正念覺知---1060723全員研習 Mindfulness and Awareness---Study of All Members on July 23, 2017 @ 中華清淨學佛協會

本次全員研習接續上次的觀察練習，藉著自己所觀察到的與實際的落差，發現了自己的心的問題，進而去對治它。由此也明白「萬法唯心造」，而混濁不定的心，又會造就出甚麼樣的人生？

Following from the observation practice of last time, this Study of All Members was designed by our Teacher Susan Duan helped us find the problems in our mind through the gap between our observation and the reality so that we can antidote them. Therefore, we realized that “All things were created by our mind”. And what kind of life will the muddy and unstable heart bring to us?

要對治「印象與實際的落差」，要先鍛練靜定的心。

唯有心真正的靜定，才可能生起覺知，有了覺知正念，加上平常學習的佛法知見真的入了心，受持不忘，遇到外境事物的時候，才能了了分明，才可能調伏我執、戰勝我執，繼而一點一點地斷除我執。

To treat “the gaps between our impressions of things in mind and the reality”, we have to build a calm and stable heart at first.

Only when the heart is really calm and stable is it possible (for us) to have awareness. In addition to having awareness and mindfulness, we also have to keep firmly the Dharma we learn from our usual study, receive and uphold in mind. Then, once we run into outward affairs, it is possible for us to be perfectly clear and percipient, subdue and overcome self-attachment, and then eliminate self-attachment inch by inch.

當日老師帶領我們禪修，讓我們在禪修時體會到專注所帶來的靜定，才能夠清楚地看見身心真實的狀況，如：身心的緊繃、昏聵、難以專注...等。

感恩老師特地為我們設計的全員研習，讓我們除了能透過事相照見自心的狀態，聞習佛法知見調伏我執，並帶領我們禪修靜心，真實體會身心靜定能生起覺知，更堅定了我們珍惜學法機會、讓自己煩惱漸輕的心。

Afterwards, the Teacher led us to meditate and enabled us to experience the peace and calm derived from the mindfulness during meditation. Therefore, we could saw clearly the reality of our body and mind, e.g. mentally and physically tense, stupefied, hard to concentrate, etc.

Thanks our Teacher for designing the study enabling us to realize the situation of our heart through outward affairs and learn the Dharma to subdue self-attachment. Also, the Teacher led us to do the meditation to calm our heart. By truly experiencing the peace and calm of our body and mind could bring us awareness, members’ hearts to cherish the chance of learning the Dharma to lessen our vexation were firmer.