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16/2/2012 大光禪師禪學講座 Dharma Talk by Zen Master Dae Kwang

2012-02-09T08:02:00.000-08:00

龍年的開示

2012-02-09T08:00:00.000-08:00

崇山禪師在1976年的龍年寫了以下這首詩：

此是真，哪是實？

真松無根，

真光無影，

無孔笛鳴真音，

是什麼意思？

如你找到有鬚的龍牙，

讓我看看。

那我會告訴你，1976是龍年。

2012也是龍年，以上的詩句如何幫助我們渡過龍年？

「真松無根」如何幫到我們的生命？這是禪的教法。我們的六根，即是眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意，控制了我們的生命。我們不由自主地成為六根的奴隸，以貪嗔癡回應生命，從而製造了生死、令自己和別人痛苦。六根猶如一棵樹，樹要有根才能生長。

六根可以把我們縛於生死，但同時亦是開悟的基礎，關鍵在於我們如何將之運用。所以在龍年我們要從新訓練如何運用眼耳鼻舌身意，讓智慧和慈悲可以從中生起。

禪的教法是證入當下，證入當下之時並沒有思維，思維製造了好與不好。相對的世界雖然存在好與不好，但重點是我們如何運用而不成為它的奴隸。讓我們好好運用好與不好的體驗，從中學習，然後放下。放下會帶我們返回真光，真光無影，無影即是沒有業力。佛陀曾說業力如影隨形跟著我們。業力也代表習慣，如果不再重複，從錯誤中學習，那我們便不會製造新的業力。反而是建立起無影無踪的菩薩業力：只是無條件的幫助的行動。

無孔笛鳴真音，是很高深的修持。禪宗有句話說：廓然無聖。現在我們都忙於說話和思考，不能聽到別人的需要，我們只希望別人聆聽我們說的話。當有人教授或傳遞一條訊息給我們，我們就只聽到自己的想法和意見，這是一個大問題！這正是我們不斷犯錯，並委過於人的原因。我們不能活在當下，從而未能應機接物，正確運作。因此，我們要學習內心保持安靜，學習聆聽，並正確運用鼓勵的語言、互相支持。

詩中最後一句說，龍牙無鬚，意即醒覺，「佛法在世間，不離世間覺，離世覓菩提，恰如求兔角。」不造兔角，不造龍牙之鬚，只是返照當下，是什麼？

祝願大家在龍年 -

如意吉祥清明自在處處無礙福慧增長利益眾生

大觀香音

For the Year of the Dragon

2012-02-09T07:41:00.001-08:00

In 1976, the Year of the Dragon, Zen Master Seung Sahn had written a poem like this :

Here is Jin, which is Truth.

Jin Song means True Pine Tree-

True Pine Tree has no roots.

Jin Kwang means True Light-

True Light has no shadow.

Jin Um means True Sound-

That is the sound of the flute with no holes.

What does it mean?

If you find the dragon's tooth hair

Then show it to me;

Then I'll tell you that 1976

Is the year of the Dragon.

2012 is also a dragon year. How can the above poem help us in this year of 2012?

How does “true pine tree has no roots” help our life? This is Zen teaching. In Buddhism we say our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind are our six roots. These six roots constantly control us. Being naturally enslaved by them, we respond to our life with ignorance, greed and hatred. As a consequence, we create life and death and continue to cause suffering for ourselves and others. So the year of the dragon is for us to retrain our habit of using our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind so that wisdom and compassion naturally arises. These six roots are like a tree. A tree can only grow if there is a root. If the root is dead, the tree will die. The six roots are the source that will tie us to life and death. At the same time, these six roots are the foundation for enlightenment. It is up to us how we use them correctly.

Zen means to attain the moment. In experiencing the moment, there is no thinking. Thinking makes things pleasant or not pleasant. In the relative world, there is pleasant and not pleasant but it is really up to us how we use it and not to be enslaved by it. Let us use all our pleasant and unpleasant experiences and learn from them and let go. Letting go itself will bring us to True Light. True Light has no shadow. No shadow means no karma. Buddha taught us that karma is like a shadow always following us. Karma also means habit. If we don't repeat our mistakes and instead, learn from them and make correct life, then we will not make further karma. Instead we will build up a bodhisattva karma which has no shadow, action in only helping others without condition.

True Sound come from a flute with no hole. This is a very high class practice. There is a Zen saying : Silence is better than holiness. Nowadays we are all very busy talking and thinking. We cannot hear each other's need. We just want others to listen to us. When anybody tries to teach or pass a message to us, we can only hear our own thinking and opinion. That is a big problem! That is why we make many mistakes and blame others for our mistakes. We cannot connect with the present moment, relate to others or function accordingly. So let us together learn the art of keeping our mind silent and learn to listen and correctly use our encouraging speech to help each other.

Finally the poem says: “Dragon tooth has no hair.” This means that we have to wake up. “Enlightenment is found in this world. If you search for Bodhi ( Wisdom ) outside of this world, it is like looking for a rabbit's horn.” Not make rabbit horn and dragon tooth hair, come back to here and now. What is this?

Happy New Year of the Dragon, 2012!

May you have a clear and bright year, go anywhere with no hindrance and

get true happiness, wisdom and help each other!

Dae Kwan Hyang Um

跟隨佛陀的足跡（5）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (5)

2011-12-06T06:14:00.000-08:00

Sangha togetherness

Sharing of all the experiences, practices, adventures and surprises throughout the trip. The final stop in Korean temple in Lumbini was the climax especially for us the organizers. Arriving late at night without lunch, millions of bugs greeting us and not enough rooms! It will be a golden memoir for me for many years to come. Even though in such critical moment, all sangha was very accommodating, totally practising follow situation and just do it!

Sorry, only have picture taken in my mind in that surreal moment.

Our visit to Dwarko Sundrani

In Bodhgaya, several of us lucky ones, myself, Corrin, Shirley, May, Do Hae, also Jeff (Bon Saeng ZM) and his wife Sheridan, had the wonderful opportunity to visit Dwarko-ji, a living bodhisattva who spent his life living the truth and helping the poor in the region.

It was a very inspiring visit, which struck me that Dwarko-ji is already a zen master, practising "Only Don't Know, Just do it!" To him, the only one religion is the seek the truth. He was sent by his teacher 50 some years ago to go and help the poor. In the beginning, they were trying to get land and help the poor people to farm and become self-sustaining. After 15 years, he said, he realized he wasted his efforts. After the people improved their living, they go drinking. So he re-directed his efforts to education of the mind, teaching people how to live their life.

Grace

跟隨佛陀的足跡（4）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (4）

2011-12-06T06:00:00.000-08:00

These 3 photos I like to share ...

These remind me of my experience in India, PRACTICE & DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS.

I have wonderful memory this trip, walking the path of Buddha with amazing Sangha, dharma friends, practice, silence, sunrise, sunsets, peaceful river bank, caves, trees, deer, insects, stupas, chantings, dharma talks, dinners, chats, fun, laughter, singing and... my dear room mate, Elsa. Each of those, touching, from moment to moment, sharing the same air and sky as that of 2600 years ago. Different? I don't think so. Mountain is still mountain, river is still river, bodhi tree is still bodhi tree... Anything different? If our heart move, that's the only different, I suppose.

Wish all students of Subong could join these trips & to walk the path of Buddha all over different places of the world!!

Sandra

跟隨佛陀的足跡（3）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (3)

2011-12-06T05:56:00.000-08:00

When I was small, I like my grandmother or my mother to scratch my back before I go to sleep. Now my grand-daughter, Candice likes me to scratch her back before she sleeps.

I saw a beggar woman sat on the floor outside Mahabodhi Temple, her daughter who is about 4-5 lying on her feet. The beggar woman used one of her hands to scratch her daughter and stretched out another hand to beg for money. It was so touching and impressed. The great Mother's love has no rich or poor, no high or low. Only don't know, just do it.

Wing Hing

跟隨佛陀的足跡（2）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (2)

2011-12-03T23:59:00.000-08:00

世界一花，印度之旅，一個難以想像，亦難以忘記的旅程。在眾多難忘的時刻，我選了這兩幅照片與同修分享。這些都是令人感動的一刻。

This trip to go with the Sangha, to flow with the Sangha in India was a very special trip to me.

Out of so many unforgettable moments, I have selected these 2 images to share with you. These moments really touched me.

此刻，沒有神聖與非神聖，沒有佛與非佛，沒有貧窮與極富，沒有印度與非印度。

At these moments, there is no Holy or not-Holy, no Buddha or not-Buddha, no poor or rich, no India or not-India.

此刻，是母親與孩子愛的眼神的交流。 The mother and child's eyes shine.

此刻，是孩子們無憂的在屋頂上遊戲與歡笑。 The Children are laughing and playing!

元道心 Corrin

Corrin

跟隨佛陀的足跡（1）

2011-12-03T23:46:00.000-08:00

印度之旅實多太多值得回味的畫面 – 恆河的日出、菩提加耶的菩提樹下、那蘭陀大學的紅磚、靈鷲山上的山洞、拘尸那羅的孤兒學校、藍毘尼的韓國寺院…都令我覺得不枉此行，但我最懷念的是一張張可愛的臉孔。就像這三張相片，一個是笑得純真的布店男孩；一個是晨曦中的小喇嘛；一個是孤兒學校內漂亮的女孩；這些都是我回港後仍然十分掛念的小菩薩！

喜心悟

'Following the Foot Steps of Buddha': the Whole World Single Flower 2011 - Trip to India

2011-12-03T22:58:00.000-08:00

For every three years, the International Kwan Um School of Zen organizes the Whole World Single Flower (WWSF) Conference, with the purpose of gathering students and teachers from all over the world, to come and practice together.

In the past years, the WWSF conference has taken place in Poland, Singapore, Korea, America, China. And, this year it took place in India. Every time, the WWSF Conference took place with a together trip so that the students can travel together.

