第五密度新人類

從來沒有過確切的高靈上師或是更進化的靈性的證明例子。

Are you kidding? If this were true, it would have to include Jesus. So why then is Greg bothering to study the Course?

你在開玩笑嗎？如果這個說法是真的，那耶穌是什麼？那麼Greg為什麼還要費心去研讀《課程》呢？

5. DU follows other messages in the spirituality genre with extraordinary claims that do not hold up.

告別娑婆只是仿效其他靈性書籍的訊息，加上一些根本站不住腳的論點而已。

It’s always sad to witness the wounds that turn a skeptic into such a distrustful person. It really makes no sense to condemn Renard’s work on the grounds of previous authors turning out to be frauds. By the way, since Greg and company are calling for proof of Renard’s claims, how do we know their claim to be inspired by the Holy Spirit in their fight to save the world from Gary Renard, is vaild? What proof does he have that his inspiration does indeed come form such a Source?

看到因為惱羞成怒而使人猜忌疑心，總是令人悲傷的。為了過去一些作者後來被揭發是騙子，而也因此定罪雷納的著作，實在沒有什麼道理。還有，既然Greg和他的同伴們要求雷納的論點必須要能夠證明，那麼我們又如何能夠知道，他們這場拯救世界免於葛瑞雷納的殘害的鬥爭，真的是出自聖靈的啟發的聲稱是真的呢？他能夠提出什麼樣的證明他的確是受來自聖靈的啟發呢？

6. The material in DU is similar to Ken Wapnick.

告別娑婆的內容類似於Ken Wapnick。

So what?! Wapnick was good enough for Jesus to have chosen him to assist the Course’s development. That should be enough of an endorsement for others to side with Ken (and now Gary for that matter).

那又如何？！Ken便是因為他的優秀才使得耶穌遴選他幫助《課程》的發展。這點應該足以向他人保證應該選擇與Ken為伍才是(而現在與Gary為伍同理)。

7. Renard’s dialog with the masters is far too cavalier and crude.

雷納與上師的對話實在是太傲慢與粗魯。

Yeah, yeah, I know…masters would never be so casual nor would they have a sense of humor…Yet I have dined with many masters, and they are usually casual and have a great sense of humor. If they didn’t, they would probably spend less time being masters and more time in serious attacks on teachers who promote love and laughter.

是的，是的，我明白…，上師決不會這樣態度隨便，更不會有幽默感…。然而我和許多上師吃過飯，而他們通常都很隨和還非常具有幽默感。如果他們不是這樣，他們可能就不會花時間去做一個上師，反而會花很多時間去嚴厲的攻擊那些提倡愛與歡笑的老師們。

8. The ascended masters should be amazing beings of transcendent love and wisdom remarkably free of human foibles.

高靈上師應該是擁有超凡的慈愛與智慧，並且沒有人類缺點的靈性生命。

How would Greg know, especially since he says there is no proof that ascended masters exist?

Greg怎麼知道的？特別是他都說了根本沒有證據可以證明高靈上師的存在？

9. The dialog sounds like a literary creation.

他們的對話聽起來就像是文學的創作。

Good point, but it is coming through the author’s filters.

說的好，它是來自於作者本身的理解。

10. The book contains numerous factual errors, such as claiming that human beings are not related to apes.

書中內容涵括好幾項錯誤的事實，例如聲稱人類和猿猴沒有關連。

You’ve got to be kidding. Only a narrow-minded academic would believe man has evolved from apes. Do you really believe Jesus would tell you that you came from an ape?

你一定是在開玩笑。只有心胸狹隘的學者才會相信人類是進化自人猿。你真的相信耶穌會告訴你，你是猿猴的後代嗎？

11. Gary ’s defenses are not convincing, nor are the defenses of others who have said that he is such a “nice guy.” But nice guys are capable of even committing murder…Besides, if a person perpetrates fraud, why should we trust him?

