《Opening Doors Within》敞開內心之門 Foreword

【作者】Eileen Caddy

【翻譯】熊倩涵

【編輯】顏士寶

In 1953 Eileen Caddy first began to receive personal guidance from a still, small voice deep within herself, from a source she calls the God within.

The simple teachings she has received over the years offer spiritual truth and vision, and insight into how to live a more happy, more meaningful, more fulfilling life. It has been her guidance which has served as the source of inspiration for the creation and development of what has become the Findhorn Foundation, the international spiritual community and holistic education center in northern Scotland.

This is a book of spiritual values——love, joy, peace, gratitude, unity. You will find these and other themes echoing over and over again throughout the book, for, in the words of Eileen’s guidance, ‘Very gently and very lovingly I go on and on reminding you of the things that do matter in life until eventually they become a part of you, and live and more and have their being in you.’

This perennial diary offers inspirational messages of practical and compelling guidance in simple and direct prose, with specific suggestions for your daily spiritual growth and development.

You may wish to read each day’s message upon awakening to provide an overall direction to your day. Or to have your family take turns reading it at the breakfast table. Or to use it as the basis for a daily meditation. And to re-read it at bedtime to help put your day in perspective.

However you choose to use them, take these teachings into ourself, and carry them with you day after day, year after year, until ‘they become a part of you and live and move and have their being in you’, until they have done their silent and gentle and loving work of ‘Opening Doors Within’.

David Earl Platts

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Eileen Caddy, who is the co-founder of the Findhorn Foundation and Community in the north of Scotland, has based her life on obeying her 'still small voice within'. Since 1962, when she and her husband Peter and their three small children were led to Findhorn Bay Caravan Park, thousands of people have been attracted to visit and many have remained to create a community based on spiritual principles and co-operation with the nature kingdoms.

Today the community is a vibrant, challenging and expanding place, with around 500 people actively involved in some way with its inner and outer work. It is possible for guests to visit and participate in the day-to-day life or in the many workshops offered by the Findhorn Foundation. For further details please write to The Accommodation Secretary, Findhorn Foundation, Cluny Hill College, Forres, Scotland IV36 0RD.

【序言】

　　1953年 Eileen Caddy 第一次開始接受來自她自己內在深處良知的聲音對她個人的指引，這聲音的來源被她稱之為內在的上天。

　　這些年來她所收到的簡單的教導提供給了她靈性上的真相和視角，以及關於如何活出一個更加快樂、更加有意義、和更加充實的生命的洞察。一直以來，這是她的指引，這也啓發了芬德恩霍中心的建立和發展，這是一個在蘇格蘭北部的國際靈性成長社區和整體性教育中心。

　　這是一本關於靈性價值觀的書——愛、喜悅、寧靜、感恩、和一致性。你會在這本書中找到這些和其它的主題不斷地回響，用指引 Eileen 的言語來說，「非常溫柔和充滿愛地我不斷地提醒你關於生命中重要的事情，直到它們成為你的一部分，並在你的生命中成長和存在著。」

　　這篇長期日記提供了具有啓發性的信息，這簡單直接的散文是實際的並令人信服的指引，它們為你的日常靈性成長和發展給出了具體的建議。

　　你或許希望在每天早晨醒來時，讀一讀每一天的信息，來給你的一天提供一個總體的方向。或者，在早餐餐桌上讓你的家人們輪流朗讀它。或是，將它作為一個日常冥想的基礎。然後在睡前再讀一次，來幫助你正確地看待你的一天。

　　不過你要選擇去使用它們，將這些教導融入我們自己，並日復一日，年復一年地將它們帶在身邊，直到「它們成為你的一部分，並在你的生命中成長和存在著」，直到它們完成了它們的安靜的、溫柔的、充滿愛的「敞開內心之門」的工作。

David Earl Platts

【作者介紹】

　　Eileen Caddy，是在蘇格蘭北部的芬德恩霍中心和社區的聯合創始人，一直以來將她的生命基於對她「內在良知的聲音」的服從。從1962年起，在她和她的丈夫Peter還有他們的三個孩子被引領至芬德恩霍灣房車公園後，成千上萬的人們被吸引來拜訪，並且很多人留了下來，然後創建了一個以精神準則和同大自然合作為基礎的社區。

　　今天這個社區是一個充滿活力和挑戰，並不斷擴大的地方，有五百人積極地以某種方式參與它內在和外在的工作。客人們可以拜訪和參與這裡的日常生活，或是參加由芬德恩霍中心舉辦的工作坊。

　　若要瞭解更多詳情請寫信至：The Accommodation Secretary, Findhorn Foundation, Cluny Hill College, Forres, Scotland IV36 0RD.