From: knguyen@emr1.emr.ca (Kim Nguyen)
Subject: Ha`nh Tri`nh ve^` Phu+o+ng DDo^ng (3)
Organization: Energy, Mines, and Resources, Ottawa
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 04:01:12 GMT

Tha^'t vo.ng ve^` cuo^.c du-kha?o kho^ng mang la.i ke^'t-qua? nhu+ y' muo^'n,
gia'o-su+ Spalding mo^.t mi`nh lang thang ddi da.o trong tha`nh Benares. Giu+~a
ru+`ng ngu+o+`i ho^~n ta.p,  o^`n a`o,  mo^.t thua^.t-si~ co+?i tra^`n ddang
phu`ng ma' tho^?i ke`n go.i ra<'n.  Mo^.t con ra<'n ho^? to lo+'n na<`m trong
so.t ngu+?ng co^? le^n cao,  phun phi` phi`.  Tie^'ng ke`n le^n bo^?ng xuo^'ng 
tra^`m,  con ra<'n cu~ng la<'c lu+,  nghie^n nga?.  DDa'm ddo^ng xu'm la.i xi`
xa^`m coi bo^. kha^m phu.c la<'m.  Ne^'u ho. hie^?u con ra<'n dda~ bi. be? 
ra<n,
nuo^i ba<`ng ba~ a'-phie^.n va` ddu+o+.c luye^.n ta^.p ca^?n tha^.n.....Kha<'p
xu+' A^'n,  ca'c tro` bi.p bo+.m na^`y die^~n ra kho^ng bie^'t bao nhie^u 
la^`n 
trong nga`y,  no' se~ ke^'t thu'c khi mo^.t va`i te^n *co` mo^`i* ddu+'ng trong
dda'm ddo^ng vo^~ tay,  ne'm tie^`n va`o ro^? va` khuye^'n-khi'ch da^n chu'ng
ne'm theo.....

DDang ma~i me^ suy nghi~, Spalding bo^~ng tha^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i A^'n to lo+'n
phong ddo^. kha'c thu+o+`ng cha<m chu' nhi`n o^ng mi?m cu+o+`i.  Ngu+o+`i A^'n
le^? phe'p cuo^'i dda^`u cha`o ba<`ng mo^.t tie^'ng Anh he^'t su+'c ddu'ng
gio.ng, o^ng cu~ng dda'p le^~ la.i.  Ca^u chuye^.n da^`n da^`n tro+? ne^n 
tha^n 
ma^.t, Spalding be`n le^n tie^'ng ho?i ngu+o+`i ba.n mo+'i quen nghi~ sao ve^`
nhu+~ng tro` bi.p bo+.m na^`y.  Ngu+o+`i A^'n tra? lo+`i :

* Ca'c vi. minh-su+ dda^u co' cu+-ngu. trong nhu+~ng dde^`n tho+` lo^.ng la^~y,
ho. dda^u in danh-thie^'p vo+'i ca'c chu+'c tu+o+'c,  ddi.a-vi. to lo*'n,  
tro.ng vo.ng.  Ho. dda^u ca^`n pha?i qua?ng-ca'o ca'c quye^`n-na<ng,  
dda.o-qua?,
hoa<.c in te^n trong ddie^.n-thoa.i nie^n-gia'm.  Mo^.t vi. minh-su+ kho^ng
nha^'t thie^'t pha?i co' ddo^ng dde^.-tu+?,  muo^'n ti`m ga<.p ho. pha?i bie^'t
pha^n-bie^.t.  Ca'c dda.o-si~ o^ng dda~ ga<.p  so+~ di~ no^?i tie^'ng,  co' 
ddo^ng gia'o-ddo^` vi` ho. bie^'t thu-tha^.p dde^.-tu+? qua ca'c hi`nh-thu+'c
qua?ng-ca'o,  bie^'t hu+'a he.n nhu+~ng ddie^`u gia'o-ddo^` muo^'n nghe,  ho.
cha? da.y ddie^`u gi` ngoa`i mo^.t so^' *tu+`-chu+o+ng* trong kinh-sa'ch.  
DDie^`u na^`y mo^.t ngu+o+`i tho^ng-minh co' the^? tu+. ddo.c sa'ch 
nghie^n-cu+'u la^'y.  Pha?i cha<ng o^ng tha^'t vo.ng vi` ca'c dda.o-si~ o^ng 
dda~ ga<.p chu+a tu+`ng co' ca'c kinh-nghie^.m ta^m linh ? *

