馬雅的療癒藝術: 拜讚唱頌

「拜讚」是從心而來的歌。他們是對神的善德與品質的讚美– 輕鬆有趣，轉化的力量，天父的帶領以及神性之母的。他們是古印度語梵文的歌。唱頌拜讚能幫助人們去表達與滋長內在的喜悅與愛。

「拜讚」（Bhajan）是心之歌，用來頌揚及敬拜神的各種面向，唱拜讚是賽巴巴（Sai Baba）──仍活在印度的神的化身（Avatar）──的傳承的一部分。拜讚多以梵文（古老的印度話）寫成，梵文是專用來敬拜神的語言，也因此被稱為「心的語言」。

Bhajans are songs of the heart in which God in his aspects is celebrated and worshipped. We sing Bhajans in the tradition of Sai Baba, the living Avatar in India. Bhajans are mostly written in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. The language Sanskrit uniquely serves to worship God which is why Sanskrit is also called "Language of the Light".

在印度教中，神的各種面向由神的化身體現──克里希納（Krishna）是快樂與輕盈，濕婆（Shiva）是男性的創造力，夏克提（Shakti）是女性創造力，羅摩（Rama）是正義，哈奴曼（Hanuman）是臣服與奉獻，拉希米（Lakshmi）是美麗，甘尼夏（Ganesha）是知識及消滅障礙的力量...

In Hinduism the aspects of God are embodied by deities – Krishna is happiness and lightness, Shiva male creativity, Shakti female creativity, Rama righteousness, Hanuman devotion and dedication, Lakshmi beauty, Ganesha knowledge and the power to remove obstacles, ...

歌的曲調與節奏視所讚頌的神性特質而定。呈獻給濕婆及其轉化之火的拜讚通常活力十足，足以燃起內心之火；克里希納拜讚則使人輕快愉悅；獻給神性之母的多半很溫柔，唱起來讓人感受到舒服與愛。拜讚唱頌能激發內在的神性美德。

The tune and the rhythm of the songs depend on the praised Godly trait. The Bhajans, devoted to Shiva and his fire of transformation, are often very dynamic and singing them enlights the inner heart fire. Krishna Bhajans are usually very elating and give inner happiness. Bhajans for the Godly Mother are often very gentle and singing them provides the feeling of comfort and love. Singing the Bhajans arouse in us the innate Godly virtues.

拜讚唱頌的結構很簡單──拜讚都會由一個人帶唱，也就是帶領人唱一句、團體跟一句，唱的時候又分成如下所述三部分。

The structure of the Bhajan singing is simple – every Bhajan is lead by one person. This means that the leader of a Bhajan sings one line of the song and the group repeats this line. The singing of a Bhajans is subdivided in three subsequent parts.

第一部分，每句都由帶領人及團體各唱兩次；第二部分速度加快，每句由帶領人及團體各唱一次，只有最後一句由帶領人及團體各唱兩次；最後所有人用稍慢而安靜的方式，一起唱第一句。

In the first part each line is sung by the leader and repeated twice. In the second part the singing gains speed and this time, each line is sung by the leader once and repeated by everyone, only the last line is sung twice by the leader and repeated by all. Finally all sing the first line together slower and more quietly.

拜讚唱頌活動以唱三次「格約曲咒語」（Gayatri Mantra）開始，格約曲咒語是人類最古老的靈性著作《吠陀經》的要義。

The Bhajan Singing begins with threefold singing of the Gayatri Mantra. The Gayatri Mantra is the essence of the Vedas, the oldest spiritual composition of mankind.

接著唱的第一首拜讚是甘尼夏（Ganesha）拜讚，甘尼夏是象頭神，幫助我們去除回歸自己的障礙，接下來要唱五首拜讚。

Then, the first Bhajan is a Ganesha-Bhajan. Ganesha is the God with the elephant head helping us to remove obstacles on the way to ourselves. This is followed by another five Bhajans.

拜讚歌帶給人們表達自我喜悅的美好可能性，你可以很簡單地就去加入一個團體，然後盡量跟著唱，熟能生巧，歌詞也是人人可得的。

Bhajans are a wonderful possibility to express ones own happiness. You can simply join a group and fall in with their singing as far as you can – practice makes perfect. The song texts are openly available. For those singing a Bhajan as a leader it is a good opportunity to learn leading a group.

對於拜讚歌的帶領人，這是一個學習帶領團體的大好機會，它並不需要你擁有訓練有素的歌喉，只要是發自內心的聲音，都是優美的。

In order to sing Bhajans you do not need a trained voice. Every voice coming from the heart is beautiful. With every song sung the confidence in your own voice grows and the possible timidness to express yourself by singing soon gives way to the happiness doing it. The songs are easily memorized.

每唱一次，對自己聲音的信心就會加強一次，在自我表達上可能有的害羞，也被唱頌的喜悅所取代。這些歌都很易於記憶。

我們通常在白天唱拜讚歌，它們幾乎自動就從心中出來，表達我們的愛、快樂與感謝。唱拜讚歌有助於放鬆緊繃、面對一天的挑戰及專注於神。

We often sing Bhajans during the day. They come from the heart nearly automatically and are expressions of our love, happiness or thankfulness. Singing Bhajans helps to relax tensions, cope with the challenges of the day and to focus on God.

在我們的傳承中，六首拜讚後會有一首「可而坦」（Kirtan），可兒坦是濕婆轉世的巴巴吉（Babaji）傳承中的靈性歌曲，唱法是所有人一起唱。

In our tradition six Bhajans are followed by a Kirtan. Kirtans are spiritual songs in the tradition of Babaji, Shiva’s incarnation. Kirtans are sung together by all.

歡迎你來一起唱！
You are very much welcome!

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