葛瑞的辯詞並不令人信服，而其他幫他辯護的人說他是一個”心地善良的人”也不令人相信。因為即使心地善良的人也有犯下殺人罪的能力，此外，一個想要當騙子的人，為什麼我們應該相信他？

Wow! It’s great to know that we have an ACIM teacher/author who likens an important Course author to someone who is capable of murder. Again, you have to convict him first.

哇! 真是高興知道我們有這樣一個《奇蹟課程》教師也同時是作家的，將一位《課程》重要的作者比作成謀殺犯。不過，你必須先提出他的罪證才行。

12. Someone who has truly spoken to ascended masters would portray humility. But Renard is always boasting about the success of DU.

一個真的能和高靈上師講話的人應該具謙恭有禮的態度。然而雷納卻一直在吹噓告別娑婆的成功。

Why should Greg care what Renard says about his success?

為什麼Greg你要在意雷納說他有多成功這件事？

SUMMARY OF GARY RENARD’S DEFENSE葛瑞雷納辯護的摘要

In all fairness, a review of Gary Renard’s written defenses need to be included here.

為了公平起見，葛瑞雷納的辯護論點也應該公佈在此。(略)

For the most part, Gary recently offered his detractors, and all interested parties, a brilliant blow-by-blow defense that exposes many inconsistencies and un-truths. This defense has now been printed by Jon Mundy in Miracles Magazine. In a human court of law, Renard would win, hands down. But it’s worth mentioning here that he might have taken the high road (as did Ken Wapnick) and ignored those who would attack him. Nevertheless, his choice to respond may also bring about a greater good by exposing the hypocrisies that have infiltrated the Course in Miracles community (mainly some of its facilitators) and thereby turned away many from studying the Course. Alas, all is not lost. Many students of spirituality have chosen to find new ways of learning Course principles, namely by finding teachers and authors who offer fresh ways to interpret its message.

大致上來說，葛瑞最近提供給他的攻擊者，還有看熱鬧的人，精采的一對一辯護，內容揭露許多前後不一致與非事實。這篇辯護現在已刊登在Jon Mundy的奇蹟雜誌上。若在人類的法庭上，雷納贏了，就這樣。但這裡值得一提的是，他其實也可以像Ken所做的一樣，對這些對他的攻擊置之不理就好了。然而，他選擇回應，此舉，也許能因此揭露長久以來在《奇蹟課程》團體之間(主要是《課程》的傳佈者們)的一種偽善面，並因而使得許多人對《課程》裹足不前。唉呀，沒那麼無望的。許多靈修學員已經能選擇找到學習《課程》信條的新方式，即使只是從這些教師和作者他們所提供詮釋《課程》訊息的嶄新方法。

On the other hand, Gary ’s newer book, Your Immortal Reality, seems to contain less inspiring material and is more about the author’s personal and professional experiences since the success of his first book. Yes indeed, Gary ’s new book and his lengthy recent defenses seem to take every opportunity to promote himself and (as his detractors have stated) too often mentions how many books he’s sold. But we would all probably find ourselves a little tempted to do the same. Gary ’s behavior is not unlike a child who just surprised everyone and won a race that nobody even knew he had entered. He’s proud and he wants to tell everyone about it! Our job is to congratulate him and then encourage him to move on to maturing his approach. As for his detractors, they are simply mirroring the behaviors of the classic jealous siblings who want some credit of their own—a cry for love (and attention) that deserves nothing but love and forgiveness.

在另一方面，似乎因為他的第一本書的成功，葛瑞的最新的一本書，你不朽的實相，少了一些啟迪性的內容，多了一些作者個人和他自身的經驗。是的，葛瑞的新書和他最近長篇大論的辯護，看似乎是在把握每個可以褒揚他自己的機會，而且就像他的攻擊者說的，他太經常提到這些書銷售了多少本。但我們也許也會發現，換作是我們自己也可能會做同樣的事。葛瑞的行為與像是一個剛跑完賽跑，而他贏得了一場根本沒有人知道他參加了的比賽的孩童無異。他很引以為傲，並且想要告訴每個人這件事。我們的本分就是恭喜他，並鼓勵他再接再厲。至於他的攻擊者們，也只是一些典型的忌妒手足的縮影，他們也想要從他們自己對愛的呼求(或是注意力的呼求)獲得認可罷了，而他們的行為除了待之以愛與寬恕，沒有別的。

