圖文/明新正（MXZ）
曾經心底的尊嚴，讓我很抵觸“粉絲”兩個字，現代追星的一些行為我更加不解。可我對神韻的喜愛，改變了之前的觀念，徹底讓自己和“粉絲”兩字掛上了鉤，不知道看了以下的表現，您覺不覺得我已經可以上升為“發燒友”了。
Originally, I did not like the term “fan”, as I thought it undignified, and was puzzled by the behavior of those who chase after celebrities. However, my love of Shen Yun has induced me to become a devoted fan of the performing arts company.
歷年觀看自不必說。收集神韻節目畫冊、年曆、交響樂光碟等等。歷年的畫冊從2004至今，年年必買，連最稀缺的2009年的我也有。哪怕演出過後的一張flyer，我都視為珍寶。周圍的朋友有不少知道我是神韻迷，有用完的上一年神韻掛歷等就送給我。
Needless to say, I have watched the Shen Yun show every year. I've also collected a hoard of Shen Yun program books, calendars, symphony orchestra DVDs, and more. My collections include all the photo albums of Shen Yun from 2007 to now, even the now-out-of-print 2009 album book. Even a simple Shen Yun flyer is a treasure to me. Many of my friends know that I am a Shen Yun fan, so they often give me Shen Yun calendars of past years.
照片：明新正（MXZ）
我對神韻的誠摯的愛遠超於此，這裡和大家表一表。想必很多朋友也和我一樣，也非常想聽聽大家的感悟。
My sincere love for Shen Yun goes far beyond this. If you are same as me, I would like to hear your experience as a Shen Yun Fan.
感性的愛 Emotional Love
記得小時候，聽到周圍人談論這件衣服款式新潮、那件衣服漂亮、那塊布料又如何，我先是詫異，我怎麼沒有一點感覺呢？進而一絲自卑浮上心頭，原來我沒有審美啊。直到有一天，我在圖書館裡看到一本甘肅敦煌飛天壁畫的像冊，那種美讓我的心震撼，就猶如見到廣闊的大海般深呼吸。越來越發現看那些東、西方傳統的美好事物，美的都好讓我感動，才知道原來我是有審美的。
When I was little and heard people around me talking about how good the new fashions were, I would ask myself, “Why don't I feel its beauty?” Then a trace of inferiority came up; I felt like I had no artistic or aesthetic sense. This was until I saw a photo album of the Dunhuang murals in Gansu, China. The beauty of these pieces of art shocked me deeply. Later, I found that the beautiful things from the Eastern and Western traditions touched my heart deeply. Actually, I did have a sense of asthetics!
當看到神韻演出的時候，那種感覺又襲來，而且彷彿打開了一片更廣闊的空間，進入一個全新的世界。從心底裡那種莫名的喜愛、激動，難以言表。
When I saw Shen Yun, that feeling came over me again, and it seemed like a wide door had opened up and I entered a whole new world. The inexplicable love and excitement that welled up in my heart is difficult to express.
理性的贊 Rational Love
相較於這種湧上心頭的感性喜愛，應該說更多的是理性的贊美，因為神韻的內涵太深了，學不透、悟不完，對我來說是指引、是方向、是榜樣……
Compared with emotional love, I think I have more of a rational love for Shen Yun, because the meaning in Shen Yun is so profound that I can’t fully learn or understand it. To me, Shen Yun is a role model, a guide and the direction I aspire towards.
之前發現，傳統文化多被現代人演繹的走了樣，更有甚者，成為現代人實現個人名利而利用、附會的符號。神韻歷年節目中傳遞的“忍” “忠”“義”“忠貞”等等純正的傳統文化，給我以洗禮，讓我感悟很深。例如：去年講西施的舞劇節目，西施最終實現了大義，客觀上以身成就了越國滅吳，但節目的最後，西施面對越王的封賞痛苦的表現，原來她對吳王也有義。義字在我心中更為全面、豐厚、立體。我體悟到了神韻對於傳統文化的恢復、歸正。
Traditional culture has often been misinterpreted, or even worse, become a means to achieve personal fame and fortune. The pure traditional culture of forbearance, loyalty, and righteousness conveyed in Shen Yun, on the other hand, has inspired me deeply. For example: in last year’s Shen Yun piece The Story of Lady Xi Shi, a story about a lady who helped the kingdom of Yue defeat the Kingdom of Wu. In the end, Xi Shi succeeded in her mission and upheld righteousness. However, at the end of the piece, Xi Shi did not accept the King of Wu's reward. The word "righteousness" has very comprehensive, rich and meaningful connotations in my mind. I realized that Shen Yun restores and rectifies traditional culture.
