身心靈講座— 反思與迥響 1-3; A Talk: The Scientific & Medical evidence in Spirituality— some reflections 1-3

就我們之前有關新紀元的討論出發, 很自然的後續提案是: 今後何去何從? 亦有人喜歡從另一角度看: 我的個人取有關係嗎?

A natural continuation from our previous discussions on the New Era would be: Quo Vadis? Or in another way, as some may prefer: DOES IT MATTER what I choose in response?

首先, 先捫心自問, 無需邏輯推理, 上述兩組提案, 哪一個正對上了您閣下的脾胃?

Before anything, check for yourself which of the above 2 questions you are more inclined to ask. Nothing about logic here; just your personal choice of tastes.

細看一下不難發覺, 選取上述兩個提案的人士, 各自有截然不同的思維. 如果 「今後何去何從?」 這問題對您產生更強的腦震盪, 恭喜您! 您意屬坐言起行, 空論無益之輩, 非瞻前顧後之流, 大可作時代的尖兵!

A closer look is all it takes to reveal the 360 degrees difference between the 2 mindsets of those picking the 1st vs the 2nd. If the question "Quo Vadis?" carries more meaning to you, congratulations! You are among the pro-active, adventurous, action-than-talk, rationality-than-consequence boundaries-pushers of our times.

奇就奇在, 傾向 「我的個人取向能有作為嗎?」 這種建基於懼的思維, 大不乏人, 當中不少還是有識之士, 虔敬修道者或社會活躍份子哩. 「我一個人省下一點點電, 還不及旺角某街角燈火通明的一晚哪.」; 但凡討論靈修, 環保, 社會公義一類題目, 卻以此等無奈口吻作結, 真難禁失望. 而我行此文的首個目的, 正是要說服有此等想法的諸位, 放棄這種消極的態度.

And it is my job-for-the-day here to dissuade those who initially picked the pessimistic "DOES IT MATTER what I choose?" from this FEAR-BASED frame of reasoning. It is strangely surprising how often discussions on topics of spirituality/ environmental issues/ one's should-vs-could conclude with this equivocal remark; it is particularly disappointing when it is with elites, the educated, claimed religious and socialists. "Does it matter if I help save this bit of electricity when the whole Mongkok is bright as day-time with commercial lightings?"

提這個問題正反映, 擔心付出了而無回報, 害怕落後於盛世的歌舞昇平, 終致懷疑個人的能力有何作為, 還不是建基於懼? 幾乎可以肯定接著的對白便是: 「 算了吧, 不如去喝一杯.」

Why say that this little query points to a 'fear-based' attitude? Oh, sure yes, sir! One worries about vanity here. The possibility of efforts given without a visible return bothers him & there are hidden fears of being disadvantaged in his personal share of affluence. The next statement coming is almost certainly, "let's forget this & go for a drink."

先不談 「蝴蝶效應」 這看來深奧的理論 (這內裡大有文章, 有興趣的話可找 「混沌原則」 , The Chaos Principle, 的資料看看). 單單就這提案反映出閣下是何許人馬, 已顯出您個人取向的重要性. 究竟您選取的是何種生活態度? 甘於人云亦云, 還是我自有主張?

Let's put aside the difficult theory of <The Papillon Effect> (of course, this is totally relevant; those interested can look up ). Oh yes, my friends, it DOES matter what you choose now, for the simple reason that it reflects WHO you are & your choices in how you lead your life, unless you are satisfied with taking OTHERS' choices. Would you rather like to be dragged along or have your own say in directions?

對「今後何去何從?」 這題目, 我會循兩方面著手:
A. 何以自處
B. 何以相處 (與人, 與物, 與自然宇宙)

My approach to the headline of "Quo Vadis" is 2 folded:
A. how I get along with myself
B. how I get along with non-selves (other of the human species, other living things, the environment)

就相關題材的文章, 我將以A-__ 或 B-__標題作識別. 第一手 A 類別 (與己自處) 的題目, 自不然是我曾說要寫的: 葷素之間. 那麼下期預告:

身心靈講座— 反思與迥響 A-1: 葷素之間

By titling upcoming passages as A-__ or B-__, I am to address the above 2 one by one here. A good start of an A topic (getting along with oneself) is going back to what I promised to write before: To go vegan or not, should we be bothered?
Thus COMING NEXT:

A Talk: The Scientific & Medical evidence in Spirituality— some reflections A-1: To go vegan or not, should we be bothered?