时间：08/15/2026 08/16/2026
地点：星湖禅修中心
主讲：龙示林
打坐参禅
禅定中的“寂照不二”
“寂照不二”是禅定成熟阶段的核心描述：“寂”指寂然安住、无扰无散；“照”指清明觉照、了了分明。不二，并非把二者混合，而是指出在真实体证中，安静不昏沉，明照不躁动，定与觉在同一心性中自然并行。
一、何谓“寂”：不是空白，而是安住
1. 寂非无知
并非意识关闭或感受消失。
2. 寂是无扰
内在噪音止息，心不被牵走。
3. 寂是稳定
觉知有根，不随境转。
二、何谓“照”：不是思辨，而是明知
1. 照非分析
不靠推理获得清楚。
2. 照是当下知
所缘现前，即刻了然。
3. 照是无遗漏
身、受、心、境皆被觉察。
三、为何强调“不二”：破除定慧对立
1. 仅寂易落昏沉
安静若无明照，心易暗钝。
2. 仅照易成散乱
明觉若无安住，心易浮动。
3. 不二方为正定
安而常明，明而常安。
四、寂照不二的心行特征
1. 无需刻意用力
不靠压制或维持。
2. 中道平衡
不过紧，不过松。
3. 自然持续
不因境变而断裂。
五、从修行过程看“寂照”的合一
1. 初期偏重寂
先令心不散。
2. 中期兼顾照
在安住中保持明知。
3. 成熟阶段不分
寂即是照，照即是寂。
六、体证寂照不二的三个切入点
1. 以呼吸为锚
安住中保持觉知。
2. 以身体为基
觉察细微变化而不扰动。
3. 以觉知本身为所缘
不离“正在知道”的事实。
七、常见偏差与校正
1. 偏寂的校正
引入清楚觉察，避免昏沉。
2. 偏照的校正
回到安住，减少追逐。
3. 追求境界的校正
放下比较，回到当下。
八、寂照不二与智慧的关系
1. 寂提供稳定平台
让观察不被扰乱。
2. 照显现真实结构
无常、苦、无我得以看见。
3. 慧不离定
洞见在安住中成熟。
九、在日常生活中的体现
1. 行动中安而明
做事时不慌乱、不迷糊。
2. 情绪中照而稳
觉知情绪而不被卷走。
3. 关系中不失中心
回应清楚而不对抗。
总结
禅定中的“寂照不二”，并非特殊境界，而是心性成熟后的自然状态：寂而不昧，照而不扰；安住与觉知在同一当下相互成就。当修行不再在“安静”与“清楚”之间摇摆，定便成为活的定，慧也成为稳的慧；由此，修行不仅在坐中成立，也在一切行住坐卧中持续展开。
Date: 08/15/2026 08/16/2026
Location: Star Lake Meditation Center
Teacher: Shilin Long
Sitting Meditation
Non-Dual Stillness and Clarity in Meditative Absorption
“Non-dual stillness and clarity” describes the mature quality of meditation in which calm stability and clear knowing are not two separate states. Stillness does not dull awareness, and clarity does not agitate the mind. In genuine realization, tranquility and illumination function together within the same nature of awareness.
1. What Is Stillness?
1. Not blankness
Awareness is not shut down.
2. Freedom from disturbance
Mental noise subsides.
3. Stable presence
The mind no longer follows objects.
2. What Is Clarity?
1. Not conceptual analysis
Understanding is not inferential.
2. Immediate knowing
What appears is known directly.
3. Comprehensive awareness
Body, feeling, mind, and environment are all known.
3. Why “Non-Dual” Is Emphasized
1. Stillness alone risks dullness
Calm without clarity becomes heaviness.
2. Clarity alone risks restlessness
Knowing without stability becomes scattered.
3. Non-duality defines right concentration
Calm and clear simultaneously.
4. Characteristics of Non-Dual Stillness and Clarity
1. No forced effort
Neither suppression nor maintenance.
2. Middle-way balance
Neither tight nor loose.
3. Natural continuity
Unbroken across changing conditions.
5. Developmental Integration
1. Early emphasis on calm
Settling distraction.
2. Middle emphasis on clarity
Maintaining awareness within calm.
3. Mature non-separation
Stillness is clarity; clarity is stillness.
6. Three Practical Entry Points
1. Breath as anchor
Stability with awareness.
2. Body as ground
Subtle sensations known without interference.
3. Awareness as reference
Staying with the fact of knowing itself.
7. Common Imbalances and Adjustments
1. Correcting excess stillness
Reintroduce clear knowing.
2. Correcting excess clarity
Return to settling and grounding.
3. Correcting state-chasing
Release comparison; return to immediacy.
8. Relationship to Insight
1. Stillness stabilizes observation
Prevents disturbance.
2. Clarity reveals structure
Impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, non-self.
3. Insight remains inseparable from calm
Wisdom matures within stability.
9. Expression in Daily Life
1. Calm and clear action
Effective without agitation.
2. Stable awareness in emotion
Feelings known without overwhelm.
3. Clear presence in relationships
Responsive without reactivity.
Conclusion
Non-dual stillness and clarity in meditation are not special attainments but the natural expression of mature awareness: calm without dullness, clarity without agitation. When practice no longer oscillates between quietness and knowing, concentration becomes alive and insight becomes grounded. From this unity, meditation extends beyond sitting and continues seamlessly through all activities of daily life.