The trips serve to open up our mind to see and learn from others, to get out of our comfort zones, and our own territories of the Known.

With a complete Don't Know Mind, the international team started to work on this trip 2 years ago. At last, the 2011 WWSF Conference took place in India on the 25 October 2011 at the Korean Temple in Lumbini, the birth place of Buddha.

3 Groups of Students: one International, one Korean and one Singaporean came with their different travel schedule, all gathered together at the Lumbini Korean Temple for the Conference.

In fact, the Whole World Single Flower did not just take shape in the form of a Conference, but the Flower blossomed along the journey of ours following the footsteps of Buddha.

The Sangha chanted the Heart Sutra, Great Dhanari over the Ganges River, early in the morning, while the Sun was rising. Like the Ganges River, our mind had no clean or dirty, holy or not holy, dead or alive, high or low. The River took everything, nurtured everything without discrimination.

In Silence, we were on the water, watching the rising sun. In Harmony, the Sangha from all over the world just chanted the Heart Sutra, the Great Dharani 100 percent.

With a Don't Know Mind, the International Sangha started this journey of following the footsteps of the Buddha.

The Whole World Single Flower appeared when we were chanting to the deers at Deer Park where Buddha gave the Teaching on the 8 Noble Paths, the way to Happiness and Well-being.

The Whole World Single Flower appeared when we sat under the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya, when we chanted around the MahaBodhi Temple, when we walked in meditation in the Garden of Bodhgaya.

The Whole World Single Flower took place in Vulture Peak where we walked up in silence under the starry night. We listened to Dharma Talk, we meditated and calmed our mind. (With also a few big Monkeys joining us, snatching our breakfast box!)

The Whole World Single Flower appeared in Kushinarga where the whole Sangha has made a donation to the School Children sponsored by the Vietnamese Temple. We offered not only the materials, but our chanting, and our love to the 400 children in Kushinagar.

The Whole World Single Flower took place along the Bus Ride, when we shared with everyone our experience, and mostly our gratitude.

The Whole World Single Flower appeared when we were giving fertilizer to mother earth in the Toilet of Nature. (How free and no boundary!)

The Whole World Single Flower appeared when the Hong Kong Sangha offered the song, 'Friend' (in Cantonese) to everyone at the WWSF conference. (Even though we did not know each others in the beginning, now our hearts are so close to each others.)

The Whole World Single Flower appeared when everyone in the Sangha felt the presence of each others, bonded like a family.

After all, the Whole World Single Flower appeared, as Zen Master Seung Sahn would say, when we cut off our thinking.

This time, in India, the Whole World Single Flower did not appear in the Talk, but in the Walk!

懷念妙智法師 In Memory of Myo Ji Sunim

2011-11-30T06:05:00.000-08:00

國際觀音禪院導師妙智法師在2011年11月4日於美國紐約圓寂。她自1976年起開始追隨崇山禪師，並於1990年出家，在首爾國際禪中心受訓，她自1995年起出任紐約曹溪寺的住持。妙智法師今年3月曾特地來香港支持秀峰禪院的籌款活動，實為難得。以下是她在於2001年接受崇山禪師印可時的開示。

Myo Ji Sunim, JDPS, passed away on November 4^th 2011. She had been a student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1976. A longtime resident of Canada, Myo Ji Sunim was ordained a nun in 1990, then trained at Seoul International Zen Center. Since 1995, she was the abbot of New York Chogye Sa Temple. You may visit Kwan Un School’s website (http://www.kwanumzen.org/author/myo-ji-sunim-jdps/) for her Inka Speech and other teachings.

[禪杖高舉過頭，打在桌上！]

空是滿，滿是空。

[禪杖高舉過頭，打在桌上！]

無空，無滿。

[禪杖高舉過頭，打在桌上！]

是空，還是滿？

喝！

韓國的天空是藍色，美國的天空也是藍色。

即使是小時候，我不論做什麼，經常覺得有一種空虛的感覺。其他孩子參加跳舞班，我想：「可能這是我想的。」所以我也參加跳舞班，但那其實不是我所想的，其他人學鋼琴，我想：「這可能是我想要的。」但那也不是我想的，其他人有興趣的活動，都不是我想要的。

我的父親和祖父都是基督教教士，我是在像教會的家長大的。但我並非百分百相信，因為我對所有事情都有一種空虛的感覺。我不斷追尋，但沒有東西可以令我滿足。我的問題是：人們說是對的，為何我感到疑惑？為何我感到空虛？我移居北美後，加入了天主教會，談戀愛，但我仍舊問自己，為何仍覺得空虛？

其後，我遇到一位比丘尼，我問她：「什麼是佛教？」她答道：「一切唯心造。」聽到後我心中激動地說：「這就是了！」就是那位比丘尼教我修行和禮佛，一天她致電給我說：「有一位大禪師今天來我們的寺院，你一定要來！」我於是放一切去那處，那是我第一次遇到崇山禪師。

當時我的工作很忙，每天工作時間很長，所以他要求我在午夜用功，如果只是坐，我一定會睡著，於是我每晚從午夜十二時至二時禮佛，我睡得很少，但卻精力充沛，不知是從何而來。今天我再不感到空虛，就是憑著這修持，空虛填滿了，事情也變得清明。這修持就是我的老師。

現在我沒有錢、汽車、房子，甚至頭髮！但我不再空虛，而是充實了。

[禪杖高舉過頭，打在桌上！]

轉化情緒

2011-11-19T22:40:00.000-08:00

每個人都有情緒。特別是我們生活於香港這個生活節奏急促，環境擠迫，處處壓力的城市。從排隊等巴士，到工作上與同事合作，到與家人朋友的關係，每天都會有很多事情發生，很容易激發起我們的情緒。即使是禪學生，我們每天都同樣地面對各種情緒的生起。如何處理情緒，是我們每一個人都要學習的課題。

因此，禪院特別於八月七日在大嶼山覺修寺舉行了以「轉化情緒」為主題的工作坊。當日約有三十多位皈依弟子參加。今次工作坊分為幾個部分。首先由師父和指導師講解工作坊的目的和方向，然後是小組分享及報告、呼吸技巧與練習、茶禪，最後是師父和指導師的開示及總結。

今次工作坊的重點之一，就是從分享和聆聽之中學習將自己的心打開，學習去接納和原諒自己及別人的情緒。每當情緒生起時，我們一般都傾向執著情緒，因而受情緒控制。因此，我們的修持就是要學習放下，學習如何運用情緒去幫助我們證入自性，自利利他。正如師父所說，任何情緒其實都只是一些看法，因為没有清明心和正見，我們會執取這些看法，以為情緒就是我。於是，情緒就會在心中凝固，就如水凝結成冰，將我們的心閉塞，將我與你分隔開。因此，我們需要一股温暖的力量，幫助我們將心中的冰融化。這樣，情緒便不能障礙我們，人與人之間便能夠打成一片。就當天所見，短短的小組分享和幾聲大喝過後，我們發現大家都變得輕鬆愉快。當日傍晚，大家都是帶著笑臉離開的。這就是放下的力量，這就是我們僧團一起共修的力量。

如何放下？喫茶去！

當日離開覺修寺的時候，每位參加者都抽了一份佛陀送給我們的禮物。我希望將我的禮物同大家分享：祝願各位師兄心常「喜悅」！

月元合十

淨土就在心中

2011-11-19T22:36:00.000-08:00

9月13日，我再次回到曾經讓我進行冬安居禪修的覺修寺，不過這一次是參加中秋節家庭同樂日，及主持遊戲活動，當天的內容除了很豐富及好玩之外，這對我們來說也可以說是一次很好的學習佛法及禪修體驗。其實在這一天之前的一段時間，在我身上發生了一些人際關係之間不太愉快的事，再加上中秋節前一天剛好是「911事件」十週年，電視不斷重複報導相關的新聞，美國仍然義正詞嚴地指責恐佈份子的殘酷，那邊廂恐佈份子又揚言會進行報復。香港方面社會又充滿了對立的氣氛，警民衝突、市民以暴力破壞政府的諮詢大會、高漲的樓價又令很多市民對政府及地產霸權怨聲載道…. 我感嘆人類被稱為「萬物之靈」，為什麽現在的人類世界會充滿那麼多的鬥爭、憎恨和對立？為什麽人與人之間變得那麽冷酷？為什麼人的顏面上已失去了純真的真相？那一天世界才會聽到真正的寧靜？那一天人與人之間才會彼此尊重愛護如同手足？我仰望八月十五的月亮，渴望得到解答。

早上我們参觀了觀音寺，寶塔內千手千眼觀音的法相實在令我感到一種神聖的莊嚴，在大觀禪師帶領之下，我們一起念誦心經，集體修行的能量使我內心感到特別的平靜，過去的煩惱已不知到了那裡去。吃過午飯後，旅遊車翻過迂迴的小徑到達了覺修寺，令我回想起當年冬安居令我感動落淚的內在體驗與轉變…. 每次來到這裡都有同樣的體驗，「我」好像消失了，剩下的只是鳥兒的叫聲、涼快的微風、秋天蔚籃的天空、沙沙的樹葉聲、翠綠的竹樹在風中的搖曳…. 沒有文字和語言，可是眼前的一切就好像是佛陀以大自然的法身在說法，內心真的感到很自在和喜悅。當天來了很多新的朋友，雖然不認識他們的名字，但從他們臉上充滿光彩的笑容也可以看得見同樣的法喜已充滿了每個人的心，天空海濶，鳥兒在飛翔，沒有你，也沒有我….我分享了一些彼此認識及有獎品的遊戲，大家都很投入參與 ……每個遊戲都有一至兩位表現出色的朋友得獎，每個人都並沒有因別人取得獎品而妒忌，沒有人要勝過對方，沒有人因取不到獎品而不高興，每一個人都只是去做。有一個遊戲，要每個人以具有創意的方式走過隧道，最有創意的便贏出比賽，而其他朋友就在隧道兩旁拍掌鼓勵支持。當大家看到別人贏出比賽，都同樣地高興，掌聲、笑聲、歡呼聲不就是證明了嗎？我突然之間有一刻的感動，如果我們的社會都能夠像這樣放下小我，以無我的心貢獻自己的一分力量，彼此互相支持和愛護，我們的社會不就是淨土和天堂嗎?

