bfb\u5230:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is Syamasundara, Krsna Himself, with inconceivable innumerable attributes, whom the pure devotees see in their heart of hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love. (5.38)<br><em>\u6211\u5d07\u62dc\u539f\u59cb\u7684\u4e3b\u52fe\u6587\u8fbe\uff0c\u7942\u662f\u590f\u739b\u900a\u8fbe\u5c14\uff0c\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u672c\u4eba\uff0c\u5177\u6709\u4e0d\u53ef\u601d\u8bae\u7684\u65e0\u6570\u54c1\u8d28\uff0c\u7eaf\u7cb9\u5949\u732e\u8005\u5728\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u5185\u5fc3\u6df1\u5904\u7528\u5e26\u7740\u6d82\u6709\u7231\u7684\u836f\u818f\u7684\u5949\u7231\u4e4b\u773c\u770b\u5230\u7942\u3002(5.38)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It sounds easy enough, but where does an impure soul like me find the the salve of love?<br>\u8fd9\u542c\u8d77\u6765\u5f88\u5bb9\u6613\uff0c\u4f46\u662f\u50cf\u6211\u8fd9\u6837\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e0d\u7eaf\u6d01\u7684\u7075\u9b42\u5230\u54ea\u91cc\u53bb\u5bfb\u627e\u7231\u7684\u836f\u818f\u5462\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krishna offers an easy solution in the Bhagavad-Gita: We can do it by redirecting our activites. Are you an artist? Paint pictures of Krishna. A singer? Sing about Krishna. But do it all the time.<br>\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u5728\u300a\u535a\u4f3d\u68b5\u6b4c\u300b\u4e2d\u63d0\u4f9b\u4e86\u4e00\u4e2a\u7b80\u5355\u7684\u89e3\u51b3\u65b9\u6848\uff1a\u6211\u4eec\u53ef\u4ee5\u901a\u8fc7\u91cd\u65b0\u5f15\u5bfc\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u6d3b\u52a8\u6765\u505a\u5230\u8fd9\u4e00\u70b9\u3002\u4f60\u662f\u827a\u672f\u5bb6\u5417\uff1f\u90a3\u5c31\u753b\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u7684\u753b\u3002\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u6b4c\u624b\uff1f\u90a3\u5c31\u6b4c\u5531\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u3002\u4f46\u662f\u8981\u4e00\u76f4\u505a\u4e0b\u53bb\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding. (11.54)<br><em>\u6211\u4eb2\u7231\u7684\u963f\u5c14\u8bf8\u90a3\u554a\uff0c\u53ea\u6709\u901a\u8fc7\u4e13\u4e00\u7684\u5949\u732e\u670d\u52a1\u624d\u80fd\u6309\u6211\u7684\u771f\u5b9e\u9762\u8c8c\u4e86\u89e3\u6211\uff0c\u6211\u5c31\u7ad9\u5728\u4f60\u9762\u524d\uff0c\u4ece\u800c\u88ab\u76f4\u63a5\u770b\u5230\u3002\u53ea\u6709\u8fd9\u6837\uff0c\u4f60\u624d\u80fd\u8fdb\u5165\u9886\u609f\u6211\u7684\u5965\u79d8\u4e2d\u3002(11.54)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>And if your work brings in money, use the money to preach about Krishna:<br>\u5982\u679c\u4f60\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c\u5e26\u6765\u4e86\u91d1\u94b1\uff0c\u7528\u8fd9\u4e9b\u94b1\u6765\u4f20\u64ad\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The work of a man who is unattached to the modes of material nature and who is fully situated in transcendental knowledge merges entirely into transcendence. (4.23)<br><em>\u4eba\u82e5\u4e0d\u4f9d\u9644\u7269\u8d28\u81ea\u7136\u5f62\u6001\uff0c\u4e14\u5168\u7136\u5b89\u4f4f\u4e8e\u8d85\u7136\u77e5\u8bc6\uff0c\u5219\u4ed6\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c\u4e5f\u5168\u878d\u6c47\u4e8e\u8d85\u7136\u4e4b\u4e2d\u3002(4.23)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>What else do I need?<br>\u6211\u8fd8\u9700\u8981\u4ec0\u4e48\u522b\u7684\u5462\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I haven\u2019t browsed at Weiser\u2019s or even set foot in Manhattan for many years, and my old friend John has vanished into thin air with the Zen books and the LSD. &nbsp;But Prabhupada has never walked away from me, and I still turn the pages of&nbsp;<em>Bhagavad Gita As It Is<\/em>&nbsp;to get a better look at Krishna.