佛陀曾言:「這是使眾生清淨,超越愁悲,滅除苦憂,成就聖道,體證涅槃的唯一道路,即四念處。」《正念的四個練習》就是教你練習佛陀親授的「四念處」本書《正念的四個練習》是以《大念處經》(Maha Satipatthana Sutta)為基礎,提供完整清晰的解釋。作者喜戒禪師是馬哈希禪師(Mahasi Sayadaw, 1904-1982)的親近弟子之一,他以古代註釋書、註疏,以及馬哈希禪師所寫的緬文註釋為本書的論釋基礎,引領一般初學者,以最貼近佛陀原始教法學習禪定。在《大念處經》中,佛陀以二十一種方式親自指導人們如何修習念處觀,闡釋四種念處,其實就是教導我們如何練習「四念處」。念處意指「念」的「立足處」,修習念處觀就是具有正念地觀照諸法。四念處是一套對正念的完整禪修方法,針對「身、受、心、法」四項隨觀身心當下實況的修行法門。佛陀以十四種方式解說身隨觀:入出息念、身體姿勢、正念正知、觀身不淨、四界分別觀與墓園九觀。受隨觀只以一種方式描述:隨觀心識,因為感受是心對境所體驗到的苦、樂或不苦不樂等心理狀態。法隨觀以五種方式描述:隨觀五蓋、五取蘊、六內入處與外入處、七覺支與四聖諦。著重身心現觀的四念處,若以為用頭腦思辨就能獲得解脫,四念處就只是理論了。練習「四念處」就從《正念的四個練習》開始。
作者簡介
喜戒禪師Venerable U Sīlānanda(巴利文),音譯為「尸羅難陀」禪師◎1927年,出生於緬甸的曼德勒(Mandalay)。◎1943年出家,1947年受具足戒成為比丘。◎1954年跟隨馬哈希禪師(Mahasi Sayadaw)修習觀禪;同年在三藏佛典的「第六次大結集」中,擔任編輯。◎1979年,跟隨馬哈希禪師至美國弘法,之後經由馬哈希禪師指定,留在美國傳授禪修與佛教課程。◎目前擔任「美國上座部佛教協會」(Theravada Buddhist Society of America,簡稱TBSA)的榮譽顧問、加州半月灣「法喜寺」(Dhammananda Vihara)住持、緬甸仰光國際上座部佛教弘法大學(International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University)的校長。◎著作包括:《正念的四個練習》(The Four Foundations of Mindfulness)、《業法入門》(An Introduction to the Law of Kamma)等(以上為英文著作);《初轉法輪經》(The First Sermon)、《巴利文中的推理論》(Exposition of Syllogism in Pali)等(以上為緬文著作)。
譯者簡介
賴隆彥海洋大學造船系畢業,中華佛學研究所研究。曾任中華佛學研究所藏文講師、智光工商德育老師、佛光出版社資深編輯、普門雜誌社資深編輯。譯作有:《森林中的法語》《平靜的第一堂課──觀呼吸》《阿姜查的禪修世界》(戒、定、慧)《佛陀的聖弟子傳》《正念的四個練習》《無常》《正念之道》《一心走路》等(以上皆由橡樹出文化出版)。
我們彼此傾聽,為彼此而在。
本書從禪法的角度重新定義什麼是愛,萃取人類最強烈情感的成分。一行禪師以一貫清晰的理路、慈悲的感染力及幽默感,分享了戀愛、親密關係、孩子與家庭、迷戀等許多層面的智慧訣竅,也提供獨自練習或與伴侶一同練習的禪觀方式,幫助你擴展愛的能力。知道如何滋養愛,人際關係的許多關卡也就迎刃而解。
《怎麼愛》是【跟一行禪師過日常】系列的第三本,提供簡單明瞭的指導,任何想要探索正念禪修的人都能深受啟發。書末「增長真愛的練習」列出實際可行的步驟,讓你感受何謂「為彼此而在」。
繁體中文版佐以台灣知名插畫家王春子的作品,陪伴你重新體驗「愛」的單純與美好。
作者簡介
一行禪師(Thich Nhat Hanh)一九二六年生於越南,十六歲在慈孝寺出家,一九四九年受具足戒,為臨濟禪宗第四十二代、越南了觀禪師第八代傳人。一九六○年赴美普林斯頓大學研讀比較宗教學,並於哥倫比亞大學、康乃爾大學講學。持續推動反戰運動。一九六七年,美國黑人民權領袖馬丁‧路德‧金恩提名他角逐諾貝爾和平獎。一九七三年越南政府取消他的護照,自此離開越南,流亡法國。一九八二年在法國南部建設禪修道場「梅村」。他是目前世界上最著名的禪師之一,教導正念禪修長達七十餘年,暢銷作品包括《和好:療癒你的內在小孩》(Reconciliation)和《培養愛心》(Cultivating the Mind of Love)。
譯者簡介
吳茵茵台大外文系學士,師大翻譯研究所碩士。受教於鄭振煌教授,譯有《正念》、《禪呼吸》、《當和尚遇到鑽石2》等十餘本書。
Live a life of ease and freedom, on the basis of peace and solidity, with the principle of being less agitated and affected.
Many masters in the history of Chinese Chan Buddhism emphasized practice as daily living. Whether monastic or lay, a follower uses the concepts and methods of Chan in daily life. By doing so, one experiences calmness and ease while being spontaneous and lively amidst mundane reality. Chan is not a religion, not a philosophy, and surely not mysterious or weird sorcery. It is the wisdom of living, the cultivation of body and mind, and a principle and guideline for spiritual development. It is also the best method for influencing and purifying the environment.--Master Sheng Yen
作者簡介
Master Sheng Yen (1930-2009)
Master Sheng Yen was born in 1930 and became a monk in 1943. He conducted a six-year solitary retreat, after which he went to Japan for further study and obtained a doctorate in Buddhist literature at Rissho University. In 1975, he began sharing the Dharma in the US, and in 1989, founded the Dharma Drum Mountain organization. In 2005, he established the Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism, as an effort to reinvent Chinese Buddhism.
He authored more than 100 publications in Chinese, English, and Japanese, and received the Sun Yat-sen Art and Literary Award, the Sun Yat-sen Academic Award, and the Presidential Cultural Award, among other honorary awards.
He proposed the vision of "uplifting the character of humanity and building a pure land on earth," founded the Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts, and Dharma Drum Sangha University. Experienced in Chan using correct approaches, he guided practice in both the West and East. Popularizing the Dharma in modern language, the Master initiated movements including Protecting the Spiritual Environment, Four Kinds of Environmentalism, the Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance Campaign, and the Six Ethics of the Mind. He shared the Dharma globally with a broadminded perspective, winning him worldwide recognition.