Ramakant Maharaj (1941-2018)
出自罗摩康特·马哈拉吉生平纪录片《无我之我》（Selfless Self）画外音文字版本，由Ann Shaw撰写，Youtube收看链接
灵智宝鬘 中译
This is the extraordinary story of Shri Ramakant Maharaj, an ordinary boy from the country whose worldly life started with nothing: little food, money, education, etc, yet climaxed with worldly success, but more importantly, Self-Realization!
这是室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉（Shri Ramakant Maharaj）非凡的人生故事，他是一个来自农村的普通男孩，生活贫穷，食物、金钱、教育等等都很匮乏，但他最后不仅取得了世俗的成功，更重要的是，实现了了悟真我！
Ramakant Sawant (July 8th 1941-August 31st 2018) was brought up in rural Phondaghat, Maharashtra. He faced many challenges in life, including the devastating loss of his mother at age seven, poverty, educational struggles, unemployment, etc. He had an inquisitive nature, and from the age of around eight or nine, he found himself asking the ultimate questions such as “Who am I?” “Where have I come from?” About his life, he used to say, “I know my past and where I have come from. I am a miracle! All thanks to my Master, Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj”. After finishing school, the family moved to Mumbai. At the age of 21 and without much sense of direction in life, Shri Ramakant met Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj in September 1962.
罗摩康特·萨旺特（Ramakant Sawant，1941年7月8日－2018年8月31日）在马哈拉施特拉邦（Maharashtra）的农村丰达加特（Phondaghat）长大。他的命运多舛，遭受的波折包括七岁时失去母亲、家庭贫困、学业困难、失业等等。他天性好奇，从大约八九岁起，他便开始追问终极问题，比如“我是谁？”“我从哪里来？”谈到自己的人生时，他常说：“我清楚自己出身卑微。我能变成这样，是个奇迹！这一切都要归功于我的师父，室利·尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉 。”中学毕业后，他的家人搬到了孟买。1962年9月，21岁的室利·罗摩康特在对人生方向感到迷茫时，遇见了室利·尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉。
After receiving the sacred Naam Mantra, Shri Ramakant’s life was back on course. Receiving the sacred Mantra is a big occasion. Usually, the recipient remembers the exact date for the rest of one’s life, as was the case with Shri Ramakant, who often told his devotees the exact date of his Initiation which was 2nd October 1962. The Naam Mantra impacted him strongly, so much so, that many years later as “Shri Ramakant Maharaj”, he had a deep desire to share it with many seekers. In contrast, during his time, Shri Nisargadatta initiated very few Westerners because he considered them to be “spiritual tourists”. Shri Ramakant freely gave the powerful and beneficial Naam Mantra to sincere seekers around the world. The Naam Mantra has a dual purpose: it dissolves the illusory concepts that keep us separate from our true nature and it enables the absorption of spiritual knowledge.
在接受了神圣的圣名咒后，室利·罗摩康特的生活重回正轨。接受圣名咒是一件大事，通常得到传授的人会终身记住确切的日期，室利·罗摩康特也不例外，他经常告诉他的追随者自己是在1962年10月2日获得传授的。圣名咒对他产生了深刻的影响，甚至多年后，在成为了“室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉”后，他有强烈的愿望，想向众多求道者分享此一咒语。与之形成对比的是，室利·尼萨迦达塔在世时，只向很少的西方人传咒，因为他认为西方人只是“修行上的观光客”。而室利·罗摩康特毫无保留地将强大、有益的圣名咒传授给来自世界各地的真诚求道者。圣名咒有双重作用：它能消解掉将我们与真实本性分隔开来的虚幻概念；它能够有助于人们吸收灵性智慧。
Displaying a fatherly warm and caring touch, Nisargadatta bought him his first watch and opened a bank account for him. In 1965, he was enrolled at the prestigious establishment of Elphinstone College, Mumbai, at the behest of Shri Nisargadatta. Following this, he graduated from Mumbai University in 1972 (M.A. in History and Politics). And in 1976, he obtained his LLB qualification from Siddhartha Law College, Mumbai. Subsequently, he took up a career in banking, working in the Legal Department from 1970 until his retirement as a bank manager in 2000. He was married to Anvita Sawant, also a long-standing disciple of Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj. They had two sons.
尼萨迦达塔像父亲般温暖地关怀他，为他买了人生中第一块手表，并为他开设了银行账户。1965年，在室利·尼萨迦达塔的建议下，他进入了孟买著名的埃尔芬斯通学院（Elphinstone College）学习。随后，他于1972年获得孟买大学历史和政治学硕士学位。1976年，他从孟买的悉达多法学院（Siddhartha Law College）取得了法学学士学位。之后，他进入了银行业，自1970年起在法律部门任职，直到2000年作为银行经理退休。他与安维塔·萨旺特（Anvita Sawant）结为伉俪，安维塔也是室利·尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉的长期弟子。二人育有两个儿子。
From the age of twenty-one, Shri Ramakant faithfully attended his Master’s discourses. And when Shri Ramakant retired, he and his wife, Anvita, relocated to Nashik, accompanied by his ailing father-in-law.