對我觸動最深的是神韻表現法輪大法修煉者在被迫害中以善報怨，感化了行惡者的一幕幕。每每看到此時，我都淚流滿面。整個演出充滿了善的，正的能量。讓我明白了在那種情況下生命符合“真、善、忍”應有的境界與正行。
What touched me the most was the scene in which Shen Yun showed Falun DaFa practitioners repaying evil with good deeds during the persecution and helping the evildoers turn away from evil. Every time I see this, I burst into tears. The whole performance was full of positive energy. It made me understand that under every situation, life should conform to "Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance."
神韻所展現的中國古典舞之美帶給我的震撼自不必說。小時候，曾在屋子裡伸展舞動，十分嚮往那種舒展的舞蹈。每當看到神韻舞蹈輕、高、飄、大開大合的獨特舞姿，我如看到天界勝景般的深呼吸，體會到“心曠神怡”這幾個字的意思，每次都覺得沒看夠就結束了。
I was shocked by the beauty of Shen Yun's Chinese classical dance. When I was a child, I used to stretch and dance by myself in the house. Whenever I see the postures of Shen Yun's dances, I feel like I see the heaven and I haven’t seen enough every time.
男子的氣概、女子的優美……中國古典舞背後展現的神韻，每一個動作都值得慢慢去品，神韻作品網站上的技巧組合我也能看得入迷，尤其是男生的技巧組合演示，彷彿喚醒一種征戰沙場的英勇、慷慨記憶，有時間真想把所有動作都刻在腦子裡，學一學。想到了過去老人痴迷京劇藝術，看多少遍，看一輩子，也不膩，還被吸引著。如果不是顧及那麼多渴求的人，我真希望每年多看幾場現場。
The masculinity of the boys, the grace of the girls... There is the rhythm and charm of Chinese classical dance; every movement is worth savoring slowly. I am also fascinated by the technique showcases on Shen Yun Creations, especially the technique showcases. It is as if memories of ancient battlefields are awakened. I thought about how Chinese people were obsessed with the Peking Opera: they would watch a show for a lifetime and never get tired of it. I would watch Shen Yun many times a year, if it were not for the huge amounts of people who are waiting for tickets.
學神韻 Learn from Shen Yun
細細品起來，神韻的很多方面都是我學習的典範，在我的手工頻道“明新正藝坊”視頻製作中也在把學到的些許付諸應用。
I can learn from many aspects of Shen Yun; I am applying what I have learned to the video production of my channel "MXZ Studios".
在神韻演出中，創世主救度眾生的洪大慈悲被展現、被讚頌。我的手工頻道：明新正藝坊的視頻節目內容也學著感恩創世主、表現神。我的第一個正式小片”夢想工作室 吾屋誕生記“就表達了這一點。
Shen Yun demonstrates the Creator's great compassion in saving sentient beings. The video programs of MXZ Studios ("Creating My Dream Studio: The Renovation Full of Synchronicity”) are imbued with this ideal, as well.
神韻色彩是那麼的美好，配色更是講究，我學習、研究，但還沒有參透，只是在方向上應用，頻道的色彩盡量向明麗、純淨上努力。我才敢於突破色調多偏灰的現代設計用色，神韻給了我調高飽和度的勇氣。
The colors of Shen Yun are so beautiful. I have studied how Shen Yun uses color, but I haven’t fully understood it yet. I just try to apply what I have learned, making the colors of my channel as bright and pure as possible. Instead of a very gray and drab theme, like the trends of today, I increased the saturation of colors.
神韻的logo設計讓我學到了圓形、具象、字體運勢等等許多方面，明新正藝坊logo設計運用了些許。當然我沒有學到全部，應用的也未必好。我認為努力的方向是值得自豪的。因為神韻logo的內涵好深，乾坤、直白……我好像還看到了玄機在裡面。
The Shen Yun logo taught me many aspects of logo design, such as the circular shape, concreteness, creative font style, etc., which I used in my MXZ Studios logo design. Of course, I didn’t learn everything, and I may have not applied it well, but I think this overall direction is something to be proud of. The connotation of the Shen Yun logo is so profound.
