时间：02/07/2026 02/08/2026
地点：星湖禅修中心
主讲：龙示林
佛法知识
正信佛教的建立
在佛法的流传过程中，“信”始终被视为修行的重要起点。然而，佛法所强调的信，并非盲目接受、情绪依附或对权威的无条件服从，而是一种建立在理解、观察与实践基础上的正信。正信佛教的建立，正是为了防止佛法被误解为迷信、神秘主义或功利工具，使修行回归觉悟与解脱的正道。
正信佛教的核心，在于以智慧引导信心。佛陀从未要求众生因其身份而相信教法，而是一再强调应当亲自观察、验证与体验。正信并不是“先信再说”，而是“因理解而信，因实践而信”。当一个人发现佛法确实能够减少贪、嗔、痴，令内心更清明、更安稳，这样的信心便是稳固而不动摇的。
建立正信佛教，首先要澄清佛法的目的。佛法的根本目标，并非求福报、避灾难、改运势，而是认识苦、断除苦因、证得苦的止息。若将佛法简化为祈求外在回报的工具，信仰便会偏离方向，修行也会失去深度。正信佛教强调：福报只是修行的副产品，而非修行的终点。
正信佛教同样重视因果与理性。佛法所说的因果，并不是宿命论，而是对行为与结果之间关系的如实观察。正信并不要求人消极接受命运，而是鼓励对当下行为负责。明白“现在的选择正在塑造未来”，才能真正生起精进与觉醒，而非依赖外力。
在正信佛教中，经典具有重要地位，但并非被当作神秘不可质疑的文本。经、律、论是引导理解与实践的工具，而不是崇拜对象。正信的态度，是以恭敬心阅读经典，以智慧心思惟义理，再以实践来验证教导。若只诵读而不理解，只信仰而不实践，佛法便难以真正生根。
正信佛教也强调对修行者自身责任的承担。佛法并不将解脱的希望寄托于他人代为完成，而是指出“自依止，法依止”。善知识、僧团与传统，都是助缘，而非替代。正信意味着：尊重引导，但不放弃自主觉察；依止教法，但不丧失判断能力。
在社会层面，正信佛教有助于净化信仰环境。当佛法被过度神秘化、商业化或工具化，往往会引发恐惧、依赖与盲从。正信佛教的建立，使佛法回归教育与觉醒的功能，帮助人提升心灵品质，而非制造新的束缚。这样的佛教，才能在现代社会中长期而健康地存在。
正信佛教并不否定仪式与象征的价值，但强调其应当服务于觉知与修行，而非取代修行。礼佛、供养、诵经，若能引发谦逊、感恩与正念，便具有意义；若仅流于形式、交换或祈求，便容易偏离正信的精神。正信并不反对形式，而反对执著形式。
在个人修行中，建立正信佛教，意味着不断检视自己的动机与方向。当修行让人变得更清醒、更柔和、更负责任，信仰便是正向的；当修行让人变得恐惧、排他、依赖或傲慢，便需要重新反思。正信不是固守标签，而是持续校正。
正信佛教的建立，也需要时间与耐心。许多误解并非一朝形成，自然也无法一夕消除。通过教育、对话与实践，佛法的真实精神才能逐渐显现。正信不是急于纠正他人，而是先在自身生命中体现佛法的理性、慈悲与智慧。
最终，正信佛教并不是一种思想立场，而是一种修行品质。它体现为不迷信、不盲从、不依赖权威，同时也不否定传统、不否定修行、不否定信心。正信，是信而不迷，信而能行，信而能证。
当正信佛教在个人心中建立，佛法便不再是外在的信仰对象，而成为内在的觉醒力量。这样的佛教，不仅能够引导个体走向解脱，也能够为社会带来清明、理性与安定的精神资源。
Date: 02/07/2026 02/08/2026
Location: Star Lake Meditation Center
Teacher: Shilin Long
Dharma Knowledge
Establishing Right Faith in Buddhism
Throughout the transmission of Buddhism, faith has always been regarded as an important starting point for practice. Yet the faith emphasized in Buddhism is not blind belief, emotional attachment, or unquestioning obedience to authority. It is a form of right faith grounded in understanding, observation, and personal verification. Establishing right faith in Buddhism ensures that the Dharma does not degenerate into superstition, mysticism, or a utilitarian tool, but remains a path of awakening and liberation.
The core of right faith lies in wisdom-guided confidence. The Buddha never demanded belief based on his status, but consistently encouraged investigation, reflection, and direct experience. Right faith is not “believe first and see later,” but “understand, practice, and then trust.” When one discovers that the Dharma genuinely reduces greed, anger, and confusion, bringing clarity and peace to the mind, faith becomes stable and unshakable.
Establishing right faith begins with clarifying the purpose of Buddhism. The fundamental aim of the Dharma is not to seek blessings, avoid misfortune, or manipulate destiny, but to understand suffering, abandon its causes, and realize its cessation. When Buddhism is reduced to a means of securing external rewards, faith loses direction and practice loses depth. Right faith recognizes that merit is a byproduct of practice, not its ultimate goal.
Right faith Buddhism also emphasizes causality and reason. The Buddhist teaching of cause and effect is not fatalism, but an observation of the relationship between actions and results. Right faith does not encourage passive resignation, but responsibility for present choices. Understanding that current actions shape future outcomes naturally gives rise to diligence and awakening, rather than reliance on external forces.
In right faith Buddhism, scriptures hold great importance, yet they are not treated as mysterious texts beyond question. Sutras, Vinaya, and Abhidharma function as guides for understanding and practice, not objects of worship. A right faith approach reads the texts with respect, reflects on their meaning with wisdom, and verifies their truth through lived experience. Without understanding and practice, recitation alone cannot establish genuine faith.
Right faith also emphasizes personal responsibility in practice. Buddhism does not place liberation in the hands of others, but teaches self-reliance grounded in the Dharma. Teachers, communities, and traditions serve as supportive conditions, not substitutes for awareness. Right faith means respecting guidance without surrendering discernment, and relying on the teachings without losing independent inquiry.
At the social level, establishing right faith helps purify the environment of belief. When Buddhism becomes excessively mystified, commercialized, or instrumentalized, it often produces fear, dependency, and blind following. Right faith restores Buddhism’s educational and liberating function, enabling it to cultivate inner qualities rather than impose new constraints. Only such Buddhism can remain healthy and relevant in the modern world.
Right faith does not reject rituals and symbols, but insists they serve awareness rather than replace practice. Bowing, offerings, and chanting have value when they cultivate humility, gratitude, and mindfulness. When reduced to transactions or wish-fulfillment, they depart from the spirit of right faith. Right faith does not oppose form, but opposes attachment to form.
In personal practice, establishing right faith means continually examining one’s motivation and direction. When practice leads to greater clarity, gentleness, and responsibility, faith is aligned with the Dharma. When practice produces fear, exclusivity, dependency, or arrogance, reflection is needed. Right faith is not a fixed label, but an ongoing process of correction.
Establishing right faith also requires patience. Many misunderstandings have accumulated over time and cannot be resolved overnight. Through education, dialogue, and practice, the authentic spirit of Buddhism gradually becomes visible. Right faith does not rush to correct others, but begins by embodying reason, compassion, and wisdom in one’s own life.
Ultimately, right faith Buddhism is not an ideological position, but a quality of practice. It is faith without delusion, confidence without blind submission, and trust expressed through action and realization. When right faith is established within the mind, Buddhism ceases to be an external belief system and becomes an inner force of awakening.
Such Buddhism not only guides individuals toward liberation, but also offers society a source of clarity, rationality, and inner stability.
