身体---神的殿堂-2

THE EXPERIENCE个人体验

Years ago, when I first read these teachings, I would sit quietly and gowithin my temple. With my physical eyes closed, I would scan inside my headwith my mind’s eye, looking for God. I would begin conversations, and then sitsilently, listening for a response. In those early days it was like sitting ina dark, empty room by myself. There was nothing in here but me. If I began to perceivea response, I would not know if it were some aspect of me or truly Godspeaking. Now, thirty-some years later, I cannot close my eyes without feelingthe nearness of a vast inner universe of life, information, creativity, andGod. In preparing to write this article I spent some time recalling how I wentfrom sitting by myself to awakening to the heavens within. It is true that ifone seeks, one will find; it’s a matter of seeking long enough. And it was along journey, with some side trips that led nowhere. But, through it all, therewas a thread that I can now see in hindsight. There were spontaneous moments ofenlightenment, of direct contact with God, and of knowing the truth. Sustainingthose proved more difficult than expected because outer life was more integralto inner growth than expected. If I stopped living the fruits of the spirit inthe outer life, the inner life dried up. But the inner life is the ultimate,eternal life, and it is only lived by going within the temple of the body andawakening to it.

许多年前，当我第一次读到这些教导时，我就安静的坐着，走进我的殿里。我闭上我的肉眼，我用意识的眼察看我脑中的一切，寻找神。我开始对话，安静的坐着，听答案。在那早些的日子，它像独自坐在黑暗的空的房间里。里面没有一切除了我。如果感受到什么反应，我无法确定这种反应是自己的一部分还是神在说话。三十多年后的现在，我闭上眼睛就会自然有这样的感觉：对无限的内心宇宙的生命、信息、创造力和神的亲近。在准备写这篇文章时，我得化些时间回顾自己从静坐到唤醒内心的天堂的过程。这非常正确：寻找，就会发现；发现的迟早只是时间的问题。这是一个长征，有无数引入歧途的岔道。但经过所有这些，我们会看到一线曙光：一种自发的领悟---与神的直接交流，或者说对真理的感知。但要保持这样的境界则更为困难，因为外在的生活比内心成长更难以整合。如果我在现实生活中停止活出灵性之果，内心的生命则会枯竭。但内心的生命是永恒的生命，只能通过进入身体的殿堂内部去唤醒她。

There are two excellent ways to enter the temple within: deep sleep and deepmeditation. A good biblical example of deep sleep producing a vision of thelife within would be Jacob’s dream of the ladder to and from heaven. You’llrecall that upon waking from deep sleep, he said, “This is none other than thehouse of God, and this is the gate to heaven.” The place of deep sleep andilluminating dreams is indeed the house of God and the gate to heaven. A goodbiblical example of deep meditation producing a vision of the life within wouldbe John’s description of how The Revelation began. John tells us that he “wasin the spirit [in deep meditation, caught up in the spirit] on the Lord’s dayand I heard and saw and was told to write.” In this issue, let’s explore howthe body, the temple, is arranged for spiritual activity.

有两种很好的进入内心殿堂的方法：深沉的睡眠和深沉的冥想。圣经里有个很好的由深沉的睡眠而产生内心生命景象(Vision) 的例子是雅格(Jocob) 梦到的进出天堂的梯子。他从沉睡中醒来说：“除了神之殿外什么都没有，有一个通往天堂的大门。”而圣经中一个冥想而感受内心生命的例子就是圣徒约翰在启示录开始时的描述。约翰说：“当主日，我在灵界(深深的冥想中) 。我听到、看到，并告诉我记下来。”关于这个问题，我们来一起谈谈身体---殿堂---是如何为灵性活动而设计成的。

I am often asked to describe what it feels like to open centers and raiseenergy, and to be in the presence of God. The Ineffable is just that,ineffable. Even God ordered Old Testament seekers to make no images or utterany name for Him. Additionally, I’ve found that people are quite unique in theirwiring and perception. Some are more visual. Others are auditory. And some aretactile or kinesthetic, feeling more than perceiving. Some are conceptual; theyknow. Frankly, I could find no difference in the profoundness of theirspiritual experiences. For me, it began with feeling the Presence and theenergy, then developed into knowing, and eventually became visual. But I have afriend who began seeing before he could feel. I recommend that you seek andpractice and allow yourself to discover it as it comes to you. You must havesome faith that it is there and in the beginning you’ll need to be inspired(that helps lift you into the Spirit).

经常有人让我描述一下开启灵性中心、提升能量、面见神的感觉。只能用无法言传来形容。在圣经旧约中，神要求那些寻求者们不要用任何形像和名称(吾乃真吾I AM that I AM)。还有一点，每个人有不同的感知和体验。有些人直观，善於视觉体验；有些听觉发达；有些人更喜欢抽象概念。这些灵性体验的深刻程度没有什么区别。我的感觉都是感知神的存在和能量，然后是认知。我也有一个朋友先看到后感觉到。我建议大家先寻求和实践，然后才会有水到渠成的认识。但信心是必须的。