从21岁起，室利·罗摩康特一直忠实地参加他的师父的讲课。退休后，他与妻子安维塔一起搬到了纳西克（Nashik）生活，同时照顾身体欠佳的岳父。
Some years later, Maharaj started guiding young seekers in the locality. However, it was not until 2013 that this humble and extraordinary Jnani gradually became known to the world, principally through the efforts of a couple from the U.K. Most auspiciously at that time, Charles and Ann Shaw, who had been searching for a disciple of Nisargadatta Maharaj for several years, tracked down Shri Ramakant. It would be a fallacy to say that they found him, when it is always the Guru who finds the disciple!
几年后，罗摩康特·马哈拉吉开始在当地指导年轻的求道者。然而，直到2013年，这位谦逊而非凡的智者才逐渐为世人所知，主要靠的是一对来自英国夫妇的努力。那时机缘巧合，查尔斯（Charles）和安·肖（Ann Shaw）夫妇两人正在寻访室利·尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉的弟子，已经寻访了多年，最终找到了室利·罗摩康特。他们找到了他，这么说并不正确，因为总是师父找到弟子！
“I have been waiting for you”, said Maharaj on the arrival of Charles and Ann Shaw! A mature couple who had been on the spiritual path throughout their lives were immediately blown away by Maharaj’s teachings. They were on fire!
“我一直在等你们，”马哈拉吉在查尔斯和安·肖到来时这么说道！这对夫妇一生都在修行路上，他们根器成熟，立刻就被马哈拉吉的教法深深震撼。他们被点燃了！
A month or so into their stay, Maharaj made an announcement: “Nisargadatta says that she, (pointing to Ann), has to write the book of his teachings!” Maharaj also instructed Charles to start recording the Talks. He did so, as well as creating a website for Maharaj: www.ramakantmaharaj.net and setting up a Facebook page! Thus Maharaj was launched!
大约在他们居住了一个月后，马哈拉吉宣布道：“尼萨迦达塔说她（指着安）必须写书来介绍他的教法！”马哈拉吉还指示查尔斯开始把讲话录制下来。他不仅照做了，还为马哈拉吉创建了一个网站：www.ramakantmaharaj.net，并设立了一个 Facebook 页面！就这样，马哈拉吉被推向了公众视野！
Within a short time in the Presence of Maharaj, this couple were on a mission! They knew they had to “tell the world about him and his teachings”. And they vowed to raise awareness of Maharaj and share his teachings, which they did, while maintaining a close relationship with their Beloved Master.
身处马哈拉吉的临在之下为时不久，这对夫妇很快就感受到了自己的使命！他们意识到必须“让全世界知道他和他的教法”。他们发誓要提升大众对马哈拉吉的认识，传播他的教义，他们确实做到了，与此同时，他们还与敬爱的师父保持着紧密联系。
Shri Ramakant Maharaj was ordinary, kind, humble, compassionate and humorous. He was a beautiful, gentle being, yet, simultaneously, one could feel his power, his Presence, a sense of divine otherworldliness. When he spoke, the words flowed out of him spontaneously and forcefully. He often cautioned seekers: “Don’t take my words literally; it is what I am trying to convey that is most important”. And it wasn’t just the meaning behind the words that was highly effective, it was the power behind them which was experienced as a transmission from Source. That power, energy, or vibration was palpable all around him. Being in the presence of a Jnani elicited one response only: spontaneous and complete self-abandonment and an endless desire to fully prostrate and bow before His resplendent Light.
室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉是一位平凡、善良、谦逊、富有同情心且幽默的人。他是一个美妙而温柔的存在，但与此同时，人们也能感受到他强大的力量、他的气场，以及一种神圣的超凡感。当他说话时，言辞自然而有力地从他口中流出。他经常告诫求道者：“不要从字面理解我说出的话语；我试图传达的才是最重要的。”不仅仅是话语背后的意义具有很大的影响力，更重要的是它们背后的力量，那是一种来自源头的传递。那种力量、能量或振动，弥漫在他周围，非常明显。在一位智者的临在中，只会引发一种反应：会自发且彻底地放下自我，升起强烈的愿望，想要彻底俯伏并臣服于他那辉煌的光芒之下。
On meeting an authentic Guru, one’s life is instantly transformed, never to be the same again! In the Jnani’s presence, in those timeless and transformative moments of overpowering energy flowing from the Source, the value of Satsang is immediate and incomparable. Here is an excerpt from the book “Timeless Years with Shri Ramakant Maharaj 2012 – 2022” by
Ann & Charles Shaw, which illustrates this unique encounter:
与一位真正的上师相遇，人的生活会瞬间转变，再也不同以往！处在智者的临在中，经历那些来自源头的强大能量流动的超越时间的瞬间，这种当下的萨特桑，价值无可比拟。以下是安和查尔斯·肖所著的图书《超跃时间的岁月：与室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉相伴，2012–2022》中的一段摘录，描写了这一独特的相遇：
“We were sitting close, facing Maharaj, when suddenly, he points directly at us. In an authoritative voice, he forcefully states: ‘YOU are Ultimate Truth. YOU are Almighty God!’ When he stretched out his arm, I could see the shimmering, vibrating waves of energy coming from (his) space, and then, it was as if that energy behind the words entered (my) space. We both felt this transmission deeply. And not only that, the experience has had a lasting effect which never left us!”