期待有一天可以參悟的更多，應用的更好。
There are many mysteries. I hope I can understand more and apply it better in the future.
所得不只以上幾方面，節目順序安排、節目冊文字措辭、建築形式、家具形式、圖案花紋等等等等，我都有過仔細觀察，很多感悟，篇幅有限，不細表了。包括之前做設計，我有疑問時，就在神韻歷年節目冊，去找標準、依據，去參考，近二十本不知翻過了多少遍。
I gained not only the knowledge above, but also many other aspects. I observed them, thus gaining many insights. For the sake of brevity, I won't list them in detail. When I had questions about design, I always referenced Shen Yun; I went through every Shen Yun album countless times.
補記：成文一篇“立頻道 學神韻心得”
天機 the secrets like mysteries of heaven
神韻作品網站推出後沒多久，我就訂閱了。學起神韻來更方便了，漸漸的發現了很多天機，對我來說如雷貫耳。
I subscribed the Shen Yun Creations not long after its launch. It helped me learn more from Shen Yun, and I gradually discovered many immense secrets.
一次在神韻新聞中聽到藝術家提到，神韻藝術總監說過“旋律是音樂的靈魂”、“琴神合一”。對於不懂音樂的我彷彿被上了節音樂課。
I once heard a Shen Yun musician mention in Shen Yun news that the artistic director of Shen Yun once said that "melody is the soul of music" and "unity of the instrument and the spirit". It seemed like I, a layman in music, was given a music lesson.
很開心的是，原來對音樂也像視覺審美一樣，自己不是沒有、而是點在傳統上。也許聽不懂現代一些虛空、沒有旋律的東西並不是自己的問題，也明白了那些讓普世之人耳熟能詳、流傳久、又有名的音樂是有美好旋律的，而旋律背後表達的內涵多與普世價值有聯繫，能給人美好的熏陶，對滋養人的心靈有幫助。
I’m very happy that I have some appreciation of music. Just like my aesthetics sense on fashion is not lacking but rather focused on tradition, perhaps it is not my problem that I can't understand some modern melody-less music. I also realized why classic music have been popular and famous for a long period. They really have beautiful melodies. And The connotations expressed by beautiful melodies are often related to universal good values, which can give people a beautiful influence and help nourishing the mind and soul.
這些音樂方面的些許理悟，在學習視頻配樂時對我有很大的幫助，讓原本沒接受過任何音樂培訓的我有底氣用心體會音樂，從音樂表達的內容上去選擇樂曲進行配樂。讓我對音樂這種高深藝術的欣賞走上了正途。
These understandings were of great help to me when I study video soundtracks. It gave me the confidence to feel music with my heart and to choose music piece for my videos based on the content of music expression, even though I had never received any music training. It put my appreciation of music which is a profound field on the right way.
“琴神合一”這一點更是受用，其他藝術領域都可以參考，對自己是一種境界的引領，太寶貴了。
"Unity of the instrument and the spirit" is even more useful. It can be used as a reference for many fields. It is precious to guide and uplift to one's realm.
境界 Uplift to one's realm
神韻的音樂我非常喜歡聽，尤其早期的音樂，彷彿換回了久遠的記憶。近些年，我好像聽不太懂了，沒有當初的那種觸動。直至近期修煉標準有些許提高，注重修“善”，才聽懂了些，被樂曲中的平和、善所打動，原來是自己的境界沒有提高，欣賞不到蘊含的美。發現時有些慚愧、有些震撼，原來每每在聽時，沉浸在這樣的內涵中，就一直被神韻潛移默化的給予著境界提升的助力。
I love Shen Yun symphony orchestra music, especially the early years, which bring me back a long-lasting memory. In recent years, I can't understand it very well anymore, and I don’t have the same touch of feeling as before. It wasn’t until recently that my cultivation standards were improved, and I focused on cultivating “compassion”. I began to understand Shen Yun music better and was moved by the peace and compassion in it. It turned out that my own realm had not improved, and I could not appreciate the beauty contained in it. I was shocked when I discovered it. I realized I am immersed in such connotations when I listen to Shen Yun music, and Shen Yun has been subtly giving me the help to improve my realm.