<br>\u6211\u5df2\u7ecf\u5f88\u591a\u5e74\u6ca1\u6709\u901b\u8fc7\u97e6\u6cfd\uff0c\u751a\u81f3\u6ca1\u6709\u53bb\u8fc7\u66fc\u54c8\u987f\uff0c\u6211\u7684\u8001\u670b\u53cb\u7ea6\u7ff0\u4e5f\u5e26\u7740\u7985\u5b97\u4e66\u7c4d\u548cLSD\u6d88\u5931\u5f97\u65e0\u5f71\u65e0\u8e2a\u4e86\u3002\u4f46\u662f\u5e15\u5e03\u5e15\u5fb7\u4ece\u672a\u79bb\u5f00\u8fc7\u6211\u4e00\u6b65\uff0c\u6211\u4ecd\u7136\u7ffb\u7740\u300a\u535a\u4f3d\u68b5\u6b4c\u300b\u4ee5\u4fbf\u66f4\u597d\u5730\u770b\u594e\u5e08\u90a3\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Umapati Swami, June 19, 2023<br>\u2014\u2014&nbsp;2023\u5e746\u670819\u65e5\uff0c\u4e4c\u739b\u5e15\u63d0\u00b7\u65af\u74e6\u7c73<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Eternally touching my head to the floor at the lotus feet of my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, for showing me all this.<\/em><br><em>\u6c38\u6052\u5730\u5c06\u6211\u7684\u5934\u7f6e\u4e8e\u6211\u7684\u7075\u6027\u5bfc\u5e08\u65bd\u745e\u62c9\u00b7\u5e15\u5e03\u5e15\u5fb7\u7684\u83b2\u82b1\u8db3\u4e0b\uff0c\u4ed6\u5411\u6211\u5c55\u793a\u4e86\u8fd9\u4e00\u5207\u3002<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"106\" src=\"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pink4-transp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>(Note: The opinions expressed in this article are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of any organization or any other person.)<\/em><br><em>(\u6ce8\uff1a\u672c\u6587\u6240\u8868\u8fbe\u7684\u4e3a\u672c\u4eba\u89c2\u70b9\uff0c\u4e0d\u4e00\u5b9a\u53cd\u6620\u4efb\u4f55\u673a\u6784\u6216\u4efb\u4f55\u5176\u4ed6\u4eba\u7684\u89c2\u70b9\u3002)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo top: Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy (Jishnu Das)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write to me: hoswami@yahoo.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00a9 Umapati Swami 2023<br>Scriptural passages \u00a9 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sppd-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-664\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sppd-sm.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sppd-sm-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Srila Prabhupada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the teacher who brought Krishna Consciousness from India to the West and then to the rest of the world. He is the founder of the worldwide Hare Krishna Movement as well as the author and compiler of many works of Vedic knowledge. He left this world in 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uswami200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-666\" style=\"width:197px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uswami200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uswami200-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Umapati Swami<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first American devotees of the Hare Krishna Movement, he became Srila Prabhupada\u2019s disciple in 1966. Since then, he has preached Krishna Consciousness in many countries and is the author of \u201cMy Days with Prabhupada,\u201d available from Amazon. Now 86 years old, he has started this blog to share what he has learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can You Show Me&nbsp;God? 2023-06-19&nbsp;heyumapati&#038;nb&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/?p=719\" class=\"more-link\">\u7ee7\u7eed\u9605\u8bfb <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u4f60\u80fd\u8ba9\u6211\u770b\u5230\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5417<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=719"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":738,"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions\/738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.umapatiswami.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}