时间：02/14/2026 02/15/2026
地点：星湖禅修中心
主讲：龙示林
打坐参禅
初窥禅意：心明如镜
“心明如镜”是禅修初期常被提及的比喻，指心在觉知中变得清澈、如实、无染。它并非要把心变成“没有任何反应”的空白，而是让心在面对境界时，能够照见而不黏着、反映而不扭曲。初窥禅意，正是从这一份清明与如实开始。
一、何谓“心明如镜”：照而不取，现而不住
1. 照见而不抓取
境来即知，不加占有。
2. 显现而不滞留
念起即觉，不作延伸。
3. 明而不染
清楚分明，却不被情绪染色。
二、为什么“如镜”能形容初步禅意
1. 镜子不挑选影像
美丑皆照，不作偏爱。
2. 镜子不保存影像
来即现，去即空。
3. 镜子不改变影像
如实反映，不加评判。
三、初学者如何体会“心明如镜”
1. 在呼吸中体会
吸气知吸，呼气知呼。
2. 在身体感受中体会
痛、暖、紧、松都被照见。
3. 在念头生灭中体会
念头出现，被看见就已松动。
四、镜心初现的常见标志
1. 心更清楚
事情变简单，不再混乱。
2. 反应变慢
刺激与回应之间出现空间。
3. 情绪不再黏连
情绪来去更快。
五、容易混淆的状态：清明不是压抑
1. 清明不等于冷漠
感受仍在，但不被裹挟。
2. 清明不等于空白
觉知清醒，而非昏沉。
3. 清明不等于完美
仍会起念，但能照见。
六、如何稳定“心明如镜”的状态
1. 以觉知为主，不以境界为主
把注意力放在“知道”上。
2. 不追求持续
允许来去，自然稳固。
3. 回到当下身体
身体是最稳的锚点。
七、把“镜心”带入生活
1. 对境不急于判断
先照见，再回应。
2. 说话前照见动机
语言自然清净。
3. 行动时照见身体
行为更稳、更少后悔。
八、初窥之后的方向：从清明到自在
1. 清明增长，执着减少
镜更明，影更淡。
2. 觉知连续，烦恼松解
不是消灭，而是看穿。
3. 回归平常心
如镜之用，在于日常。
总结
“心明如镜”不是一种神秘境界，而是觉知初熟的自然呈现。当心能如实照见而不黏着，禅意便已在当下显现。初窥只是开始，在一次次照见中，清明会渐深，自在会渐近。
Date: 02/14/2026 02/15/2026
Location: Star Lake Meditation Center
Teacher: Shilin Long
Sitting Meditation
First Glimpse of Zen: A Mind Like a Clear Mirror
“A mind like a clear mirror” is a common metaphor for the early stages of Zen practice. It does not imply emotional numbness or blankness, but a mind that reflects experience clearly without clinging or distortion. This first glimpse of Zen begins with clarity and faithful awareness of what is present.
1. What Does “Mind Like a Mirror” Mean?
1. Reflecting without grasping
Experience is known without ownership.
2. Appearing without dwelling
Thoughts arise and pass without extension.
3. Clear yet unstained
Awareness remains vivid without emotional coloring.
2. Why the Mirror Metaphor Fits Early Zen Insight
1. A mirror does not choose images
Beauty and ugliness are reflected equally.
2. A mirror does not retain images
What comes goes.
3. A mirror does not alter images
Reality is reflected as it is.
3. How Beginners Can Experience a Mirror-Like Mind
1. Through the breath
Knowing inhalation and exhalation directly.
2. Through bodily sensations
Pain, warmth, tension, and ease are observed.
3. Through arising thoughts
Seen thoughts already loosen.
4. Common Signs of a Clear-Mirror Mind
1. Greater clarity
Situations feel simpler and less tangled.
2. Slower reactivity
Space appears between stimulus and response.
3. Lighter emotional attachment
Emotions pass more quickly.
5. Common Confusions to Avoid
1. Clarity is not indifference
Feeling remains without entanglement.
2. Clarity is not blankness
Awareness is alert, not dull.
3. Clarity is not perfection
Thoughts still arise, but are seen.
6. How to Stabilize This Clarity
1. Prioritize awareness over experience
Focus on knowing, not on states.
2. Do not chase continuity
Allow coming and going to mature naturally.
3. Return to the body
The body provides the most reliable anchor.
7. Bringing the Mirror Mind Into Daily Life
1. Pause before judging situations
See first, respond later.
2. Notice intention before speaking
Speech becomes naturally clean.
3. Feel the body while acting
Actions become steadier, with fewer regrets.
8. Beyond the First Glimpse: From Clarity to Ease
1. Growing clarity reduces clinging
The mirror brightens; images fade.
2. Continuous awareness loosens suffering
Not by suppression, but by insight.
3. Returning to ordinary mind
The mirror is for everyday life.
Conclusion
“A mind like a clear mirror” is not a mystical state but the natural sign of maturing awareness.When the mind reflects experience clearly without clinging,Zen is already present here and now.This first glimpse is only the beginning—through repeated seeing,clarity deepens,and ease draws nearer.