“我们坐得很近，面对着马哈拉吉，突然，他直接指向我们。用一种权威的语气，他强而有力地说道：‘你是究竟实相。你是全能的神！’当他伸出手臂时，我能看到从（他）那空间里发出的闪烁、振动的能量波，然后，话语背后的能量仿佛进入了我的空间。我们都深切地感受到了这种传递。不仅如此，这一体验给我们留下了持久的影响，从未离开过我们！”
Shri Ramakant, like his Master, Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj before him, and the one before him, belonged to the same lineage. The origin of the “Navnath Sampradaya Lineage” dates back over a thousand years to Saint Dattatreya. The ‘Nine Masters’, one of the branches of the Navnath Lineage became the Inchegiri Navnath Sampradaya. Founded by Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj, it is the direct line that leads to Shri Ramakant Maharaj.
室利·罗摩康特和他的师父室利·尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉，以及更早之前的上师们，皆属于同一传承，九师传承（Navnath Sampradaya Lineage）。此传承的起源可以追溯到一千多年前的圣者达塔特瑞亚（Dattatreya）。九师传承中的一个分支，形成了因敕格里传承（ Inchegiri）。这个传承由室利·包萨赫伯·马哈拉吉（Shri Bhausaheb Maharaj）创立，代代相传，延续至室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉。
This householder Lineage remains relatively unknown to this day, as the Masters were all very humble and deeply devotional. Shri Bhausaheb, Shri Siddharameshwar, Shri Nisargadatta, Shri Ranjit and Shri Ramakant, were ordinary people who were usually married with families.
这个居士的传承至今仍相对不为人知，因为传承上师们都非常谦逊且虔诚。室利·包萨赫伯、室利·悉达罗摩湿瓦（Shri Siddharameshwar）、室利·尼萨迦达塔、室利·冉吉特（Shri Ranjit）和室利·罗摩康特都是普通人，通常已婚并拥有家庭。
Oneness of Knowledge and Devotion, (Jnana and Bhakti) is key in the Lineage teachings. The Masters were dedicated to spreading the knowledge. Devotion is the Mother of Knowledge. Only by intense devotion to the Guru, and worshipping Him with full faith, will the knowledge of Self-Realisation be revealed. In the end, there is total unity between the knowledge and devotion.
智慧与虔爱的统一，是这一传承教义的关键。上师们致力于传播智慧；虔爱则是智慧之母。只有对上师的强烈虔诚，以及以全然的信心崇拜他，觉悟真我的智慧才能显露出来。最终，智慧与虔爱实现了完全的统一。
The Lineage is a Guru-centred one where the Masters make Masters out of their disciples. The Masters of this Lineage have all recited the same “Guru Mantra” (Naam Mantra), the Master Key. The Mantra, the Guru and the Initiation are inseparable. Faith in, and complete acceptance of the Guru and the Guru Mantra are essential. By taking the sacred Naam, a link to the Lineage is established and one receives the help and power from all the Masters of this Lineage. Ultimately, one becomes One with the Master, Sadguru. Ramakant Maharaj says, “Reciting the Guru Mantra leads to true Self-Knowledge; it is the only truly effective way to return to the Original State”.
这个传承以上师为中心，上师们将弟子变成上师。这一传承的所有上师都诵念同样的“上师咒”（即圣名咒），这是一把万能钥匙。咒语、上师，以及入门灌顶是不可分割的。对上师和上师咒的信心与完全信受是至关重要的。通过接受圣名咒，与传承建立了联系，从而得到这一传承所有上师的帮助与力量。最终，求道者与师父——自性上师合而为一。罗摩康特·马哈拉吉说：“诵念上师咒，能使人真正地了悟真我；这是回归本初状态的唯一真正有效的方法。”
Throughout the whole Lineage there is the recognition of grace at work and a very strong connection from Master to Master. Siddharameshwar Maharaj himself gave all credit to Bhausaheb Maharaj. Nisargadatta Maharaj did the same with Siddharameshwar Maharaj. And similarly, Ramakant Maharaj gave all credit to his Master, humbly stating, “I am just a skeleton, a puppet of my Master, Nisargadatta Maharaj”.
这一传承的历史中，一直承认加持的作用，以及上师与上师之间非常强烈的联系。悉达罗摩湿瓦·马哈拉吉自己将所有功劳归于包萨赫伯·马哈拉吉；尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉也同样将功劳归于悉达罗摩湿瓦·马哈拉吉。而同样，罗摩康特·马哈拉吉将所有功劳归于他的师父，他谦逊地表示：“我只是一副骨架，是我师父尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉的一具傀儡。”
“In our Lineage, we give ‘Direct Knowledge’ to your ‘Invisible Presence’, not intellectual knowledge for the mind”, says Shri Ramakant. “This knowledge is not bookish knowledge, but Spontaneous Knowledge direct from the Source. Although the words and the style of speaking may differ between Masters, the principle remains the same: There is nothing except Selfless Self.”
“在我们的传承中，我们将‘直接了悟’传递给你们的‘无形存在’，而不是为头脑提供什么智力知识，”室利·罗摩康特说。“这种智慧不是书本上的知识，而是直接来自源头的自发的体悟。尽管上师们的用语和表达风格可能不同，但道理是一样的：除了无我之真我（Selfless Self）外，什么都不存在。”
The way by which the Lineage Masters impart knowledge is rare: they do not simply talk about Reality but show Reality in the disciple. It is reminiscent of Swami Vivekananda’s long search for truth when he met Swami Ramakrishna. Desperate to find an authentic Guru, Swami Vivekananda asked one question only: “Have you seen God? Can you show me?” Ramakrishna said “Yes!” thus finally bringing Vivekananda’s long search to an end.
