时间：03/14/2026 03/15/2026
地点：星湖禅修中心
主讲：龙示林
打坐参禅
明心见性：性是什么？
“明心见性”是禅宗修行的核心表达，其中“心”常被理解，而“性”却最易被误解。许多人把“性”想成某种神秘实体、终极本体或特殊境界，结果越想越远。实际上，“性”并不是对象，不是感觉，不是概念，而是当一切执取松开时，正在觉知的那个“明”。理解“性是什么”，不是增加知识，而是减少误认。
一、“性”的基本指向：不是东西，而是觉知本身
1. 不是可见之物
任何能被看见、感觉、描述的，都不是“性”。
2. 不是心理状态
平静、喜乐、空寂都会变化，不能等同于性。
3. 是正在知道的能力
当下知觉、照见、明白的那个“知”。
二、为何称为“性”：指其不变与不依
1. 不随境转
境界变化，觉知仍在。
2. 不依条件
不是因努力制造出来。
3. 不增不减
不因修行而增加，不因烦恼而减少。
三、常见误解澄清：避免把“性”对象化
1. 误以为性在身体某处
并非头脑、心口或任何位置。
2. 误以为性是空白
昏沉或无感不是见性。
3. 误以为性是特殊体验
体验来去，性不随去来。
四、如何“见性”：不是寻找，而是回看
1. 念起时回看
谁在知道这个念头？
2. 境现时回看
谁在看见这个境界？
3. 情绪时回看
谁在觉察这份情绪？
五、“明心”与“见性”的关系：明心是途径，见性是照见
1. 明心
看清念头、情绪与反应的运作。
2. 见性
在看清之中，照见觉知本身。
3. 二者不分阶段
照见随明而现。
六、见性后的修行：不住于见，不执其名
1. 不以“我已见性”为立场
立场本身即成新执。
2. 以日用为道场
在关系、工作中验证。
3. 以觉知护持
让见性落实为清醒生活。
七、如何检验是否贴近“性”的理解
1. 是否减少执着
对境不再强抓。
2. 是否更平实
不追逐高峰体验。
3. 是否更清醒
在复杂处仍能照见。
总结
“性”不是可以被拥有的东西，而是当下正在照见的一份清明；不是需要抵达的远处，而是回头即可认出的本来。明心让我们看清心的运作，见性则是在看清之中认出那不随运作生灭的觉知本身。当对概念、体验与身份的执取逐渐松开，性自然显现为平常而稳定的明觉，并在日常生活中被持续验证。
Date: 03/14/2026 03/15/2026
Location: Star Lake Meditation Center
Teacher: Shilin Long
Sitting Meditation
Seeing the Nature: What Is “Nature” in Zen?
“Seeing the mind and realizing one’s nature” is a central Zen expression. While “mind” is often discussed, “nature” is frequently misunderstood. Many imagine it as a mysterious substance or an extraordinary state. In fact, “nature” is not an object, not a feeling, and not a concept—it is the very knowing that remains when misidentification drops. Understanding what “nature” is requires less addition and more release.
1. What “Nature” Points To: Not a Thing, but Awareness Itself
1. Not an observable object
Anything that can be seen or described is not it.
2. Not a mental state
Calm, joy, or emptiness come and go.
3. The capacity of knowing
The awareness that is present right now.
2. Why It Is Called “Nature”: Unchanging and Independent
1. Unmoved by conditions
Experiences change; awareness remains.
2. Not dependent on causes
It is not produced by effort.
3. Neither increasing nor decreasing
Practice does not add to it; confusion does not subtract from it.
3. Common Misunderstandings to Avoid
1. Locating nature in the body
It is not in the head, chest, or any place.
2. Mistaking blankness for realization
Dullness is not awakening.
3. Chasing special experiences
Experiences pass; nature does not.
4. How to “See” Nature: Turn Back, Don’t Search
1. When thoughts arise, look back
Who knows this thought?
2. When perceptions appear, look back
Who is aware of this perception?
3. When emotions surge, look back
Who is recognizing this emotion?
5. Relationship Between “Seeing the Mind” and “Seeing Nature”
1. Seeing the mind
Understanding how thoughts and reactions operate.
2. Seeing nature
Recognizing awareness itself within that understanding.
3. Not sequential
Recognition can occur instantly within clarity.
6. Practice After Recognition: No Abiding, No Labels
1. Do not fixate on “having realized”
Fixation creates new attachment.
2. Use daily life as verification
Relationships and work test clarity.
3. Let awareness guide conduct
Realization becomes lived wisdom.
7. How to Verify Alignment With Nature
1. Less clinging
Situations grip the mind less.
2. More ordinariness
No need for dramatic experiences.
3. Greater clarity amid complexity
Awareness remains present under pressure.
Conclusion
“Nature” is not something to possess but the clear knowing already present; not a distant destination but what can be recognized by turning back now. Seeing the mind clarifies mental processes; seeing nature recognizes the awareness that does not rise and fall with them. As attachment to concepts, experiences, and identities loosens, nature reveals itself as simple, steady clarity—verified not by claims, but by a more awake way of living.