當天離開前，禪師帶領我們一起行禪，禪師每一下清脆的鈴聲幫助我們證入元點，那時沒有思維，沒有欲望，沒有得失，沒有對立…只有腳下踏著的碎葉聲、樹影婆娑之間透著金色的太陽閃光…一切都是那樣的自然和美麗，很多祖師說過:「淨土就在心中。」此時此刻不就是淨土嗎？原來當心變得祥和自在，我們週圍的環境就是淨土，禪師說這就是不需要外求的喜悅，我相信它原本就在每個人的心裡。我很小心踏著每一步，因為每一步都會影響別人，到頭來亦影響自己，我們本來就是一體，我必須以正念而踏出每一步。這個家庭同樂日給了我答案，禪修訓練我們放下自我，證悟眾生本是一體的智慧，當我們的生命以此為基礎，便能夠以慈悲和理解代替鬥爭和對立。如果我們能夠這樣做，每一個人就是千手千眼觀音的每一隻手和眼，這時候觀世音菩薩的法身就在我們日常生活和工作環境中，如果我們都放棄對權力的追求(love of power)，轉而發展愛的力量(power of love)，社會就能夠變得更和諧，世界就會充滿更多愛，願我們一起努力!

月照合十

愛心同遊大嶼山

2011-11-19T22:32:00.000-08:00

七月二十四日，天晴，當天正是秀峰禪院和防止虐待兒童會合辨的「愛心同遊大嶼山」的好日子，懷著感恩和歡喜的心情，由大觀禪師帶領着二十一個單親及低收入家庭、社工、義工和法師們總共九十人，一起浩浩蕩蕩由九龍塘出發，首先到大澳東方小祇園吃素午餐，然後，再到昂平參拜大佛和觀光，行程中，還加插食雪糕和豆腐花來消暑，大家都玩得好開心。

在旅程中，印象很深刻是一個單親媽媽帶着十歲的女兒來參加，開始時，她們在巴士上分開坐，不揪不採，互不交談，看來她們關係好像有點問題，幸好，這對母女由我們義工朋友及社工刻意安排下，經過親子旅遊和猜謎語的遊戲後，看到她們開始有互動對話，眼神交流，身體接觸，彼此親密了很多，最後，小女孩還合上眼睛禱告上天，希望旅程不會完結，好讓這個歡樂時刻延長一點點。

感動的一刻，是看見小孩們雙手拿住禪院送出的禮物包，裏面有文具、也有零食，應有盡有，開心之情，由他們笑聲，雙目閃爍，狂吻着手中的筆袋，已得知他們是多麼滿足。今次能夠活動完滿進行，有賴於十方善信出錢出力，此時此刻，心裡滿是無言感恩，高興有幸和大眾結緣。

觀性合十

第一次禪修

2011-11-19T22:25:00.000-08:00

10月1日是我生日後的第一天，沒刻意安排亦沒想到會有這樣的安排。一切事情的發生是最好的安排，亦必須要配合很多因緣才能成就，感恩這一切的發生在這個對於我來說是別具意義的時刻。新的開始，新的嘗試，新的體驗，為生命注入新的能量。

剛剛完成四天覺修寺禪修，時間過得很快，亦不知到出營當天是何月何日，時間就好像停頓了，我的親人，朋友……都好像暫別了很久很久。依稀記得第一天帶著興奮又緊張的心情開始第一天的旅程…….

大清早，在師兄的帶領下，由鬧市進入鹿湖區，之前已入過鹿湖好幾次，但參加禪修營今次是第一次。每次感覺都是一樣的美好：鹿湖的一草一木都是那麼自然，那麼秀麗，陣陣微風都是那麼令人心曠神怡，一份自在與出塵的感覺悠然生起，終於可以吸一口自由自在的空氣了！一切都放慢了，放輕了，一切的人、事、物此時此地都暫且放下……

這四天的禪修是我人生的第一次，感恩這第一次是一次很不錯的體驗及訓練。這次禪修有著一系列密密綿綿的練習及工作。整個禪修是禁語的，一切盡在不言中。這是一次讓我學習獨處，以及學習與大自然獨處的好機會。

這次禪修提醒我要向大自然學習、多向師父學習。在工作禪環節，我被安排拾樹枝和樹葉。這令我憶起童年時的我也曾有過這份經歷，但當時年紀太小，並沒有什麼深刻的感覺。可能當一個人長大了，經歷的事情多了，感觸也自然多了些吧。更何況當回歸大自然懷抱時，就彷如重回母體的感覺自然生起。站在綠油油的樹下，清風柔柔掃面，橋邊流水淙淙，鳥兒清脆叫聲，一切有秩序地存在著，這裡好像是另一個世界，真是鮮有的世外核源，感覺到一份純潔的愛在四周包圍著我，很感動，搖擺著的樹枝好像向著我打招呼一樣。這裡，沒有煩惱，沒有分別心，一切如是，我當時只管掃著一堆一堆的樹葉，一堆一堆的枯枝，慢慢地，很享受地，融入了這個靜默的世界，只聽到風聲，樹葉聲，水聲，雀鳥聲……感覺很舒服很自在。曾經聽聞要向大自然學習，但若果能與大自然有著更多像這樣親密的接觸，不是更能體會到「鹽是鹹的，糖是甜的」嗎?

另外，在這次禪修，師父真的是我們學習的菩薩。禪修期間，師父雖然抱恙，但仍堅持參與每一節，目的是以身作則；她的面上不曾有過半點倦容，每次師父都供養她慈悲的笑容，十分難得。師父那份對佛法堅定不移的信念，對修行的堅持，對我們的關懷，令我非常感動，對自己修行的不足亦感到慚愧。師父亦分享了大悲咒在她身上的體驗，大悲咒真的能夠把無名的煩惱或業力消除，不是空談的呢！多謝師父無私的分享令我們能藉此加強對修行的信念。

這兩年，我和丈夫經歷著很不容易的時候，要感謝這個安排而成就我們二人回到秀峰禪院修行吧，我們的人生亦變得不一樣了。這次的經歷把我們的心血摧毀了，我們的感情卻更加拉近了，亦加強了我們的共同信念及價值。我們完全體會真正的成功不在外在，因為這些都是不實在的，今天擁有，但明天可能會全部失去; 一切都是借來的，終歸都會失去，人生無常，一切都捉不住。我們非常感恩上天讓我們仍能一起活著，讓我們一起修行。我們誠心發願觀世音菩薩為我們指引一條光明的道路，在未來的日子能夠在工作上實踐到佛法，同時亦幫到更多人。很慚愧地說我們二人都不是很精進的弟子，但師父和指導師每次都很關心及處處引導我們，讓我們在黑暗中得到慈悲的指引及佛力的加持，無懼地一步一步往前行，摸石過河，雖然每次都不知道下一步會如何，但緊記師父說過，只要抱著「死就死」的心態，就沒什麼可怕。再加上「Don’t know，just do it!」，令我們在每一次感到迷網及懷疑的時候，都為我們作了最好的決定。回望兩年前，我們已有很不同的轉變與進步，這些都是意料之外的，對未來亦變得更有信心。感恩感恩！

有幸參與這次四天覺修寺禪修，但願在香港這個壓力都市，仍能保存一片寧謐靜土，讓大家洗滌心靈，回歸大自然，注入生命的能量。鹿湖是一處具有百多年歷史的清修地方，一草一木，一磚一石，一點一滴，都是歷代大德及很多出家人悉心經營後的心血，誠願此地方能得到政府的高度重視及保育，讓這獨特的宗教特色及恬靜的環境得以永存，免受違例發展項目和不適當地改變用途的情況所侵擾。功德無量！

觀世音菩薩！

月心明合十

【廿八日後】

2011-11-19T22:21:00.000-08:00

「透過這次機會，可以嘗試一下身與心的排毒。」、「過程中能學習『觀』的工夫，留心…….」，師父簡單的點題，正中心懷，沒有多想，便開展為期廿八日的 Cleansing 28 療程，希望這透支的身心靈，有個歇息、療癒、釋放機會。與其說 Cleansing，倒不如說是禪修中融入了「排毒療程」來得合適。主客分明，帶來的價值和啟發性將會更深遠。生活中的營營役役，令我們都進退失據，看來是時候停一停，傾聽身心怎麼說。

過程中，不但同修互相支持鼓勵，亦需要自覺地照顧好身心，才能應對每天不同的狀況，當中沒有詳盡說明書，只能靠細心觀察體重、氣息、排便、體能、心理狀態……等等，然後針對性地調節飲食、休息跟工作量，慢慢就會掌握到一些規律。原來很簡單，只不過日常的「明白」反令我們視而不見，把這「明白」一併消化排泄掉吧！… … 答案不就天天都在嗎？！我們吃下「甚麼」；身心就消化「甚麼」，還會散發著「甚麼」的氣質。為何會焦慮？抑鬱？急燥？不安？不滿足？當這些「果」呈現在自身之上，經驗就告訴我們要在「因」處著手對治。

中段時期，「對食物的喜惡」開始令我感到坐立不安，因為飲食方式明顯改變，以及每天密集飲用那沒味道的泥漿，Ooops…內心不單止出現很多投訴，還有那美味超棒的海帶拉麵烏冬咖哩配白飯……，我甚至打電話回家向母親預訂兩個禮拜後的咖哩雜菜！有趣的是，感謝這些經常出現的「小猴子」，讓我看清楚那種不自主、不自由的根源，重複喜惡的模式掌控了舌頭，這並非身體真正的需要，留心，這不就是輪迴（Samsara）的開端嗎？！大禪師慈悲，早已傳承了鋒利的慧劍，一片苦心。是甚麼？ Don’t Know！

Cleansing 28 是工具，關鍵在第廿九天以及往後日子。蒲團盤腿離座後；真正用功才開始。這工具讓我了解這身心變化，從中的經驗，並不是書本或者前人的話語，而是每天的投入、觀察、消化、應對和練習而來的。若純粹當它是排毒降脂健身減磅來看待的話，有點浪費；倘若將箇中的智慧活化流動在身心一體中，畢生受用。

大自然病倒了；我們怎會健康？這和人類的心有著密切關係，我們根本不能獨善其身。看到這點，深深感受到 Luang Por 數十年前就開展的生命、環保教育。我們可以選擇繼續讓「小猴子」掌控著一幕又一幕的生死畫戲；又或者……Wake Up !!