传承上师们传授智慧的方式非常独特：他们不仅仅是谈论实相，而是在弟子身上直接展示实相。这让人想起斯瓦米·辨喜（Swami Vivekananda）在寻求真理时与斯瓦米·罗摩克里希那（Swami Ramakrishna）相遇的情景。为了找到一位真正的上师，辨喜只问了一个问题：“你见过神吗？你能让我见见吗？”罗摩克里希那回答道：“可以！”因此，辨喜漫长的求道之路终于画上了句号。
Each Master advances or refines the teachings further. Once more, Shri Ramakant evolved the teachings of the Lineage. His approach was ground-breaking, radical and absolute. He presented the highest teachings in down-to-earth language while refusing point blank to entertain any concepts. By cutting through and dispensing with these, he offered a shortcut to Self-Realisation. These pure teachings are solid and extremely powerful with the gravitas of the whole Lineage behind them. The direct knowledge, coming as it does from this long line of sparkling Masters, is further empowered by the sacred Naam Mantra.
每位传承上师都在进一步推进或完善教法。室利·罗摩康特也将传承的教法做了进一步推进。他的方法是突破性的、激进的和究竟的。他以通俗易懂的语言呈现最高的教导，同时毫不犹豫地拒绝玩弄任何概念。通过削减和摒弃这些概念，他为“了悟真我”提供了一条捷径。这些纯粹的教导坚实且极具力量，背后承载着整个传承的厚重。这一悠久的传承，一代代杰出上师们传递着这一直接的智慧，经由神圣的圣名咒得到了进一步增强。
These extraordinary Lineage Masters have been passing on knowledge of the highest quality, selflessly and openly, while at the same time, strongly discouraging any kind of dependency on them. Their sincere and noble wish is to enable the transformation of the disciple into a Master. Therein lies the uniqueness of the Inchegiri Navnath Sampradaya.
传承中这些非凡的上师们一直在无私且公开地传授最高超的智慧，然而与此同时，他们又强烈反对弟子对他们产生依赖，任何形式都不行。他们真诚而高尚的愿望是使弟子转变为上师。这就是因敕格里九师传承的独特之处。
Here we can see a stark contrast to the commercialisation of spiritual knowledge in the West where teachers frequently make lucrative careers out of the endless, travelling circus of Satsang. This Lineage is very clear about charging monies for Satsang. Any commercialisation of the knowledge and the Naam Mantra is strictly forbidden. “Money contaminates Satsang. “Why pay for knowledge that is one’s own?” said Bhausaheb Maharaj.
在这里，我们可以看到与西方灵性知识商业化的鲜明对比，西方的老师们常常通过不停地巡回开办萨特桑赚取可观的收入。针对收费的萨特桑，这一传承有非常明确的态度。任何将智慧和圣名咒的商业化都被严格禁止。金钱会污染萨特桑。“为什么要为自己本有的智慧付费呢？”包萨赫伯·马哈拉吉这么说。
So, quietly and earnestly, Self-Realised Master, Shri Ramakant Maharaj, began to share with seekers the highest knowledge from a small, humble ashram in Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
就这样，已了悟真我的上师，室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉，默默地在印度马哈拉施特拉邦的纳西克一个不起眼的小道场中，真诚地开始向求道者们分享至高无上的智慧。
In 2015, “Selfless Self”, the authorised book of Shri Ramakant Maharaj’s teachings (since hailed as a spiritual classic), was published in the U.K. The late Alan Jacobs, President of the “Ramana Maharshi Foundation U.K.” who was the first one to review it, said:
2015年，在室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉授意下写成的关于他教法的书籍《无我之我》（Selfless Self）在英国出版，此书后来被誉为灵性经典。已故的艾伦·雅各布斯（Alan Jacobs），英国“拉玛那·马哈希基金会”的主席，是第一个对该书进行评审的人，他说：
“There is no difference between the teachings of Shri Ramakant Maharaj and those of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi! ‘Selfless Self’ explores every aspect of the necessary Spiritual Practices or Sadhanas which are needed for the ardent aspirant to achieve Self-Realisation. This is truly a great book and a worthy successor to the much-celebrated ‘I Am That’ by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Sri Ramakant’s own Master.” The utterances in “Selfless Self” are spoken directly from the Source, from a true Master who has transcended the limitations of his bodily existence. The book is a testament to the grace-filled genius of Sadguru Shri Ramakant Maharaj, whereby the ineffable is miraculously conveyed clearly and succinctly.
“室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉的教导与薄伽梵·拉玛那·马哈希的没有区别！《无我之我》深入探讨了热诚的求道者实现‘了悟真我’所需的各个方面的灵性修行或修持方法。这确实是一本伟大的书，也是备受推崇的《我是那》的有力继承者，后者由室利·罗摩康特的师父室利·尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉所著。”《无我之我》中的话语直接源自本源，来自一位超越肉体存在限制的真正的上师。这本书展现了自性上师室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉的充满恩典的智慧，将不可言喻的那个，如同奇迹一般地清晰且简练地传达了出来。
Shri Ramakant’s message is simple and direct: “You are unborn. You have forgotten your true identity that is invisible, anonymous. I am here to remind you. You are not a person or a separate individual, but prior to beingness”. The remedy is also simple: “Remove the layers on your presence using the Naam Mantra, discrimination and discernment. And once all the attachments to the illusory world have dissolved, Ultimate Reality will emerge!”