Gia'o-su+ Spalding nga.c nhie^n :

* Ta.i sao o^ng bie^'t ro~ nhu* the^' ? *

Ngu+o+`i A^'n mi?m cu+o+`i :

* Ca'c o^ng dda~ ba`n vo*'i nhau ra<`ng cuo^'i tha'ng na`y ne^'u kho^ng thu
tha^.p the^m ddie^`u gi` mo*'i la.,  pha'i ddoa`n se~ tro+? ve^` A^u-cha^u va`
ke^'t-lua^.n ra<`ng A'-cha^u cha? co' ddie^`u gi` dda'ng ho.c ho?i.  
Giai-thoa.i
ve^` ca'c ba^.c hie^`n-trie^'t,  tha'nh-nha^n chi? la` nhu+~ng huye^`n-thoa.i
dde^? to^ ddie^?m cho ve? huye^`n bi' A'-cha^u *

Gia'o-su+ Spalding ma^'t bi`nh ti~nh :

* Nhu+ng ta.i sao o^ng la.i bie^'t nhu+~ng ddie^`u na^`y ?  Chu'ng to^i vu+`a
ba`n ddi.nh vo+'i nhau nhu+ the^',  ngay trong pha'i ddoa`n co`n nhie^`u 
ngu+o+`i chu+a ro~ kia ma` ? *

Ngu+o+`i A^'n no+? mo^.t nu. cu+o+`i bi' ma^.t va` thong tha? nha^'n ma.nh :

* Tu+-tu+o+?ng,  o^ng ba.n tha^n me^'n,  co' mo^.t su+'c ma.nh tha^`n giao
vu+o+.t kho?i tho+`i gian va` kho^ng gian.  Tha'i-ddo^. cu?a o^ng ba.n la` ly'
do ma` ho^m nay to^i dde^'n dda^y dde^? chuye^?n giao mo^.t tho^ng-ddie^.p 
nga<'n ngu?i,  cha<'c ha<?n o^ng ba.n ra^'t thuo^.c tha'nh-kinh : * Ha~y Go~
Cu+~a Ro^`i Cu+~a Se~ Mo+?,  Ha~y Ti`m Ro^`i Ngu+o+i Se~ Ga<.p * .  DDo' la`
tho^ng-ddie^.p cu?a mo^.t vi. cha^n-su* nho+` to^i chuye^?n giao *

Su+.-kie^.n ngu+o+`i A^'n ddu+'ng giu+~a cho+. Benares nha<'c dde^'n mo^.t ca^u
trong tha'nh-kinh la`m gia'o-su+ Spalding nga^y nga^'t nhu+ say vu+`a ti?nh.
Toa`n tha^n o^ng nhu+ rung ddo^.ng bo+?i mo^.t luo^`n ddie^.n cao the^'.  O^ng
la<'p ba<'p :

*Nhu+ng la`m sao chu'ng to^i bie^'t ca'c nga`y o+? dda^u ma` ti`m ?  Chu'ng 
to^i
dda~ bo? ra suo^'t hai na<m tro*`i ddi ga^`n he^'t ca'c ddo^-thi., la`ng ma.c
xu+' A^'n......*

Ngu+o+`i A^'n nghie^m nghi. tra? lo+`i :

* Ha~y dde^'n Rishikesh,  mo^.t thi. tra^'n bao phu? bo+?i da^~y Hi-Ma~
La.p-So+n,  ca'c o^ng se~ ga<.p nhu+~ng dda.o-si~ hoa`n toa`n kha'c ha<?n 
nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i dda~ ga<.p.  Nhu+~ng dda.o-si~ na^`y chi? so^'ng trong ca'c tu'p 
lie^`u
so+ sa`i hoa<.c ngo^`i thie^`n trong ca'c ddo^.ng dda'.  Ho. a<n ra^'t i't va`
chi? ca^`u nguye^.n.  To^n-gia'o ddo^'i vo+'i ho. ca^`n thie^'t nhu+ ho+i 
tho+?.
DDo' mo+'i la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i da`nh tro.n cuo^.c ddo+`i cho su+. ddi ti`m
cha^n-ly'.  Mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i dda~ tha<'ng thie^n-nhie^n va` chinh-phu.c 
ddu+o+.c ca'c su+'c ma.nh vo^ hi`nh a^?n ta`n trong tro+`i dda^'t......Ne^'u
ca'c o^ng muo^'n nghie^n-cu+'u ve^` ca'c quye^`n-na<ng,  phe'p ta<'c tha^`n
tho^ng thi` ca'c o^ng se~ kho^ng tha^'t vo.ng. *