初醒合十

禪與法之答問

2011-05-03T20:16:00.000-07:00

2011年4月17日，上大下觀禪師，上定下賢法師在屯門大會堂為大眾進行了一次別開生面的開示，這次開示不以法師說法之主，而是法師與大眾互動，圍繞禪與法的問題，展開心靈洗滌之旅。

在澄清崇山大禪師所主張“Don check, just do it”的心態時，禪師以紅色桌布為例作指引。我們第一眼看到的是紅色，就是don’t Check。我們不會在第一眼說美不美，喜歡不喜歡。胡思亂想，亂給意見，就是Check。我們的心不必太複雜，人不執著，才能歸位，才能不影響自己正常的生活。在我們的生活中，不單止執著，更要執著很多不必要的事情。不需要認真的事情，無謂勞累自己上心，但在大原則面前就要堅持。

當有人表示簽了器官捐贈卡，但又怕命終後身肉割裂之痛。禪師馬上說：這就是Check！當心裏明白所做的事是利益眾生，決定了，就去做。不必在自身得失上計較矛盾，不必Check得自己身心疲累。

定賢法師則以“菩薩以大悲為上首，以無所得為方便”給大眾開示。死者已已。一些說法，謂死後八個鐘不得觸碰屍體，免得為亡軀帶來劇痛。歸根究底，都是愛欲心太強。人死，神色就該離開身體，何必再眷戀色身？太眷戀色身，才會怕痛。但器官在那色身已沒有用，何不用之活人生命？生前已計較一大籮，死後布施也還要計較得失，何苦呢？一期生命結束，就要放得下，“來得安去也寫意，人生休說苦痛。”

在論輪迴與地球人口數量不斷遞增的問題上，禪師謂地球人是多了，但很多人的意識不像人。人帶畜牲的行為，人帶地獄的根性，世界上究竟有多少個人，可以稱之為人呢？禪師強調，最圓滿的答法都不能解脫輪迴生死，這裏重點不在研究為甚麼，禪師把話題引伸至如何把“我”變成有用的東西。把菩薩精神生活化，而非把將修行掛在口邊。口說自己為佛教徒，但思想行為不能發揮人性本懷，不斷被負能量干擾，自己又成為人家的負能量。在互相侵害和連累裏生活，這不是佛教徒的所為。

定賢法師持相同的意見，主張修行不要把道理說在口邊，但做又另一件事。修行是要將道理內化成為自己的氣質，而非爭人我長短。真修在於境界，而非道理。對於輪迴的問題，法師認為地球人口膨脹，不代表人的福報好了。跟地球相近的星系，多不勝數，更多的還在我們的認識之外。所謂芥子納須彌，我們怎知道哪個星系活著多少人？哪能單憑地球人口數量去看輪迴業報的問題？

法師與禪師相通之處，都是不在枝葉兜圈，而是在根本做功夫。明白輪迴因果，就不讓自己做輪迴的罪業，不然地球無論變好變壞，也安不到自己的心。

禪師接著以地藏菩薩為例，說明地藏菩薩最後離開地獄，成就他人。世界裏，有多少人願意做” the last one” ？人若私心太強，就發揮不到內在氣質。我們必須放下當下的念，才能與眾生打成一片。不然的話，每件事情裏，甚麼也看不到，只有自我，那麼煩惱就永遠不能熄滅。

問及臨命終時，苦海中如何渡過。禪師直謂病關死關很難過。業力起時，人不清晰。這個時候需要助念，禪師以自己為例子，她家裏有三種宗教信仰──佛教，基督教和回教。父親往生後，她不與家人衝突，要誦經時，安於一處慢慢念，不必爭用甚麼儀式。她鼓勵家人不同的宗教方式與父親送別，這打不擾亡者，反而令父親往生後的事情處理得很順利，家人也從未如此融洽。禪師強調真情是能夠心心相印的。自己歸回本性，亡者也能夠歸回本性。

定賢法師指出助念對亡者的幫助。曾在誦經回向的法會中，親証誦經後，亡者臉色轉好的情況。對臨終或亡者的幫助，關鍵在於一心。比較好的是趁人未短氣時，就好好安慰對方不必擔心在生的人，強調在生的人會好好照顧自己，減少彌留時的恐懼和掛牽。若人亡後，能以虔誠心、誠懇心去提醒亡者生平做過的好事，能喚起亡者的善根，趣往善道。人離開後，千萬不要擔心亡者墮惡道，整天怕他入惡道，變相就肯定他必往惡趣，這不是一件好事。

對於人能帶業往生，到淨土後如何償還債務的問題。禪師指世間因果了了分明，到了淨土不代表不用再來還債。我們必須明白因果，在了悟因果的境界裏做人。生活裏知因識果，做事才不會粗枝大葉。若以為小事就不看後果，事事都留下爛攤子要人家處理，這樣是很討厭的，自己也會事事不順。我們做人，要控制得不為人家帶來煩惱。只有不輕視因果，不輕易妥協，我們在世間才不會白走一趟。

問及人有沒有可能以“無我空觀”，“三輪體空”的心態做惡。禪師直道：惡人不懂三輪體空。說自己害了人，但害人時已空出加害之心，根本就是自欺欺人。事情本來沒有善與惡之分，是人的用心令事情有了善與惡的效果，世間因果分明，真正修行的人，做事一定會明因果。

定賢法師也同意因果報應不爽，做了壞事卻不受重報，只是錯覺，因緣成熟時，業報仍然會受，此謂之“總有一天等到你”。明明做錯，卻不以錯為錯。說自己“無心”做惡事，這等人比有心做惡事的更可惡。因為他對惡已經麻木，也就是說，沒有分辨善惡的能力。不知業報、失憐憫心，做了惡行還不知道自己錯到甚麼程度，業報只會更重。

當天最後的問題與靜坐有關。有問傷風鼻塞如何打坐，或者平時身體無汗，打坐時卻全身發汗，打坐有沒有問題。禪師謂打坐時所生起的感覺不必理會，這只是受。學禪時，不必理會感覺。重點在調心、調息。人的心清晰就能入定，能入定就不亂。靜坐是訓練我們認識事物的真相，不必在受蘊裏放進太多的意思。禪師特意提醒聽眾，修禪不是求在蒲團上明白真相，而是在生活中也要了了分明。我們知道怎樣的起心動念正在影響自己的行為，日常生活中就不再讓那動念對自己有所影響了。我們需要把坐禪功夫的經驗用於生活裏，由明白自己這一刻在做甚麼，到在在處處都明白每一刻在做甚麼。

定賢法師認為靜坐是回歸自己的本性，心靜，人能柔軟調和，身體自己也會好。

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李蘊娜博士

秀峰禪院坐禪籌款於3月13日舉行，請踴躍支持！

2011-02-25T22:53:00.000-08:00

緣起

秀峰禪院於1992年在香港成立，多年來成就不同階層、不同國籍的都市人到來禪坐共修。除了在銅鑼灣鬧市的禪中心，位於大嶼山鹿湖的覺修寺，亦每年舉辦多次幾天以至為期三個月的禪修，讓都市人可以放下工作壓力，親近大自然，證入本來面目。

為了在這兩個禪修中心提供更舒適的環境、更完善的設施，秀峰禪院現正籌募弘法經費，令大家得以在香港就能找到一處寧靜、可以歇息身心的空間，繼而找回自性，回饋社會，上求菩提，下化眾生！

詳情

日期：2011年3月13日

時間：上午9時至下午4時

地點：寶覺小學（香港跑馬地山光道11-15號）

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感恩

2011-02-17T00:10:00.000-08:00

大觀禪師尊鑒：

阿彌陀佛，感恩禪師帶領我們進行一次饒富意義的禪修旅程。整個活動，動靜相配，定樂相生，我們學習放下身心負累，重新認識自己，釋放潛藏已久的清明自在。點點輕快裏，盡是喜出望外和滿懷感恩。鹿湖清新的景致，師父慈悲的開示，禪修有序的訓練，秀峰禪院師兄們恭謹的修持和誠摯的照顧，令一眾後學讚嘆之外，更是深深感動。在此再次向師父、本順法師和秀峰師兄致上深致的謝意。佛法同學會歡迎與秀峰禪院多作交流。

感恩師父，誠盼日後再獲教導，敬頌，法喜輕安

末學

李蘊娜頂禮

世界一花

2011-01-27T21:14:00.001-08:00

自1912年起，佔領韓國的日本軍著手摧毀韓國的文化、語言和宗教，他們想控制韓國佛教。於是召集治區內所有寺院的主持去漢城（即首爾）開會。

滿空禪師（崇山禪師的師公）是當時是其中一所寺院的住持，所以他也需要出席這會議。會上，日本總督說：「我想幫助韓國佛教發揚光大，所以韓國佛教和日本佛教必須成為一體。」換言之，是要韓國佛教跟隨日本佛教的律例。日本官方是希望主要的寺院都由能夠成家立室的和尚來領導。而不按日本官方指示做的佛教出家人，便要坐牢或處死。