室利·罗摩康特传递出来的信息简单且直接：“你从未出生。你已经忘记了你那不可见、无名的真实身份。我在这里提醒你。你不是一个人或一个独立的个体，而是存在之前就存在的本源。”药方也很简单：“通过使用圣名咒、以及明辨真妄、洞悉真相，去除覆盖在你之上的遮蔽。一旦对幻象世界的所有执著消失，终极实相就会显现！”
Shri Ramakant not only answers the ultimate questions but offers a pragmatic approach to Oneness in simple language that dramatically and effectively awakens readers from their long dream of life! His fresh method and direct teachings are like glistening, golden nuggets thar powerfully resonate in the Heart of the reader:
室利·罗摩康特不仅回答了各类终极问题，还以简单的语言提供了一种务实的方法达到合一，一下子就有效地把读者从他们漫长的生命之梦中唤醒！他新颖的手法和直截了当的教导如同金子一样闪闪发光，在读者心中引起了强烈共鸣：
“You are already realised; you have just forgotten your identity.”
Did you read any spiritual books prior to beingness?”etc.
“你已经觉醒；你只是忘记了自己的身份。”
“在存在之前，你读过任何灵性书籍吗？”等等。
“Selfless Self” offers a fresh, simple, clear and totally pragmatic application of the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta. His teaching method is radical and absolute: “This is not an intellectual approach, not a logical approach, not an egoistic approach, as all these things came after your Presence”. His teachings have nothing to do with the mind, the intellect or the ego but are beyond words, prior to everything, prior to all our body-based related concepts. They are like a great wind blowing from Essence to Essence, from the “Awakened Master” to the “Sleeping Master” (the seeker).
《无我之我》将不二论哲学以新颖、简单、清晰且完全务实的方式加以了应用。他的教学方法是激进且究竟的：“这个方法不是智力上的，不是逻辑上的，也不立足于以自我为中心，因为所有这些东西都是真正的你存在之后才出现的。”他的教导与头脑、智力或自我无关，而是超越言语，先于一切，先于所有与身体相关的概念。它们就像一阵大风，从本源吹向本源，从“已经觉醒的上师”吹向“仍然沉睡的上师”（即求道者）。
These direct hammerings of truth, an antidote to illusion, act as spiritual tablets to bring the seeker back “Home”. The Master’s message is definitely not a comfortable read that will feed and entertain the complacent dreamer. This universal knowledge is a mover or shaker; veritable dynamite intended to disturb, explode and obliterate all the comfortable and safe, illusory concepts that we hold dear. His teachings reawaken and transform the reader’s slumbering dream-state to Reality. They are an urgent clarion call for everyone to wake up before it is too late. “Find out who you are in a real sense, otherwise you will be shaking and trembling with fear on your deathbed”, he urges.
这些直接揭示真理的敲击，作为对幻觉的解毒剂，就像灵药一样，将求道者带回了“家”。上师传达的信息绝对不是一种能让自满的做梦者感到舒适、满足的读物，它不会迎合和娱乐他们。这一遍在的智慧，具有推动性或震撼性；是真正的炸药，旨在搅动、爆炸并摧毁我们所珍视的所有舒适、安全的虚妄概念。他的教导重新唤醒并转变了读者沉睡的梦境状态，回归实相。这是一声声紧迫的呼喊，呼吁每个人在为时已晚之前醒来。“找出你到底是谁，否则到了临终之际，你会惊恐不安的，”他敦促道。
Ramakant Maharaj, like his Master, Nisargadatta Maharaj, before him, said: “I am not making you disciples, I am making you Masters”. He had no interest whatsoever in fame, money, or gathering a cult following. He had only one wish: to help others become enlightened or liberated from their small selves. He shared “Direct Knowledge” – Truth, stating unequivocally: “It is my duty to share this knowledge, the same knowledge that my Master shared with me”.
罗摩康特·马哈拉吉，和他的师父尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉一样，曾说过：“我不是将你们塑造为弟子，我是在将你们塑造为上师。”他对名声、金钱或吸引追随者毫无兴趣。他只有一个愿望：帮助他人从他们的小我中觉醒或解脱。他分享了“直接了悟”的智慧，即真相，他毫不含糊地说：“分享这一智慧是我的责任，我的师父分享给我的也正是这个。”
He often commented on the numerous people teaching today who only possess book knowledge (what he termed dry or literal knowledge), maybe some experiences, but no knowledge in the true sense, no Self-Knowledge. He always asserted that Self-Realised Masters are essential to guide seekers, otherwise all we have are blind teachers leading blind students, which is pointless, a waste of time and, needless to say, frequently damaging!
如今很多人只拥有书本知识（他称之为干枯或字面的知识），他经常评论说这些人或许有一些体验，但没有真正意义上的了悟，没有了悟真我。他始终坚信，要指导求道者，真正觉悟的上师至关重要，否则只是瞎眼的老师带瞎眼的学生，这毫无意义，只是浪费时间，且常常是有害的！
Following in the footsteps of Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj and the other Masters of this illustrious Lineage, Shri Ramakant taught for free. The Lineage has plenty to say about the commercialisation of knowledge: “Why pay for knowledge that is your innate knowledge and rightful inheritance?” However, he did ask for payback of a sort. When visitors were about to leave the ashram and return home, he would say with a smile: “Before you leave, deposit your mind, intellect and ego. That is all I ask from you!”
