时间：12/27/2025 12/28/2025
地点：星湖禅修中心
主讲：龙示林
打坐参禅
心念与外境的关联
禅宗常说：“境随心转”“心外无法”。意思不是外界不存在，而是我们对外界的体验、判断与反应，都来自心念本身。外境本来中性，而“好、坏、顺、逆、美、丑”的意义，都是心念赋予的。理解心念与外境的关系，是学习看破执着、减轻痛苦、回到觉知的关键一步。
一、外境是中性的：世界本身没有固定意义
1. 相同事件，不同人有不同解读
说明意义不在事件，而在心的投射。
2. 外境不带情绪
情绪来自心，而非外在物。
3. 外境如镜
呈现的是我们内在的反射。
二、心念如何塑造外境：赋予意义、解释、评价
1. 心念创造“故事”
事情发生后，心立刻编故事来解释。
2. 心念给事件贴标签
“我不喜欢”“我受伤了”“太糟糕”。
3. 心念决定体验的质量
同样的境，有人成长，有人痛苦。
三、为何心念影响外境：意识比现实更快、更强
1. 心的反应速度超过外界
事情还没发生完，心已开始判断。
2. 心比外境更有力量
决定痛苦的是认知，不是事件本身。
3. 外境不会制造执着
执着来自心。
四、禅修如何让心念与外境脱钩：观察，而不介入
1. 观察念头，而不是跟随
看见念头，就不会被念头左右。
2. 感受外境，而非评价外境
感受只有“这样”，没有“好不好”。
3. 让外境是外境，心是心
不混淆两者。
五、心念强烈时，外境容易被扭曲
1. 愤怒时，一切都看起来像挑衅
“不是外境变坏，而是心在发火。”
2. 恐惧时，外境充满危险
“不是世界有问题，而是心在颤抖。”
3. 欲望强烈时，外境变得诱人
“不是外物更好，而是心在抓取。”
六、觉知增强后，外境变得更清晰而真实
1. 没有情绪染色的世界更干净
心清，则境明。
2. 不再投射“故事”
只看事实，不过度解释。
3. 外境成为觉醒的素材
每件事都能照见自心。
七、心念与外境的最终关联：两者都是因缘所生
1. 外境依因缘出现
没有任何事物是固定的。
2. 心念依因缘生灭
念头来去，无主无我。
3. 见身心皆因缘
不再执着外境，不再执着情绪。
总结
心念与外境并非分开存在。外境不决定痛苦，决定痛苦的是心念；外境不决定幸福，决定幸福的也是心念。当我们停止把自己的投射当成“真实世界”，就能真正看见外境的本来样貌，也能看见心念的生灭与空性。这是觉醒的重要一步，也是解脱的关键。
Date: 12/27/2025 12/28/2025
Location: Star Lake Meditation Center
Teacher: Shilin Long
Sitting Meditation
The Relationship Between Mind and External Reality
Zen teaches: “The mind shapes the world” and “Outside the mind, no phenomena exist.”This does not deny the existence of the external world.Rather, it means that our experience of the world—our reactions, emotions, and judgments—comes from the mind itself.External conditions are neutral; meaning is created by thought.Understanding this relationship is essential for reducing suffering and cultivating clarity.
1. External Reality Is Neutral
1. Different people interpret the same event differently
Meaning is projected by the mind.
2. External objects do not carry emotion
Emotion comes from perception.
3. External reality is like a mirror
Reflecting the inner state.
2. How the Mind Shapes External Reality
1. The mind creates stories
It interprets what happens.
2. The mind labels events
“Good,” “bad,” “unfair,” “hurtful.”
3. The mind shapes the quality of experience
Growth or suffering depends on interpretation.
3. Why the Mind Influences External Experience
1. Mental reactions are faster than external events
Judgment appears instantly.
2. The mind is more powerful than circumstances
Distress comes from perception, not the event.
3. Clinging arises from the mind
Not from external objects.
4. How Meditation Separates Mind from External Reality
1. Observe thoughts without following them
This stops distortion.
2. Feel sensations without judging
Experience becomes direct and unfiltered.
3. Let the world be the world, and the mind be the mind
No confusion between the two.
5. When the Mind Is Disturbed, the World Appears Distorted
1. Anger makes everything look hostile
The world didn’t change—your mind did.
2. Fear makes the world seem dangerous
The danger is in the emotion, not the environment.
3. Desire makes objects appear more attractive
The attraction is generated by craving.
6. When Awareness Increases, the World Appears Clearer
1. A calm mind sees accurately
Clarity replaces distortion.
2. Less storytelling, more seeing
Facts replace mental narratives.
3. External reality becomes a field for insight
Every event reflects the mind.
7. The Ultimate Relationship: Both Mind and World Arise from Conditions
1. External reality depends on causes and conditions
Nothing is fixed or permanent.
2. Thoughts arise due to conditions
They come and go without a self.
3. Seeing both as conditioned dissolves attachment
Clarity leads to freedom.
Conclusion
External reality does not create suffering—mental interpretation does.Happiness, clarity, and peace arise not from controlling the world but from understanding the mind.When we stop confusing our projections with reality,we begin to see both the world and the mind as they truly are—impermanent, conditioned, and empty of fixed nature.This insight marks a major step toward awakening.