日本總督說完後，滿空禪師站起來走上前，指著日本總督說：「你知道山河大地從何而來嗎？」很明顯這是對總督的挑釁。雖然總督可以因為這句話而把滿空禪師當場處死，但他不發一言，突然，滿空禪師大喝一聲：「Katz!」然後指著總督的嘴巴說：「這張嘴巴就是進地獄之門，你的任務不是想幫助韓國佛教，你只想將之毀滅。如果你真的想幫助韓國佛教，就不要干擾我們。」然後，他便離開，返回德崇山。當時，有六百名修行的僧尼都拒絕聽從日本的方式，而日方亦沒有為難他們。日治時代隨著二次世界大戰而結束，日本人最終要撤退。

之後，滿空禪師從國花中摘下一片花辦，蘸墨寫下：「世界一花」四字。在這墨跡之中，沒有苦惱、沒有憤怒，也沒有排斥之心。一切人、一切事，盡在這一花之中，沒有分別心。不論他會否證入涅槃，當他寫這四字之時，就已經止息了所有的分別心。你不用等至你的修行圓滿的時候，只要有一刻間如實地開放、廣闊、接納、慈悲和包容。這一刻，即是佛。

大觀禪師按：讓我們向古德學習，讓這世界一花的精神開始我們新的一年，只是去處理須要處理的事情。大家一齊證入六祖的教導 — 善能分別而不作分別想；知心不動時，不生不動想。證入

拈花微笑迎新春，家家祥和萬事成

The Whole World Is A Single Flower

2011-01-27T21:07:00.000-08:00

After 1912 the Japanese were trying to crush Korean culture, language, religion. Part of that strategy was to control Korean Buddhism since it was seen as a force of resistance. One way they did that was to call the abbots of all the governing temples to Seoul to have meeting together.

Man Gong Sunim ( Zen Master Seung Sahn grand teacher ) was the head of one of those temples so he was also called to this meeting. At this meeting, the Japanese governor general said, “I want to help Korean Buddhism. So for Korean Buddhism to become strong, Korean Buddhism and Japanese Buddhism must become one school.” What that meant of course, is that they would follow the rules of Japanese Buddhism. The Japanese authorities also wanted all the major temples headed by married monks. The penalty for not following the rules set forth by the Japanese government meant imprisonment or execution.

After the governor general had finished speaking, Man Gong Sunim stood up, walked to the front of the room, then he pointed at the governor general saying, “ Do you know where the mountains, the rivers, and the great earth come from?” Clearly this was a challenge, but the governor general didn't say anything. He could have just had him executed on the spot for talking like that. Suddenly Man Gong Sunim shouted, “Katz!” He then pointed to the governor general's mouth and said, “Then that mouth is the gate to hell. Your predecessor didn't want to help Korean Buddhism, he wanted to destroy it. If you want to help Korean Buddhism, don't touch it.” Then he left and went back to Dok Seung Mountain. Six hundred meditation monks and nuns refused to follow the Japanese style and the Japanese didn't touch them. The occupation continued until World War Two ended when the Japanese were finally forced to leave.

Then, Man Gong Sunim took a petal from the national flower, he dipped it in some ink and wrote, “Whole World Is a Single Flower.” There's no bitterness, no anger in that calligraphy. There's no exclusion. Everybody, everything, is part of this single flower. That mind is already the end of all differences. Whether he had attained nirvana or not, the moment he wrote with that mind, that is the end of all differences. You don't have to wait until your practice becomes ripe. One moment of truly open, wide, accepting, compassionate, inclusive mind is it. That moment is Buddha.

Zen Master Dae Kwan Remarks: Let us learn from the eminent teachers and start this year with this spirit of Whole World is a Single Flower. We just do what needs to be done. And then we can attain the Sixth Patriarch's teaching: being able to distinguish between all Dharmas and yet the idea of distinction does not arise. When our is not moving, the idea of not moving does not arise. You will then attain:

Holding up a Flower, with a Smile, Spring Comes.

In Harmony with Everyone, Accomplish Everything!

放下 Put it Down

2011-01-27T20:56:00.000-08:00

禪師正要出門，學生同行。

學生：師父，就讓學生為您拿手提包好嗎？

師父：不用了，謝謝。

學生：師父，請您放下啊！

師父：師父提了等於沒提，已經放下。而你沒提卻反而提著，還沒放下。

學生：啊，是的！弟子受教。

師生二人哈哈大笑。

評論:

師父有師父的職責、弟子有弟子的位置；各守其職、百份百只是去做，就是放下。

Zen Master was going out, accompanied by a student.

Student: Sifu, please let me carry your bag.

Zen Master: No. Thank you.

Student: Sifu, please put it down.

Zen Master: Sifu has already put it down, carrying is not carrying. But you are not carrying the bag and yet carried it. You not yet put it down.

Student: Yes! Thank you for your teaching.

Both Zen Master and student burst into laughter.

Comment:

Teacher has teacher’s job. Student has student’s job. When you are doing your job 100% just do it, that is putting it all down.

「無汝棲泊處」

2010-12-04T18:22:00.000-08:00

唐代禪宗有一個法脈--牛頭宗，這個法脈源自四祖道信，當中有一位鶴林禪師。有一次，有一位學僧來扣門找鶴林禪師，鶴林禪師問：「是什麼人？」學僧答：「僧人。」鶴林禪師回答說：「莫說是僧人來，就算是佛來亦不著。」學僧問：「為什麼不著？」禪師答：「無汝棲泊處（沒有地方讓他留下來）。」這位僧人聽到後即時開悟。這公案對我們有什麼啟發呢？

很多時候，我們都喜歡依賴和執著某些人、物、事情、環境。執著外在的事物非但不能幫助我們；反而會增加我們的貪瞋痴，誤導我們生活的方向，如狗追逐骨頭一般，不斷向外追逐。而禪修就是訓練我們的內心要獨立，不攀緣任何人和事。禪院的工作就是幫助到來修行的朋友，拿走心中所執著、渴求的東西，證入自性，活出正確的人生。

有人問我為何整天工作也不會倦，其實我也會倦，只是倦時，我便去休息睡覺，有足夠的休息便可繼續工作。但有很多人雖然很疲倦，但晚上卻睡不著，為什麼？因為他們打開了心門，讓外間事物停留下來佔據了內心，自然睡不著，內心也不會安寧。我們並不是不去處理善惡、好壞和世間種種事情；而是處理好事情後，便不要再執著。

這世界經常會有很多「不速之客」會來扣我們的心門：壓力、憤怒、失望、愛恨、得失、慾望、自卑、驕傲等等情緒，如果我們不去開門招呼它們，它們就沒有機會賴在你家裡影響你的日常運作。假使不小心開門招呼了它進來，也要即時下「逐客令」。如何做到這一點呢？對於這些客人只是保持「不識」的心，把精神都投放在當下所做的每一件事上，不去執著，不為自己。如果你能不著煩惱就有定，不著自己的看法就有正念。如果你不著外面的樓價，就會有清明心去投資。如果你不著家庭不和，就會懂得用另一種態度去把它轉化成溫暖的家。

2011(辛卯年)是兔年，願大家都能夠如兔子般活力充沛、活活潑潑的充滿希望，讓我們一起努力令所有的希望都能夠實現，亦不會像龜兔賽跑故事般，因起一念驕傲心而落敗。大家要好好照顧自己的心，不要讓好壞是非和負面的事物霸佔你的心靈；就如鶴林禪師所說的「無汝棲泊處」：僧人來不開門讓他留下，連佛來也不開門讓他留下。這樣便可證入六祖所說：「不思善，不思惡，是仁者本來面目」，見自本性，繼而普渡眾生，離苦得解脫。

“There is no place for you to stay”

2010-12-04T18:20:00.000-08:00

In Tang Dynasty, there was a lineage of Zen Buddhism called the “Ox Head” School, which came from the 4th Patriarch Dao Xin. In this lineage there was a Hak Lin Zen Master. One day, a monk knocked on the door and looked for Hak Lin Zen Master. Zen Master asked, “Who is this?” The monk answered, “Monk.” Zen Master replied, “Not to say it’s a monk, even Buddha came I don’t entertain.” The monk asked, “Why not?” Zen Master replied, “There is no place for you to stay.” After hearing this, the monk got enlightened right away. What insight we get from this kong-an?

Very often, we like to depend on and attach to certain people, possessions, events and situations. Being attached to things outside us not only cannot help us, it will make our greed, anger and ignorance grow, mislead our direction in life. It is like a dog chasing a bone, always chasing something outside. Meditation is to train our inner self to be independent, not to rely on anyone or situation. The job of Zen Center is to help people who come to practice, take away our attachments and desires inside, attain our true self, and to live a correct life.

Someone asked me why I never feel tired even my work is so busy. Actually I do feel tired. And when I am tired, I go to sleep and take a rest. Once I have enough rest I can continue to work. But many people even though they are very tired, they cannot sleep at night. Why? Because they have opened the door of their mind, and let external situations come in and stay there. Their mind is occupied and of course they cannot sleep, and they do not have inner peace. This does not mean that we do not handle all the good and bad situations and other worldly matters, but after we have handled them, we should not stay attached to it.

In this world, very often we have many sudden visitors knocking on our door: stress, anger, disappointments, love and hate, winning and losing, desires, inferiority complex, arrogance, etc. If we do not open the door and entertain them, they do not have a chance to stay at your home and affect your daily life. If we are not mindful and have already opened the door, we have to ask this visitor to leave right away. How can we do that? Only keep “don’t know” mind with these visitors, put all your energy on the you are doing, no attachment and not for ourselves. If you are not attached to your problems and worries then you will have concentration. If you are not attached to your own views you will have mindfulness. If you are not attached to the housing prices, you will have a clear mind to invest. If you are not attached to the disagreements in the family, you have to capacity to transform it into a warm and loving family.