追随着室利·尼萨迦达塔·马哈拉吉和这一显赫传承的其他上师的传统，室利·罗摩康特传法授道是免费的。对于真知的商业化，这一传承有很多话要说：“智慧是你本来具有、合理继承的，为什么要为此付费？”然而，他确实要求以某种方式回报——当来访者们准备离开道场回家时，他会微笑着说：“在离开之前，把你们的头脑、思维和自我都放掉。这就是我对你们的全部要求！”
“Everyone should be enlightened”, intoned Maharaj with a sense of urgency, “because when you see through the illusory world, your suffering will come to an end. When you realise everything is within you, there will be happiness without any material cause. Your happiness is my payment”, the Master said graciously.
“每个人都应该觉醒，”马哈拉吉带着紧迫感说道，“因为当你看透这个虚幻的世界，你的痛苦就会终结。当你意识到一切都在你之内时，你的幸福将不再依赖任何物质。”上师慈祥地说道：“你们的幸福就是对我的报答。”
After the publication of “Selfless Self” (subsequently translated into many languages including Japanese), seekers from all over the world started visiting Shri Ramakant in Nashik. Many of them arrived with great anticipation and enthusiasm; they left awakened! All thanks to the grace, knowledge and blessings coursing through the vehicle of Maharaj, they knew their search had finally ended.
在《无我之我》出版后（随后被翻译成包括日语在内的多种语言），来自世界各地的求道者开始前往纳西克拜访室利·罗摩康特。许多人来到这里时满怀期待、充满热诚，离开时，他们已经觉醒！多亏了马哈拉吉身上流淌的加持、智慧和祝福，他们知道自己的寻求终于结束了。
Maharaj was full of joy when seekers arrived at the ashram. He loved to share the teachings with the “foreigners” as he called them. He was animated! Seekers who had read Selfless Self gathered at the small ashram to hear the Truth directlyfrom this rare Jnani! There are many group photos of these international visitors!
当求道者们抵达道场时，马哈拉吉满心喜悦。他喜欢向他称之为“外国人”的人分享教导。他活力四射！那些阅读过《无我之我》的求道者们聚集在这个小道场，直接聆听这位稀有的智者传达真理！这些来自各国的访客，留下了许多合影。
When Maharaj was still fit and healthy, he used to take his devotees on the annual, traditional pilgrimage to visit the sacred sites of the Lineage Masters, i.e. where they lived, taught and left the body! Some of these places were in Umadi, Bagevadi, Inchegiri, Pathri, etc. A special visit also took place to Shiftargar to visit the cave of Swami Samarth Ramdas where the sacred “Dasbodh” was orally transmitted.
当马哈拉吉的身体还健康时，作为传统，他常常带着弟子们进行年度朝圣，去拜谒传承上师们的圣地，即他们生活、讲授和离世的地方！这些地方包括乌玛迪（Umadi）、巴盖瓦迪（Bagevadi）、因敕格里（Inchegiri）、帕特里（Pathri）等。此外，还特别前往了希夫塔尔（Shiftargar），去参观斯瓦米·萨玛塔·罗摩达斯（Swami Samarth Ramdas）的洞穴，在那里口传了神圣的《给弟子的忠告》（Dasbodh）。
Big celebrations took place regularly in the ashram to celebrate the Jayantis (births) and Punyatithis (deaths) of the Lineage Masters, including Maharaj’s birthday, as well as the most important date of the year, namely, Guru Purnima! In 2016, a devotee of Maharaj, Dr. Dhiraj Sarvadnya, published a collection of Maharaj’s earlier talks in Marathi. As a result, more and more Indian devotees started to arrive.
道场定期举行盛大的庆祝活动，以庆祝传承上师们的Jayantis（诞辰）和 Punyatithis（忌日），包括马哈拉吉的生日，以及一年中最重要的日子——上师满月节（Guru Purnima）！2016年，马哈拉吉的一位信徒德希拉杰·萨尔瓦德尼亚（Dhiraj Sarvadnya）博士出版了马哈拉吉早期讲法的合集，是马拉地语的。受了此书影响，越来越多的印度信徒开始前来拜访。
Each year, Maharaj would visit Phondaghat, which he called his “native place”, for a couple of months during the summer. Sometimes he would take devotees with him to celebrate a Program there. He always loved returning to his home.
每年，马哈拉吉会在夏季访问丰达加特（Phondaghat），称其为他的“老家”，通常停留几个月。有时，他会带着信徒一起去那里参加庆祝活动。他总是喜欢回到自己的家乡。
Excitement was in the air when in 2016, Maharaj and Anvita travelled to the USA for a few months! Devotees who were longing to be in the Presence of a Jnani gathered to listen to his discourses. And afterwards, the fortunate ones were initiated with the Naam Mantra. His Talks were recorded and later appeared in the book Ultimate Truth which was published in 2018.
2016年，马哈拉吉和安维塔前往美国几个月，空气中弥漫着喜悦！对亲炙一名智者渴望已久的信徒们聚集在一起，聆听他的开示。之后，幸运的人们得到了圣名咒的传授。他的讲法被录了音，后来收录在2018年出版的书籍《终极实相》（Ultimate Truth）中。
Over the years, as the word spread of Maharaj’s simple, highest and very direct teachings, along with the numerous translations of Selfless Self, the number of devotees going to see Maharaj increased.
