瑜珈，如是而已

數年前，接受帕薩德老師瑜伽師資培訓200與300小時培訓時，在印度的培訓之處有一隻年紀漸長的黑狗，名叫「Biba」，她常常穿梭在大家的瑜珈墊上與之間，搔搔癢、打哈欠。

曾聽帕薩德老師說，他心情低落時，喜歡去街上看野狗玩耍，狗兒們單純地跑著、跳著、叫著、玩著、活著，他的心自然而然明亮起來。

前一陣子老師發表了一篇文章，名叫「To Biba（致Biba)」，紀念Biba的離世。閱讀此文，我的內心再次被觸動。

靈性道路有許多修行方式，每一種都有道理，但一個人不可能修煉所有方式，抑或滿足所有方式的標準。同樣的道理，對我有幫助的方法，未必是適合其他人的。當今，我們有太多選擇的自由，一顆心卻在諸多選項中變得茫然。

自問，為何練瑜伽？瑜珈，到底是什麼？帕薩德老師所寫詩句的最後兩句，提醒了我：

在牠無言且無條件的陪伴中

我歸於沈靜，心綻歡喜

此刻我方真正識得瑜伽真諦

此刻我終成為真正的瑜伽士

我喜歡老師所寫的：安靜無條件的陪伴、歸於沈靜、心綻歡喜。

瑜珈，如是而已(Yoga, Just Be)。

感謝恩師。

帕薩德老師英文小詩翻譯如下：

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我靜靜地坐在樹下，

安詳地仰望遼闊的藍天

一位艾揚格瑜伽士經過

說我的坐姿沒有對齊身體正位(alignment)

接著，一位陰瑜伽士指出

我的經絡(meridans)並未調和

一位哈達瑜伽士低語

我的氣脈(Nadis)不純淨

一位流動瑜伽士(Vinyasa Yogi)嗤笑

因為我沒有用汗水浸潤身體

一位奉愛瑜伽士(Bhakti Yogi)告誡

不持誦神名將會墜入地獄

一位不二論者(Advaita Vedantin​​)嘲弄我

仍困於二元對立之中

一位業瑜伽修士(Karma Yogi)斥責我

未能履行應盡職責

一位譚崔修行者(Tantrik)以棍擊我

說我的昆達里尼能量阻塞

一位梵文學師要我

先去學習文法規則

一位吠陀學者說我應當

在原地舉行祭火儀式

一位神秘瑜伽士斷言

我的心靈不夠純淨，無法得見神聖景象

一位瑜伽哲學家說

我的布提智慧(Buddhi)尚未臻至精微

某上師的弟子試圖

招募我加入其宗派組織

一位佛教瑜伽士責備我

仍未專注於呼吸

一位耆那教瑜伽士說

連坐姿都會傷害眾生

一位線上瑜伽老師

試圖推銷月度會員方案

某瑜伽網紅說

我該開設自己的YouTube頻道

無神論者說我浪費時間

妄想在天空尋找神明

純素瑜伽士對我進行

長達一小時的素食主義演說

瑜伽用品商試圖推銷

念珠與神像照片

附近村民開始將我

奉為上師頂禮膜拜

就在此時

一隻狗搖著尾巴歡快走向我

牠靜靜挨著我坐下

向我展示如何單純存在的如是而已(Just Be)

在牠無言且無條件的陪伴中

我歸於沈靜，心綻歡喜

此刻我方真正識得瑜伽真諦

此刻我終成為真正的瑜伽士

獻給親愛的Biba——2010至2018年間參與我四屆瑜伽師資培訓與多場靜修營的學員，其智慧光芒勝過我們所有人的總和。

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原文內容：

I was quietly sitting under a tree,

peacefully looking up at the vast blue sky

An Iyengar Yogi passed by

saying I wasn't seated in alignment

Next, a Yin Yogi pointed out that my

meridians weren’t in harmony

A Hatha Yogi murmured that my

Nadis were impure

An vinyasa Yogi smirked cuz’ I was

not rubbing sweat on my body

A Bhakti Yogi remarked that I would go

to hell for not chanting Lord’s name

An Advaita Vedantin poked fun of me

for still being stuck in Duality

A Karma Yogi censured me for

not doing my Dharma

A Tantrik struck me with a stick

saying my Kundalini was stuck

A Sanskrit Acharya told me to

learn Grammar rules instead

A Vedic Pandit told me I should

conduct Yajnya rituals there

A mystic Yogi infered I wasn’t

pure enough for divine visions

A Yoga philosopher said I

lacked refined Buddhi

A Swami's disciple tried recruiting

me in his Guru’s cult

A Buddhist Yogi rebuked me

for not being with my breath yet

A Jaina Yogi told me I was harming

animals just by the way I was sitting

An online Yoga teacher tried selling

me monthly membership

A Yoga influencer said

I should start my Youtube channel instead

An atheist said I was wasting time

looking for God in the sky

A Vegan Yogi gave me an hour

long talk on Veganism

A Yoga retailer tried selling Malas

and photos of Gods

The villagers from around started

worshipping me as a Guru, and

Just then, a Dog came up to me,

wagging his tail, happily.

Next to me, he sat quietly

showing me how to Just Be.

In his unspoken, unconditional company,

I became silent, I became happy.

This is when I recognized what Yoga is

That is when I became a Yogi.

Dedicated to dear Biba, pic 2&3, who attended 4 of my Yoga Teacher Trainings and multiple retreats between 2010-2018 - someone who was wiser that all of us put together

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(這張照片是2016年我幫老師與Biba拍攝的合照，很喜歡老師溫柔地靠向Biba，微笑著）