2011 will be the year of rabbit, I wish everybody can be alive and energetic like a rabbit, full of hope. Let’s put our efforts together and make our hopes come true. Let us not to be like the rabbit in the story of the race with the turtle, loose ourselves because of our pride. Please take good care of your mind, and do not let good, bad situations and negative emotions occupy your mind; just like Hak Lin Zen Master said, “There is no place for you to stay.” Do not open the door to anyone, the monk, even Buddha. Then we can attain what the Sixth Patriarch said, “Not thinking good, not thinking bad, this is the original face.” And we can attain our true nature, save all beings from suffering.

回歸大自然的釋懷

2010-12-04T18:13:00.000-08:00

編按：如庫師兄的太太善如較早前往生了，師父、指導師和不少同學都出席了善如師兄的告別式。善如師兄的往生雖然令人惋惜，但她為家人留下了愛，也為我們示現了什麼是無常和坦然面對死亡，鼓勵我們積極面對人生。善如師兄往生前在家人的支持下決定了海葬，以大自然為最後的歸宿。《溫暖人間》較早前曾就此作報導，得蒙《溫暖人間》和如庫師兄的同意，謹此和大家分享。

如庫師兄的太太月前往生，他決定將骨灰撒下大海，讓她回歸大自然，難得的是，這個決定獲得一家大小的支持，讓往生者走得瀟灑，去得自在。一般人難過的心理關口，為什麼如庫那麼輕易度過？「我在六、七年前開始認識佛教，有次一位師兄往生，選擇了海葬這種殯儀方式，我跟出海，得到很深的體會，這是我第一次接觸海葬，那種解脫的感覺十分強烈。」第一次印象難忘，第二次因緣來了，如庫皈依師父的爸爸往生，同樣採用海葬儀式，今次更深刻的是，他有份將骨灰撒落大海，有什麼感覺？「就是清涼自在，感覺很舒服、很灑脫，感到前所未有的釋懷！那時便開始想，這個方法值得仿效。」

龕位意義何在

這份感覺一直留在如庫師兄心中，他亦經常與太太分享自己這個想法，並相約往生後都要將骨灰撒下大海。如庫有沒有想過，這個思想違背慎終追遠的傳統？

「我不是反對拜祭祖先的傳統，慎終追遠是中國人的優良文化，絕對值得尊重。不過總感到有點無謂，每次山長水遠去拜一堆骨頭，我哥哥、外父、外母的喪事都由我處理，經常想：為什麼要將骨灰固定放在一個位置？究竟龕位的實質意義大，還是精神意義大？你一年去一次，有時忘記了便不去，那又代表了什麼？我一直也有疑問，經常與太太及子女討論。」

最大的解脫

如庫按照太太的遺願，為她進行海葬，其他人有什麼反應？師兄說，他的佛教朋友都沒多大反應，令他意外的是，太太的一個非佛教徒朋友，卻有很大反應，跟他說，「這應該是最大的解脫！」這句說話，令他大受觸動。

對於籌辦太太的海葬，如庫師兄形容為開party。「我去過一個外國朋友的往生儀式，與其說是一個喪禮，不如說是一個久違了的朋友聚會，讓大家有機會聚在一起，互相問候，並非不尊重亡者，而是大家已超越傷感，珍惜一起的每分每刻，感覺很窩心。我希望太太的往生儀式，是我們一家人跟親朋好友的海上party，撒骨灰加上放生儀式，將功德回向先人及在生人士，意義更大。」將撒灰看成開心的聚會，人生變得積極。

如庫師兄與太太是青梅竹馬，將太太骨灰撒在大海，捨得嗎？「回歸大自然是很完美的事，雖然一定會牽掛，但知道她去了一個好自在的地方，便無須再擔心。仔仔問我是否以後不須拜山，我跟他說，掛念媽媽時，可遊船河出海紀念，很方便呢！」

節錄自《溫暖人間》第291期圖片說明︰善如師兄的海葬法會，佛號連綿。親友把骨灰撒在蔚藍的海面上，秋陽照耀，骨灰閃耀金光，伴隨著五彩的花瓣，自由飄泛，無拘無束。大家的祝福也如海洋浩瀚，無邊無際。

知音 Mind to Mind

2010-12-04T18:07:00.000-08:00

有一位來參學的學僧總是覺得和公案的修持不相應，覺得公案和禪坐扯不上關係，幫不了她的生命。

有一次教學時大觀禪師把禪棒放在她面前......

禪師：這禪棒的自性和你的自性是一樣還是不一樣？

學僧：禪棒就在那裡，我就坐在這裡，沒什麼一樣或不一樣。

禪師：這就是你對生命的態度嗎？

這位學僧頓時如當頭棒喝，合掌向禪師請示。

評論：
見到垃圾時，便把它丟進垃圾桶；見到失明人過馬路，便上前幫忙。
公案很多時候都引導我們如何在日常生活中和外在的人、事與物相應。

One visiting nun expressed that she felt she could not relate to kong-ans, that kong-ans have nothing to do with zen meditation, and could not help her in her life.

One time during teaching Dae Kwan Zen Master placed the zen stick in front of her....

Zen Master : This zen stick's true nature and your true nature, are they thesame or different?

Nun: Zen stick is over there and I am sitting over here, not same or different.

Zen Master : So is this your attitude towards life?

This visiting nun suddenly woke up, hapchang and bowed to Zen Master.

Commentary :
When you see there is garbage, place it in the garbage bin; when you see a blind person crossing the road, go and help him.

Kong-an guides us how to relate and respond to people and situations in our daily life.

「護持大嶼山佛教禪修勝地簽署行動」簡短報告

2010-11-04T02:28:00.000-07:00

各位朋友，各位同修：

感謝您們對「護持大嶼山佛教禪修勝地簽署行動」的支持，推動我們繼續努力。

簽署行動在十月底暫時結束，網上簽名人數為4,331，加上我們透過《溫暖人間》雜誌及其他途徑所收集的12,874個簽名，我們合共收集了17,205個簽名。這是大家共同努力的成果，我們謹在此向大家致以衷心的感激。

地塘仔方面，政府在八月上旬充公違規經營骨灰龕墓園之農地，可說是令人鼓舞的成果。鹿湖方面，問題較為複雜。為了引起社會關注，香港佛教界長老及鹿湖一眾法師於9月8日舉行記者會，佛教界多位長老及法師均有出席支持。記者會獲得廣泛報道，並得到很多媒界及社會人士的關心和支持。

我們會繼續透過不同途徑向政府反應鹿湖的情況。我們亦明白，要保留鹿湖成為禪修勝地是會遇上很多障礙和困難的，須要具備各方面的因緣。縱然是困難，希望大家能夠上下一心、一起修持及迴向、以清淨心供養佛法。

願鹿湖繼續成為屬於香港土地上的一塊淨土，成就更多須要暫離繁囂生活的都市人，能夠親近大自然、回歸自性，繼而回饋十方，成就和諧社會。

護持大嶼山佛教禪修勝地關注組謹啟

二O一O年十一月四日

曾德成局長鹿湖之行分享

2010-09-06T02:23:00.000-07:00

民政事務局局長曾德成先生最近造訪大嶼山鹿湖，並在他的局長隨筆中分享他對保育鹿湖的看法。

請參閱原文連結：

http://www.hab.gov.hk/tc/about_us/from_the_desk_of_secretary_for_home_affairs/shaArticles88.htm

齊來護持大嶼山佛教禪修勝地 To protect the spiritual sanctuaries for Buddhist practice at Lantau Island.

2010-07-19T02:15:00.000-07:00

大嶼山的鹿湖及地塘仔，是有百多年歷史傳統的佛教禪修勝地、香港珍貴的歷史文化遺產，理應受到政府及社會共同保育；不幸的是，這些禪林寺院和心靈綠洲正面臨重大威脅被改變為「骨灰龕林」，以至令「宗教道場」和「骨灰龕場」不分，令人痛心不已！

起因是財雄勢大的商業集團為牟取暴利入侵上述地方，違反土地契約大量興建骨灰龕和墓地，並肆意擴張，對僧眾的靜修及周遭的生態環境造成嚴重干擾。當中更有假借佛寺之名及外貌者，企圖魚目混珠，其不如法之行徑實對正信佛教、環保乃至心靈環保造成危害。年來我們多番向政府部門投訴，均不得要領。政府剛就骨灰龕問題推出諮詢文件，表示立法規管需時兩三年，有關財團乃趁此過渡期加快其促銷及工程，企圖製造「既定事實」，迫令政府發予臨時豁免，以便其在立法前申請正規化，將其不法經營變成「合法化」。政府對此置若罔聞，等同縱容財團的不法行為！

為保護鹿湖及地塘仔的禪修勝地，我們在這裡道場修行的出家和在家信眾被迫在此危急關頭組成「護持大嶼山佛教禪修勝地關注組」，發起聯署行動，以期向政府表達我們的強烈不滿，及敦促特區政府即時採取有效措施禁止財團上述的非法行為（例如強制收回違規土地，拆卸違規建築及發出禁止令，並對財團負責人員的違規行為作出檢控等），以確保大嶼山佛門的安寧。

參加聯署及瀏覽更多資料：

請登入「佛門網」網站 http://petition.buddhistdoor.com/

護持大嶼山佛教禪修勝地關注組謹啟

The Districts of Luk Wu ( 鹿湖 ) and Dei Tong Chai ( 地塘仔 ) in Lantau Island are historically sacred grounds for Buddhist practice for over 100 years. As Hong Kong’s precious cultural heritage, those lands should be jointly preserved by the Hong Kong Government and the public communities. Unfortunately, the Buddhist monasteries and spiritual oasis are now facing serious threats of being turned into a “Columbarium for Human Ashes”. Religious temples would become indistinguishable from columbarium for human ashes. Such situation is heartbreaking.