随着岁月的流逝，马哈拉吉简单、高深、直截了当的教导逐渐传播开来，加上《无我之我》的多种译本出版，前来拜访马哈拉吉的信徒人数也不断增加。
In 2017, Charles Shaw, one of Maharaj’s senior devotees, was diagnosed with cancer. Maharaj was very fond of him and showed immense personal caring towards him, as well as to his wife, Ann. It was unbelievable that he was able to make contact every other day to support them, when he had so many other devotees wishing to speak with him! When he appeared on Skype, his beatific smile was more than sufficient for them! Maharaj was not concerned about the situation Charles and Ann were in because he knew they were already free. They had followed the practices and were established in their true nature.
2017年，马哈拉吉的一位资深弟子查尔斯·肖（Charles Shaw）被诊断出患有癌症。马哈拉吉非常喜爱他，并对他及其妻子安（Ann）表现出了极大的关心。尽管有许多其他信徒们都等着要与他谈话，马哈拉吉依然做到了每隔一天与他们保持联系，支持他们，这令人难以置信！当出现在Skype上时，他那慈祥的微笑就足以让夫妇二人感到安慰！对查尔斯和安所面临的情况，马哈拉吉并不忧虑，因为他知道他们已经自由。他们恪守法门修行，已在自己的真实本性中扎根。
Jnanis are not attached to anything, good or bad outcomes, and this was the case where Charles was concerned. At first, Maharaj said that things would work out well, ie, a recovery of sorts. But when he was informed one year later in January 2018, that Charles had left the body, there was no reaction!
智者们不执著于任何事，无论是好的结果还是坏的结果，查尔斯的情况正是如此。起初，马哈拉吉说事情会顺利解决，也就是说，会有某种程度的康复。然而，当他在2018年1月得知查尔斯已经离世时，他没有任何反应！
At the beginning of June 2018, there were signs that Maharaj’s health was declining. However, in spite of this, Maharaj travelled to Beed to attend the Inauguration of Dr. Dhiraj’s new hospital, as well as to spend time with a group of doctors who had become his devotees. Following this event, Maharaj also accepted an invitation by one of his devotees, Rahul Pandav, for Anvita and himself to hold a 2-day Program at his home in Mumbai! Many devotees attended and shared this joyful occasion!
2018年6月初，马哈拉吉的健康状况开始恶化。然而，尽管如此，马哈拉吉还是前往比德（Beed）参加了德希拉杰（Dhiraj）博士新医院的开幕典礼，与一群皈依成弟子的医生们共度了一段时间。在此活动之后，马哈拉吉还接受了他的一个弟子拉胡尔·潘达夫（Rahul Pandav）的邀请，前往他位于孟买的家中举行为期两天的活动！许多弟子参加并分享了这一愉快的时刻！
In the middle of June, there was a surprise for Maharaj when Ann presented Maharaj with the Bible sized edition of “Selfless Self” which Charles had been working on until his passing. Maharaj was very impressed by the colour, the binding, etc and the reference to the “Bible for the 21st century”!
在6月中旬，马哈拉吉收到了一份惊喜，安向他赠送了一本圣经大小的《无我之我》，查尔斯直到去世前一直致力于此书。马哈拉吉对此书的颜色、装帧等印象深刻，并将之称为“21世纪的圣经”！
On 8 July, 2018, Maharaj’s body was 77. On this birthday, it had been decided to carry out the “Shreefal Tula Function”, (“Coconut Scales”) as happened on Shri Ranjit Maharaj’s last birthday before he left the body! Is this Maharaj’s last birthday? Everyone wondered! Full-sized scales were used for the Tula. On one scale, Maharaj was seated and on the other, coconuts were placed by the devotees. Maharaj was weighed, then the coconuts were piled up on the other scale until both scales were in equal balance. Each coconut was placed by a devotee as a symbolic offering of the ego. After this ritual, the rest of the celebrations followed.
在2018年7月8日，马哈拉吉的身体已经77岁。在这次生日上举行了“Shreefal Tula Function”（“椰子称重仪式”），就像在冉吉特·马哈拉吉离世前的最后一个生日那样！大家都在想：这会是马哈拉吉的最后一个生日吗？仪式使用了一整套称重秤。在一边的秤上，马哈拉吉坐着，而另一边则由弟子们放置椰子。马哈拉吉被称重，然后弟子们将椰子堆在另一边的秤上，直到两边的秤达到平衡。每个椰子都是由弟子们放置的，象征着将自我弃捐了出去。在这个仪式之后，庆祝活动继续进行。
Shri Balwant Maharaj, the grandson of Siddharameshwar Maharaj, came from Pathri to attend the birthday celebrations. The 2 Maharajs were very close and had known each other for 35 years!
悉达罗摩湿瓦·马哈拉吉的孙子室利·巴尔万特·马哈拉吉（Shri Balwant Maharaj），也从帕特里（Pathri）来参加了生日庆祝活动。这两位马哈拉吉关系非常密切，彼此相识已达35年！
Even though Maharaj’s health was deteriorating, he continued teaching. He had one wish only: to put an end to our needless suffering once and for all! And even when he delivered his last discourse at the ashram, when he was visibly frail, and his voice very feeble, his focus remained steadfast: liberation for his devotees. With great poignancy, he pleaded: “Please accept the Reality”.