最近我喜歡觀察神韻藝術家的眼神，那是心靈之窗，是被神韻和飛天學校培養出的精華，他們的眼神中透露出的平和、善让我感动。
Recently, I'd like to observe the expression in Shen Yun artists' eyes. That's the windows to the soul, the essence of being breed by Shen Yun and Feitian College. The peace and compassion revealed in their eyes also touch me a lot.
藝術的境界與心的境界息息相關，這點我深有體會，高尚的心才能傳遞出如此純善、純美的感動人的藝術。神韻演出感動了世界各國眾多主流人士，任何詆毀的謊言都會不攻自破。
The realm of art is closely related to the realm of the moral. Being a cultivator, I understand this deeply, only noble heart can convey such good, pure and touching art. That's why Shen Yun have moved many mainstream people of many countries. From this point, any slanderous lies will be known obviously as fake.
聽過不少看神韻演出後的神跡，曾有一個朋友對我講，看神韻時口中出現香津而因此走入法輪大法修煉的。
One of my friends began to practice Falun DaFa, which is the classical Chinese cultivating mentioned in Shen Yun, because of the fragrance producing in her mouth while watching Shen Yun. I have heard of many miracles happened like this.
榮耀與付出 Glory and dedication
能在這樣一個神聖的團體中舞動神跡，讓我十分羨慕，但生時已晚，無緣參與。所以，兒子以同樣的熱誠考上神韻藝術家的搖籃——飛天學校時，我一直囑咐他，一定珍惜。
I am very envious to dance for miracles in such a sacred group, but I was born too late to participate. Therefore, my son was admitted to Fei Tian Academy of the Arts the Shen Yun artist training organization with the same enthusiasm. I always told him to cherish it.
當他能作為神韻藝術家，在舞台上傳遞出美好的那一刻，感動觀眾心的那一刻，帶給觀眾正的善的價值的那一刻，是何等的珍貴啊。
How precious it is for him, when he can be a Shen Yun artist, to deliver a beautiful moment on stage and touch the hearts of the audience and bring them good value.
相信他必令神歡心，相信神必將給予他榮耀。
I believe he will make God happy and will also be give great glory by Him.
我與他分享修煉體悟：一切付出都是神的考驗，為的是你那顆純淨向善的心；神的給予也許在後，但遠遠大於你的付出。
I encourage him with my own cultivating experience that all difficulties are a test from God for your pure heart of compassion. The giving from Him may come later, but it is far greater than your efforts.
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神韻值得我們學習、體悟的太多了，處處是瑰寶，層層有內涵：“身帶手、跨帶腿”的精深舞蹈技藝、失傳的“美聲唱法”、浸含傳統的經營、優秀人才的培養……我先生曾經贊美神韻說： “一個外來族裔，能在文化不同的國度裡撒播創世主的福音，且實現良性循環，本身就是一個讓人仰慕的神跡。”
There is so much for me to learn from Shen Yun. It is full of treasures and has connotations at every level: the profound dance techniques of Shen-Dai-Shou and Kua-Dai-Tui, the traditional "bel canto singing method", management steeped in tradition way and training the talents, etc....
My husband respect Shen Yun and he said: "For a foreign ethnic group to spread the gospel of the Creator in a country with different cultures and achieve a virtuous cycle is itself a miracle that people should admire."
我理解，未來人真的認識到時，
As my perspective when people really realize in the future
會奉神韻上神壇
will prostrate Shen Yun
頂禮膜拜！
with highest worship!
後記：開始的圖片是我明新正藝坊頻道的一個視頻：製作感謝牌的特殊材料，敬請欣賞；看過的朋友當時有沒有看出我也是個神韻粉絲呢，本文算是個揭曉吧！
Afterword: The thumbnail of this article is a video in my craft channel (MXZ Studios): The Making of a Special Sign, please enjoy it. BTW, for those who have seen this video: have you guessed that I am also a Shen Yun fan when you watch it!
（注：神韻裏邊的內涵非常的大，以上只是個人境界中現有的體會而已。願您去附近劇場看一場神韻，感受神韻的力量）
(Note: The meaning of Shen Yun is really profound. This is just how I understand it now from where I am in my realm. I hope you can go to see Shen Yun show in theater to experience the truly Chinese divine culture.)