The reason is that powerful financial conglomerates have invaded the above lands to grab huge profits. In contravention of land lease conditions, columbarium and graveyards of massive scale are being constructed and expanded rampantly. These are causing serious disruptions to the peaceful practice of ordained Buddhists and lay practitioners, as well as extreme damage to the ecological environments. Worse still, some enterprises are deceptively posing with the names and appearance of a Buddhist monastery, and conducting business in ways contrary to Buddha’s dharma teachings, which causes harm to the genuine Buddhist religion, ecological environment and also spiritual environment. Throughout the past year, we have lodged numerous complaints to Government authorities, but to no avail. The Government recently put forth consultation papers on the question of columbaria, and indicated it would take 2 to 3 years to legislate the subject matter. Financial conglomerates exploit this transitional period to speed up their sales and construction works. “De facto established” columbaria are thus hastily constructed with attempts to pressurize the Government into issuing provisional waiver exemptions to “legalize” their unlawful business and to catch hold of a regularized status before legislation is implemented. If Government continues to turn a blind eye to such an appalling situation, this is like inciting the committing of unlawful acts by those financial conglomerates!

To protect the spiritual sanctuaries for Buddhist practice at Luk Wu and Dei Tong Chai at this critical moment, we, the monastics and lay Buddhists practicing at Lantau Island are forced to form into a “Concern Group for Protection of Sacred Grounds for Buddhist Practice in Lantau Island”. We are launching a signature campaign to express our strong disapproval, and urge the HKSAR Government to adopt immediate and effective measures to prohibit the aforesaid unlawful acts of the financial conglomerates (such as compulsory resumption of land found to contravene government lease, demolition and removal of illegal constructions and issuing prohibition orders, and prosecuting those in charge of financial conglomerates found committing unlawful acts), so as to restore peace and harmony of the Buddhist religion in Lantau Island.

We sincerely urge you to join the signature campaign in the internet and know more by accessing the website http://petition.buddhistdoor.com/

Yours sincerely,

Concern Group for the Protection of the Spiritual Sanctuaries for Buddhist Practice in Lantau Island

1/8 蓮花燈圓滿迴向念誦 Lotus Lantern Merit Dedication Chanting

2010-06-08T22:57:00.000-07:00

為慶祝佛誕而在禪堂掛起的蓮花燈迴向，將於8月1日功德圓滿。秀峰禪院特於當日舉行特別念誦，誠邀各位支持供燈的十方善信參加，將功德迴向給家人朋友，以至十方眾生。此外，我們邀請大家在下午一起拆下蓮花燈和整理禪堂，希望大眾支持。

The Lotus Lantern offering will be completed on August 1. Su Bong Zen Monastery will hold a special chanting ceremony to dedicate the merits to all those who supported this activity as well as for all beings. We sincerely invite all those who took part in the offering to join us that day. We also invite everyone to help in the dismantling of the lanterns afterwards. Please join us!

主持: 大觀禪師

日期: 8月1日 (星期日)

時間: 上午10時至12時

地點: 秀峰禪院

Teacher : Zen Master Dae Kwan

Date : 1 August 2010 (Sunday)

Time : 10:00am – 12:00noon

Place : Su Bong Zen Monastery

放香 Temporary Closure

禪院於7月1日至4日放香，禪修活動暫停。

Su Bong Zen Monastery will be closed from 1 - 4 July, 2010. Practicing activities will not take place during that period.

11-17/7 感恩秀峰禪師七天禪修 7-day Retreat in Memory of Zen Master Su Bong

2010-06-08T22:50:00.000-07:00

秀峰禪師在1994年7月17日於香港帶領禪修期間，在為學生小參時坐脫立亡，捨身示眾。為了感恩秀峰禪師為法忘軀，我們以七天禪修追悼禪師，報答師恩。鼓勵大家踴躍參加。

Zen Master Su Bong passed away while giving a kong-an interview on 17th July 1994, while leading a retreat in Hong Kong. His death demonstrated what in Zen teaching is called, “entering Nirvana while sitting or standing”. In memory of his teachings, there will be a 7-day retreat in July. Everyone is encouraged to participate and share in our gratitude to the first guiding teacher of SBZM.

主持: 大觀禪師、Andrzej 指導師

日期: 7月11 – 17日

地點: 秀峰禪院

Teacher : Zen Master Dae Kwan, Andrzej Stec, JDPSN

Date : 11 – 17 July 2010

Place : Su Bong Zen Monastery

七天禪修時間表

Time Schedule for 7-day Retreat

第一節 / 1st Session

5:30am - 8:00am 早課 / Morning Practice

第二節 / 2nd Session

10:00am - 11:30am 坐禪 / Sitting Meditation

第三節 / 3rd Session

2:30pm - 4:30pm 坐禪 / Sitting Meditation

第四節 / 4th Session

6:15pm 晚課 / Evening Chanting

第五節 / 5th Session

7:30pm - 9:00pm 坐禪 / Sitting Meditation

7月17日 17 July

4:00pm - 5:30pm 追悼法會/Memorial Ceremony

必須報名歡迎隨喜贊助

Registration required Sponsors are welcome

4/7 覺修寺一天禁語襌修 One Day Silent Retreat at Gak Su Temple

2010-06-08T22:48:00.000-07:00

我們誠邀大家在7月4日到覺修寺參加一天禪修，體驗在大自然中修行的禪悅。名額有限，必須報名，皈依弟子及會員優先。

You are invited to participate in a 1-day retreat at Gak Su Temple and to experience the joy of Zen practice in nature. Quotas are limited. Registration required. Priority for precept students or members.

主持：大觀禪師、Andrzej Stec 指導師

日期： 7月4日（星期日）

時間：上午8時至下午6時

地點：大嶼山鹿湖覺修寺

費用：$100 (會員) / $120 (非會員)

(車費自備)

Teacher : Zen Master Dae Kwan, Andrzej Stec, JDPSN

Date : 4 July 2010 (Sunday)

Time : 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Place : Gak Su Temple, Luk Wu, Lantau Island

Fee : $100 (memeber) / $120 (non-member)

(Transportation not included)

20-30/6 覺修寺夏安居 Summer Kyol Che at Gak Su Temple

2010-06-08T22:45:00.000-07:00

為期十天的夏安居，歡迎同學報名參加，一起在大自然用功修行。歡迎隨喜贊助。

Let's practice together during the Summer Kyol Che at Gak Su Temple. Sponsors are welcome.

主持: 大觀禪師、Andrzej Stec 指導師

日期: 6月20- 30日

地點: 大嶼山鹿湖覺修寺

費用:

7天：$700 (會員) / $840 (非會員)

10天: $1,000 (會員) / $1,200 (非會員)

入營須知：

參加者須有一定禪修經驗，如曾參加本院一天禪修。名額有限，必須報名，皈依弟子及會員優先。

Teacher : Zen Master Dae Kwan, Andrzej Stec, JDPSN

Date : 20 June 10 – 30 June 10

Place : Gak Su Temple, Lantau Island

Fee :

7 days : $700 (member) / $840 (non-member)

10 days : $1,000 (member) / $1,200 (non-member)

Details :A minimum of one 1-day retreat experience at our Zen Center is required for participation. Quotas are limited. Registration required. Priority for precept students or members.

12/6 & 24/7 禮佛300拜 300 Bows

2010-06-08T22:36:00.000-07:00

禮佛三百拜是我們誠心懺悔、放下小我的修持。在禮佛後，師父會為每月生日的同學祝願迴向。

300 bows is a good practice for us to repent sincerely and put down our ‘small I’. After the bowing, dedication will be made to those who have their birthdays this month.

主持: 大觀禪師、眾法師

日期: 6月12日及7月24日（星期六）

時間: 下午3時30分至6時

地點: 秀峰禪院

Teacher : Zen Master Dae Kwan , The Sunims

Date : 12 June & 24 July 2010 (Saturday)

Time : 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Place : Su Bong Zen Monastery

平等 Equality

2010-05-27T20:40:00.000-07:00

當佛陀誕生時，一手指天，一手指地，說：「天上地下，唯我獨尊。」這是平等嗎？為何佛陀說：「唯我獨尊」?

梁武帝問達摩：「大師東來，如何是聖諦第一義？」達摩答道：「廓然無聖。」

佛陀的教法和達摩的「廓然無聖」，所指的都是「元點」，即是在好惡和你我生起之前的世界。我們禪院的教法就是，當你證入了這點，你會怎樣用這點去救渡世界？如你證入了平等，你會如何運用平等去幫助這世界？就算你明白了平等，只是明白不能幫助這世界，不能幫助這人生。所以古語有云：「一行勝萬言。」如你有思維，你的心和我的心便不一樣，所以你說好，我說不好，你說喜歡，我說不喜歡，父親說好，兒子說不好。

在美國，如你問小朋友問題，他們第一個反應是：「不」。而在韓國，如你問小朋友問題，他們則會說：「是」。那個國家的人教小朋友的方法才是正確？韓國人會說：「說是，因為我們尊重父母和長輩。」美國人則認為：「我們熱愛言論自由，我們愛民主，我們愛說不。」世界一半的人說是，一半人說不，平衡了。但這不是平等。

佛陀說：「天上地下，唯我獨尊」，背後的意思是「我與這宇宙從不分離。」天上地下，我是聖，我是樹，我是海洋，故經中有云：

水山山水水山空

山水水山何曾轉

山山水水各珖然

當中的意旨是，首先證入完全的平等，山是水，水是山，下一步是兩者皆空，山、水、好、壞、喜歡、不喜歡，其實沒有意義，最後山是山，水是水，各司其職。

你的左眼和右眼是平等的，但它們也是分開的，然而並非重要。那什麼是重要呢？天是藍色，樹是綠色。如我們返自本性，我們的眼耳鼻舌身意，自會正確地運作。如果我們沒有返回原本的職責 — 即平等的境界，那我們便不能明白我們的職責。當你有思維，你的心和我的心便不一樣，如你切斷思維，那你的心和我的心便是一樣。如你百分百保持不知的心，那你便返回了元點，所以不知不是什麼都不知道，「不知」是「元點」，「元點」名為「不知」。換言之，平等即是「不知」。

When Buddha stepped from the side of his mother, pointing to heaven with one finger, pointing to earth with the other, he said, "Between heaven above and earth below, only I am holy." Is that equality? If that is equality, why did Buddha say, "Only I am holy"?