尽管马哈拉吉的健康状况不断恶化，他仍然坚持授课。他只有一个愿望：彻底结束我们不必要的痛苦！即使在他最后一次在道场的讲道中，当时他身形虚弱，声音也非常微弱，但他的关注点始终坚定不移：为他的弟子们带来解脱！满怀着深情，他恳求众人：“请接受实相吧。”
Throughout August, Maharaj was eagerly waiting for his next book, called Ultimate Truth to be finished. This book in Q & A format was very important to Maharaj, so much so, that his body held on until he heard the news that the work had finally been completed! Soon after, he attained Mahasamadhi on 31st August 2018.
在八月份，马哈拉吉急切地等待着他的新书《终极真理》（Ultimate Truth）的完成。这本问答形式的书对马哈拉吉非常重要，以至于他的身体一直坚持，直到他得知这部作品终于完成的消息！不久之后，他于2018年8月31日圆寂。
The Cremation took place on that same day, 31st August 2018
火葬仪式于2018年8月31日当天进行。
On the 8th July 2019 the Samadhi of Shri Ramakant Maharaj was installed at Nashik Ashram. The day signified both Maharaj’s body birthday and his Samadhi, demonstrating an essential and valuable teaching that there is no birth and there is no death. Maharaj never came and he never went!
2019年7月8日，室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉的灵祠在纳西克道场落成。这一天既代表着马哈拉吉肉身的生日，也代表他的圆寂，传达了一个重要而宝贵的教义：没有出生，也没有死亡。马哈拉吉既未曾来过，也未曾离去！
Shri Balwant Maharaj led the celebrations. His joyful Presence permeated the whole ashram as he danced and smiled, while holding some of Maharaj’s ashes. One could see clearly how the knowledge is truly implemented and authentically lived. This Lineage does not teach dry and theoretical knowledge, but supremely practical, living knowledge! What was evidenced on this day was the overflowing expressions of happiness for liberation, for eternal life. The giving thanks, to, and rejoicing in, the miraculous presence of a rare Jnani, Guru, Master. It was a celebration of Shri Ramakant Maharaj, a contemporary saint who is with us for all eternity!
室利·巴尔万特·马哈拉吉主导了庆祝活动。他充满喜悦的临在弥漫着整个道场，他一边跳舞一边微笑，手中捧着一些马哈拉吉的骨灰。人们可以清楚地看到，智慧是如何被真正地运用出来、活出来的。这一传承不教授枯燥的理论知识，而是极具实用性、活生生的智慧！在这一天中，展现出来的是对解脱和永恒生命的无尽欢庆——对这位稀有的智者、上师或大师的奇迹般存在的感恩与欢庆。这是对室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉的庆祝，一位与我们永远同在的当代圣者！
Since Maharaj’s Mahasamadhi, more books have appeared: The “Souvenir” Book – a Tribute to Maharaj was published by Mandar Ghaisas. “Timeless Years” with Shri Ramakant Maharaj by Ann & Charles Shaw. And “Who Am I?” authorized by Maharaj, by Ann Shaw.
自马哈拉吉圆寂以来，出现了更多的书籍：《纪念册——致敬马哈拉吉》，由曼达尔·盖萨斯（Mandar Ghaisas）出版。《超跃时间的岁月：与室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉相伴》（Timeless Years with Shri Ramakant Maharaj），作者安和查尔斯·肖。《我是谁？》，由马哈拉吉授权，作者安·肖。
In 2024, the Marathi edition of Ultimate Truth by Anvita Sawant was published.
在2024年，由安维塔·萨旺特（Anvita Sawant）所写的《终极真理》马拉地语版出版。
So, what “was” Shri Ramakant Maharaj like? There is no past tense for Jnanis! His Shining Light of Presence is eternal. Our Beloved Maharaj has not gone anywhere. He is still with us, always guiding us. In January 2024, a group of devotees from around the world set off on the same Pilgrimage as Maharaj used to go on! And in a couple of months’ time, the first ever Russian translation of Selfless Self by devotee Stephan, will be published. Elsewhere in Mauritius, devotee Lauv was inspired to build a humble ashram for Shri Ramakant Maharaj. With Maharaj’s blessings, the Inauguration will take place on August 31st, marking Maharaj’s 6th Punyatithi.
那么，说说室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉的生平往事？对智者来说，可没有什么过去时态！他那闪耀的临在之光是永恒的。我们挚爱的马哈拉吉并没有去往任何地方，他仍与我们同在，时刻引导着我们。在2024年1月，一群来自世界各地的信徒追随马哈拉吉曾经的朝圣足迹，进行了一场同样的朝圣之旅！几个月后，由信徒斯蒂芬（Stephan）翻译的《无我之我》首个俄文译本，即将出版。在毛里求斯，信徒洛夫（Lauv）受到启发，为室利·罗摩康特·马哈拉吉建造了一座小道场。在马哈拉吉的加持下，奠基仪式将于2025年1月26日举行*，纪念马哈拉吉圆寂六周年。
*中译者与Ann Shaw在2024年9月沟通时，了解到奠基仪式改期于这一时间举行。
There is nothing more to say, except Jai Guru!
除了“赞美上师”外，已别无他言！