SUMMARY   結論

There are a several lessons we might all learn from this controversy. A few are as follows:

有數個教訓是我們可以從這爭論事件中學習的。就是：

1. First of all, it should be pointed out that, for the most part, the original team of scribe and editors of ACIM (which includes Ken Wapnick) were the best of friends and those still alive, remain such. The behavior of these later students of the Course does not reflect the original intent behind the material. It’s not unlike what the church eventually did to the teachings of Jesus—although the current group seems to be accomplishing this in record time. Yet it does bring up great opportunities to apply ACIM material, thus integrating its message to an even higher level.

首先，必須先指出的是，大體來說，《奇蹟課程》當初的記錄團隊和編撰人(包括Ken)，從以前至今都是一群好朋友。這些後來的《課程》學生並不反映出《課程》原本的本意。這與教會後來把耶穌的教法扭曲作法並無不同--- 雖然近來的團體似乎在短時間內就快要把耶穌的教法也給毀了。然而這件事仍是能給大家一個機會去應用《奇蹟課程》的內容，並且在更高的層次上結合《課程》的訊息。

2. There are ACIM religious purists who study and analyze the “letter of the law” in the book and there are ACIM mystics who choose to experience and understand the Course. When selecting your teacher, choose wisely.

有一些把《奇蹟課程》當成宗教，在書裡頭研究又分析 ，“逐字推敲”的語言純正癖者，更有一些《奇蹟課程》密修者，他們選擇體驗並融會貫通《課程》的意涵。當你要選擇老師時，要明智的選擇。

3. If Gary ’s ascended masters really do not exist, it means they are not Real. So then why bother debating their existence—especially if one is so certain about this? Hmmm…Let’s see…Having external, written debates with entities that aren’t real…Isn’t this behavior a little schizophrenic?

如果葛瑞的高靈上師真的不存在，這代表他們不是「真的」。所以為什麼還要去辯論他們的存在與否，特別是如果有個人如此肯定他們真的存在？嗯…想想…，具體記錄去爭辯討論存在性是不真實的…，這樣會不會有點精神分裂症？

4. Jesus already warned us of such behaviors as these when he said, “I do not choose God’s channels wrongly.” Jesus also mentions in the Course, “…those who seek controversy will find it. Yet those who seek clarification will find it as well. But they must be willing to overlook controversy, recognizing that it is a defense against truth.”

耶穌早就已經警告過我們這種行為，當他說：「我不會誤選上主的發聲。」。耶穌也在《課程》裡提到過, 「…存心找碴的人，必會如願。而有意澄清觀念的人，也會如願。他們必須甘心漠視那些爭端，認清那只是一種抵制真理的措施、故意拖延的伎倆而已。」

5. You can’t really claim to understand ACIM without understanding that Jesus was the one who dictated it. Then, once you accept this, you would have to accept the possibility that Jesus and his other fellow masters have written other materials and shared other teachings, all of which would then assist us in our understanding of some of the concepts found in the Course. Therefore, unless students and teachers open their minds to studying other Course-related materials (such as DU), such persons will remain narrow-minded and their opinionated teachings will be of little value in the long run.

你若沒有耶穌才是支配《奇蹟課程》的人的這樣認知，你就不能說你了解《課程》。然後，一旦你接受這一點，你就能夠接受耶穌和他的門徒會寫出其他的資料或是分享教法的可能性，所有這些都能夠幫助我們，更領會《課程》中的一些概念。所以，除非學員和教師都能夠敞開心胸去研讀《課程》相關資料(像是告別娑婆)，否則就只能停留在狹隘的心胸狀態，而他們的見解，在長遠看來，就只有一點點價值了。

6. The most important questions for all who are attacking Gary are as follows: Are you forgiving him for what you perceive in him? Are you taking any time to practice the principles of A Course in Miracles? Are you looking within at what this is bringing up for you and then forgiving yourself for your fear-based behaviors against adversaries that are not really there?