Emperor Wu asked Bodhidharma, "Great Patriarch from India, what is the highest of holy truths?" Bodhi-dharma answered, "No holiness is clear like space".

The teaching of the Buddha and Bodhidharma's "No holiness is clear like space" are all teaching the "Primary Point", which means the world before likes and dislikes, the world before you and me. So our School's first teaching means if you attain this point, then how do you use this point to save all beings? If you attain equality, how do you use this equality and help this world?

Even if you understand equality, understanding cannot help this world and cannot help this life. So an old Chinese proverb says, "One action is better than ten thousand words". When you are thinking, your mind and my mind are different. You said good, so I said bad, you said like, I said don't like. Father said "yes", son said "no".

In America, all little children, if you ask them anything, their first response is "No". In Korea, anything you said to a child, he says, "Yes, sir". Which one is correct? Which one is a correct human being? Which country is teaching their children correctly? Korean people say, "Yes. Respect your parents and elders". So we are correct, all our children say, "Yes, sir". But America people say, "We like freedom of speech. We like democracy. We like 'no' ". So half of this world says "yes", half of this world says "no", it is a balance. But that is not equality.

The Buddha's speech is very wonderful, "Between heaven above and earth below, only I am holy." The behind meaning is, "The universe and I are never separate." Between the heaven above and earth below, I am holy. I am tree, I am ocean. So sutra says,

Water, mountain, mountain, water.

Mountain, water, emptiness.

Mountain, water, water, mountain, when did they ever revolve?

Mountain is mountain, water is water;

Each is separate from the other.

This means first attain complete equality - mountain is river, river is mountain. Then next course, both are empty - mountain and river, good, bad, likes, dislikes, really have no meaning. But mountain is mountain, water is water. Each is separate from the other, which means mountain has its job, river has river's job.

Your left eye and your right eye are equal. But each is separate from the other. That's not important. Then what is important about your eyes? The sky is blue and the tree is green. Our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, mind - if we return to our original nature, they always do each job correctly. If we don't return to our original job, to the realm of equality, then we don't understand our job. When you are thinking, your mind and my mind are different. If you cut off all thinking, your mind and my mind are the same. If you keep don't know mind 100%, then you return to Primary Point. So don't know is not don't know. "Don't Know" is "Primary Point". The Primary Point's name is "don't know". In other words, the name for equality is "don't know".

最親切 The Most Heartfelt

2010-05-27T20:36:00.000-07:00

上個月，大觀禪師到韓國無上寺。這天，當她教導一群居士時，一位女居士含著微笑，從容地發問。

女居士 : 請問德山禪師的「棒打」，臨濟禪師的「喝」，俱胝禪師豎起「一指」，及崇山禪師的「元點」，哪一個才是最親切？

禪師 : 你的笑容最親切。

所有居士都大笑起來。

Last month Zen Master Dae Kwan visited Mu Sang Sa in Korea. When she was teaching a group of lay students, one of them asked her a question with a beautiful smile.

Student : Duk Sahn Zen Master’s hit, Lin Chi Zen Master’s Katz, Gu Ji Zen Master’s one finger and Seung Sahn Zen Master’s primary point. Which teaching is the most heartfelt?

Zen Master : Your smile is the most heartfelt.

All the students laughed and were very happy with the answer.

評論

有親切就有不親切，有好就有壞，我們經常因別人的問題而令到自己陷入相對的處境，有時對方甚至非要讓你站在令他滿意的立場，才肯放你一馬。事實上如果你有任何的立場，最終將會帶來一方的不滿，那你該怎麼辦？學禪就是離二邊，回到「元點」，亦就是思維之前。最親切就是發自你的內心，那麼你便可以與任何人或事情相應，是嗎？

Commentary

If you have “heartfelt,” then you have “not heartfelt”. If you have good, then you have bad. Based on someone’s question, we often fall into an “opposites” situation. Sometimes that someone will put you in a situation in which you have to give them an answer that they feel satisfied with before they let you go. In fact, you take sides and then the other side will be very unhappy. Zen practice is about not attaching to dualistic thinking. Return to our primary point which is before thinking. The most heartfelt answer appears inside your mind. This way, you can relate to any person and any situation, isn’t that so?

來自大悲咒的法喜

2010-05-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

大悲咒出自《千手千眼觀世音菩薩廣大圓滿無礙大悲心陀羅尼經》，是觀世音菩薩的大慈悲心，無上菩提心，以及濟世渡人，修道成佛的重要口訣。

崇山大禪師亦是以大悲咒的修持，經過獨修一百日，每日二十小時念誦大悲咒而開悟見性。

由此可見大悲咒是一個十分殊勝的修行法門。

二月二十八日，在師父、永聰法師及眾法師的帶領下，我們共七十多位禪學生有幸在覺修寺參與秀峰禪院第一次舉行的一天大悲咒念誦禪修，十分感恩。這天早上的天氣非常潮濕，大霧籠罩著鹿湖區，地面都是濕濕的，心裡好像也是悶悶的。到達覺修寺後，各同修收拾好行裝後便到禪堂安坐，師父開示時說這天是一個十分殊勝和重要的日子，因這天是新一年的第一個農曆十五日，第一個月圓滿日，亦是秀峰禪院第一次舉行一天的大悲咒念誦禪修，大家都是有殊勝的因緣才會到來一同參與這次禪修的。禪院選擇這天來舉行這次修行活動，是希望大家可以讓修行的力量由新一年的第一個月滿日，一直延續到整年，法喜充滿。

除此之外，師父更希望大眾可以以修行的力量迴向給鹿湖區，讓鹿湖可以保持以及順利發展成一個給十方善信修持正法的好地方，這為這次修行畫龍點睛，添上了修行並非為自己的重要意義。

隨著木魚聲，千手千眼大悲經念誦便開始了，大家都十分用功，全神貫注，有的到樓下一邊禮佛、一邊念誦。大概到午飯時候，看看手中的數數機，是念了七十多遍。午飯後，大家都回到座上繼續專心念誦，過了一會，師父帶領大眾圍繞佛塔念誦，回程到覺修寺時，站在寺前，再看看手中的數數機，剛好是一百零八遍，心裡感覺到大眾修行的力已滲透到鹿湖區，為鹿湖區祝福，十分舒暢。隨後回到禪堂繼續的念誦變得十分輕快，可以說是在享受，轉眼間便聽到最後一遍的提示鐘聲，念誦圓滿後大家一共念了一百二十九遍。師父開示時，請大家回身看看窗外的境，一看發覺變得一片清明，與剛到達時的環境相比，真是很大差別。師父說這便是境隨心轉，大自然感應到大家的心是清明，也都變得清明，師父還說，佛法就是這麼不可思議。

最後，一班禪子便懷著感恩的心，法喜充滿地坐車暫別鹿湖這個修持正法的好地方，期待著下一次的再臨。

( 同學分享：得山 )

編按：在這次一天大悲咒念誦禪修後，秀峰禪院每星期日的早課已改為約兩小時的大悲咒念誦，鼓勵大家踴躍參加，讓生活充滿大悲咒的願力，事事無礙，更可為禪院和鹿湖區迴向，支持正法流傳。

懶人蛋糕 Lazy Cake @ 禪悅為食

2010-05-27T19:53:00.000-07:00

有時大家可能想吃 homemade 蛋糕，可是又不想多費功夫。你可以參考來自立陶苑的懶人蛋糕食譜，只需兩小時許，不用焗爐，便可造出美味的蛋糕，與家人朋友分享。

配料 & 做法

1.奶一杯（約250亳升）

2.谷咕粉一杯

3.大豆卵磷脂適量

4.黑糖3湯匙（按個人口味調校）

5.將材料1加熱後，加入材料2、3、4拌勻。

6.將梳打餅乾碎（約200克）及瑪莉餅乾碎（約200克）加入材料5內不停攪拌成固體，待冷卻後放入雪柜約2小時即可享用。

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For the Year of the Dragon

跟隨佛陀的足跡 （5）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (5)

跟隨佛陀的足跡 （4）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (4）

跟隨佛陀的足跡 （3）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (3)

跟隨佛陀的足跡 （2）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (2)

跟隨佛陀的足跡 （1）

'Following the Foot Steps of Buddha': the Whole World Single Flower 2011 - Trip to India

懷念妙智法師 In Memory of Myo Ji Sunim

轉化情緒

淨土就在心中

愛心同遊大嶼山

第一次禪修

【廿八日後】

禪與法之答問

秀峰禪院坐禪籌款於3月13日舉行，請踴躍支持！

感恩

世界一花

The Whole World Is A Single Flower

放下 Put it Down

「無汝棲泊處」

“There is no place for you to stay”

回歸大自然的釋懷

知音 Mind to Mind

「護持大嶼山佛教禪修勝地簽署行動」簡短報告

曾德成局長鹿湖之行分享

齊來護持大嶼山佛教禪修勝地 To protect the spiritual sanctuaries for Buddhist practice at Lantau Island.

1/8 蓮花燈圓滿迴向念誦 Lotus Lantern Merit Dedication Chanting

11-17/7 感恩秀峰禪師七天禪修 7-day Retreat in Memory of Zen Master Su Bong

4/7 覺修寺一天禁語襌修 One Day Silent Retreat at Gak Su Temple

20-30/6 覺修寺夏安居 Summer Kyol Che at Gak Su Temple

12/6 & 24/7 禮佛300拜 300 Bows

平等 Equality

最親切 The Most Heartfelt

來自大悲咒的法喜

懶人蛋糕 Lazy Cake @ 禪悅為食

跟隨佛陀的足跡（5）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (5)

跟隨佛陀的足跡（4）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (4）

跟隨佛陀的足跡（3）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (3)

跟隨佛陀的足跡（2）Following the Foot Steps of Buddha (2)

跟隨佛陀的足跡（1）