Ngu+o+`i A^'n im la<.ng mo^t lu'c va` nhi`n tha<?ng va`o ma<.t gia'o-su+
Spalding :

* Nhu+ng ne^'u ca'c o^ng muo^'n ddi xa ho+n nu+~a dde^? ti`m ga<.p ca'c cha^n
su+ (Rishi) thi` ca'c o^ng co`n ma^'t nhie^`u tho+`i gian nu+~a......*

Gia'o-su+ Spalding tha<'c ma<'c :

* O^ng vu+`a du`ng danh-tu+` cha^n-su+,  va^.y chu+'cha^n-su+ (Rishi) va` 
dda.o-
si~ (Yogi) kha'c nhau the^'na`o ? *

* Ne^'u o^ng tin  o+? thuye^'t Tie^'n-hoa' cu?a Darwin thi` to^i xin to'm 
ta<'t :
Su+. tie^'n ho'a cu?a linh-ho^`n ddi song ddo^i vo+'i the^? xa'c. Cha^n-su+ la`
mo^.t ngu+o+`i dda~ tie^'n ra^'t xa tre^n mu+'c thang tie^'n-hoa' trong khi
dda.o-si~ mo+'i chi? ba<'t dda^`u......*

* Nhu+ the^' thi` ca'c vi. cha^n-su+ co' the^? la`m ca'c phe'p la. ddu+o+.c
chu+' ? * 

Ngu+o+`i A^'n i?m cu+o+`i khe? la<'c dda^`u :

* Cha<'c cha<'n nhu+ the^',  nhu+ng phe'p thua^.t tha^`n tho^ng dda^u pha?i
to^'i ha^.u cu?a con ddu+o+`ng dda.o.  No' chi? la` ke^'t-qua? tu+. nhie^n do
su+. ta^.p-trung tu+-tu+o+?ng va` y'-chi'. DDo^'i vo+'i ca'c ba^.c cha^n-su+,
su+? du.ng phe'p thua^.t la` ddie^`u i't khi na`o ca'c nga`i pha?i la`m.  Mu.c
di'ch cu?a con ddu+o+`ng dda.o la` gia?i-thoa't, la` tro+? ne^n toa`n thie^.n
nhu+ nhu+~ng dda^'ng cao ca? ma` ddu+'c Chu'a Jesus la`mo^.t. *

Gia'o-su+ Spalding ca~i :

* Nhu+ng Chu'a Jesus dda~ tu+`ng la`m phe'p la. *

Ngu+o+`i A^'n ba^.t cu+o+`i va` tra? lo+`i :

* O^ng ba.n tha^n me^'n,  ba.n nghi~ ra<`ng ddu+'c Jesus la`m va^.y va`o mu.c-
ddi'ch khoe khoang hay sao ?  Kho^ng bao gio+`,  ddo' chi? la`nhu+~ng phu+o+ng-
tie^.n dde^? ca?m ho'a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i da^n hie^`n la`nh,  cha^'t pha'c va`
ddem la.i cho ho. mo^.t ddu+'c tin ma` tho^i. *

Mo^.t la^`n nu+~a ngu+o+`i A^'n la. lu`ng na^`y la.i no'ive^` mo^.t dda^'ng
gia'o-chu? ma` ga^`n nhu+ mo.i ngu+o+`i Ta^y-phu+o+ng de^`u bie^'t dde^'n.  
Gia'o-su+ Spalding suy nghi~ va` ho?i :

* The^' ta.i sao ca'c dda^'ng cha^n-su+ kho^ng xua^'t hie^.n da.y do^~ qua^`n
chu'ng ? *

Ngu+o+`i A^'n nghie^m nghi. :

* O^ng nghi~ ra<`ng ca'c nga`i se~ tuye^n bo^' cho ngu+o+`i ddi bie^'t mi`nh 
la`
ai cha<ng ? *
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