對那些攻擊葛瑞的人的最重要的一些問題就是：你能寬恕你所看待的他嗎？你花時間操練《奇蹟課程》的原則嗎？你能反觀自省這事件的起因，並且寬恕你自己那基於恐懼而去反對一個根本不真實存在那裡的對手的行為嗎？

7. It’s not too late for everyone involved to make peace and choose again. Just imagine what an impact it would have if the students of ACIM learned that a dispute such as this was healed by applying the principles of the material. Would this not speak of the power of choosing the miracle of healing? Would it not be the best choice that could possibly be made at this moment?

對於捲入此事之中的每一個人，握手言和並重新做選擇還不算太遲。只要想想，如果《奇蹟課程》的學員都能學到了，像這樣的爭論都能夠因為實踐《課程》的信念而能治癒，是多麼大的一個迴響。這不也代表選擇療癒的奇蹟力量嗎？這不也是此刻所能做的最好的選擇嗎？

CONCLUSION  總結

I rarely choose to get involved with disputes such as those found in this article. I have, however, chosen in this case to do so to point out that attack is never justified and that it is possible (and not too late) to bring sanity and peace to this situation and in a loving manner. To do so may bring about a greater good for all students of ACIM and spirituality in general. In my heart I know that hidden beneath the insane, fear-based behaviors of those involved is a true dedication to ACIM and its author, Jesus. Furthermore, the individuals engaged in this controversy do indeed make a valid point that there are some ACIM authors and facilitators who lack integrity and do not accurately represent the material. But perhaps in the future, rather than attacking those with whom they disagree, a choice could be made to just peaceably part ways from such individuals and let the Holy Spirit decide their future. Furthermore, if these detractors could just choose a miracle and make the transition from analyzing the Course to applying its concepts and principles, they might take themselves (and their students) to a whole new level of understanding and experiencing ACIM and the inner teachings of Jesus himself.

我很少願意涉入像這些文章的爭論之中，然而，這次我選擇站出來發聲，是為了指出，攻擊永遠沒有道理，而以一個仁愛的方式回歸理智與和平是可能的(而且不會太遲)。這麼做可以讓所有的《奇蹟課程》學員或靈性團體引以為鏡。在我內心裡非常明白，隱藏在不理智、基於恐懼的那些人的行為，也是《奇蹟課程》和它的作者，耶穌，真正要我們學習的。並且，這些加入這場爭論的人，的確清楚的顯示了有些《奇蹟課程》的作者和傳佈人本身缺少風骨，也沒有確切地實踐《課程》。但也許在未來，與其去攻擊那些他們不苟同的人，也許更可以選擇只要平和的遠離他們(默擯之)，並讓聖靈去決定他們的未來即可。而且，如果這些攻擊者能夠選擇奇蹟，努力超越只是去分析《課程》而已，如實地實踐應用《課程》的觀念與信條，他們也許能夠帶領自己(還有他們的學生)到一個嶄新的領會層次，並且經驗到《奇蹟課程》和耶穌教法的深意。

Dr. Michael Mirdad, a long-time and well-known Teacher/Author, has an extensive background in Psychology, Parapsychology, and Metaphysics and is the author of The Seven Initiations of the Spiritual Path. He has worked as a Healer and Counselor to individuals and couples and has been a student and facilitator of A Course in Miracles for over 25 years. Michael is featured as a Keynote Speaker in several International Conferences and has also conducted thousands of classes, lectures, and workshops throughout the world on Mastery, Spirituality, Relationships, and Healing. Dr. Mirdad is respected as one of the most influential spiritual teachers and healers of our time. Website: www.GrailProductions.com    Michael Mirdad 博士是國際知名的靈修老師與靈修道路的七種啟發的作者。他投身治療與個別諮商超過25年了。Michael麥克是每年數個國際型會議的主講人，並在全世界參與上千個班級、教授和研習會，討論靈修，人際關係，治癒與《奇蹟課程》的主題。