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一行禪師講金剛經
《金剛經》是經中之王，掌握此經，您的生命就開始有了轉機。
閱讀和修習《金剛經》能夠幫助我們，斬斷無明和邪見並且超越它們，將我們度到解脫的彼岸。
一行禪師，以他特有輕鬆、易親近的言語——透過日常生活的實踐來詮釋《金剛經》的絕妙特色。
在文中饒富詩意且寓意深遠的23篇啟示，讓《金剛經》更柔軟、更深入您我的心。
「一旦你明白了《金剛經》就像是一首美妙的樂曲，毫不費力地就進入了你心裡。
「最終，《金剛經》的修行，就是試著拆除那隔開我們和他人的外殼，
好讓我們和自己、和我們周圍的人、和我們的星球，快樂地生活。」
誠如一行禪師開宗明義說道：「《金剛經》是禪修的基本經典。在夜深人靜時，獨自唸誦《金剛經》帶來喜悅。《金剛經》如此饒富深意且殊勝絕妙，它自有獨特用語。當初第一位讀到金剛經的西方學者，認為它全是胡言亂語，不知所云。它的文辭用語似乎神祕難解，但是當你深深看入時，你就能懂。」
第一部分的結尾，禪師強調：「在繼續下去之前，請把經文的頭五個小節再讀一遍。必要的菁華都已在此，而如果你讀了這幾個小節，你會開始明白《金剛經》的意思。一旦你明白了，你可能覺得《金剛經》就像是一首美妙的樂曲，它
閱讀和修習《金剛經》能夠幫助我們，斬斷無明和邪見並且超越它們，將我們度到解脫的彼岸。
一行禪師，以他特有輕鬆、易親近的言語——透過日常生活的實踐來詮釋《金剛經》的絕妙特色。
在文中饒富詩意且寓意深遠的23篇啟示，讓《金剛經》更柔軟、更深入您我的心。
「一旦你明白了《金剛經》就像是一首美妙的樂曲，毫不費力地就進入了你心裡。
「最終，《金剛經》的修行，就是試著拆除那隔開我們和他人的外殼，
好讓我們和自己、和我們周圍的人、和我們的星球，快樂地生活。」
誠如一行禪師開宗明義說道：「《金剛經》是禪修的基本經典。在夜深人靜時，獨自唸誦《金剛經》帶來喜悅。《金剛經》如此饒富深意且殊勝絕妙，它自有獨特用語。當初第一位讀到金剛經的西方學者，認為它全是胡言亂語，不知所云。它的文辭用語似乎神祕難解，但是當你深深看入時，你就能懂。」
第一部分的結尾，禪師強調：「在繼續下去之前，請把經文的頭五個小節再讀一遍。必要的菁華都已在此，而如果你讀了這幾個小節，你會開始明白《金剛經》的意思。一旦你明白了，你可能覺得《金剛經》就像是一首美妙的樂曲，它
280 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 14, 2015
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Thich Nhat Hanh
1,009 books13.2k followersThích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who then lived in southwest France where he was in exile for many years. Born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Thích Nhất Hạnh joined a Zen (Vietnamese: Thiền) monastery at the age of 16, and studied Buddhism as a novitiate. Upon his ordination as a monk in 1949, he assumed the Dharma name Thích Nhất Hạnh. Thích is an honorary family name used by all Vietnamese monks and nuns, meaning that they are part of the Shakya (Shakyamuni Buddha) clan. He was often considered the most influential living figure in the lineage of Lâm Tế (Vietnamese Rinzai) Thiền, and perhaps also in Zen Buddhism as a whole.
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July 29, 2014
"'All composed things are like a dream,
a phantom, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning.
That is how to meditate on them.
That is how to observe them.'"
"In the dialectics of prajnaparamita, there are three stages: (1) A rose is (2) not a rose, therefore (3) it is a rose. The third rose is very different from the first. The notion "empty of emptiness" (shunyata) in the teaching of prajnaparamita aims at helping us be free from the concept of emptiness."
"We cannot make any statement about the true nature of reality. Words and ideas can never convey reality. This passage of the sutra describes the indescribable nature of all things. If we base our understanding of reality on our concepts of particles, atoms, or composites we are stuck. We must go beyond all concepts if we want to be in touch with the true nature of things."
"All concepts co-arise and are empty of a separate self."
"When we look deeply, we can see that the shortcomings of others are no different than the shortcomings in ourselves and we can respond in a skillful and compassionate way."
a phantom, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning.
That is how to meditate on them.
That is how to observe them.'"
"In the dialectics of prajnaparamita, there are three stages: (1) A rose is (2) not a rose, therefore (3) it is a rose. The third rose is very different from the first. The notion "empty of emptiness" (shunyata) in the teaching of prajnaparamita aims at helping us be free from the concept of emptiness."
"We cannot make any statement about the true nature of reality. Words and ideas can never convey reality. This passage of the sutra describes the indescribable nature of all things. If we base our understanding of reality on our concepts of particles, atoms, or composites we are stuck. We must go beyond all concepts if we want to be in touch with the true nature of things."
"All concepts co-arise and are empty of a separate self."
"When we look deeply, we can see that the shortcomings of others are no different than the shortcomings in ourselves and we can respond in a skillful and compassionate way."
September 8, 2007
I read this book on the same vacation that I read The Alchemist. This book is a direct opposite of that smarmy book. Thich Nhat Hanhn helps to unravel the Diamond Sutra, which is the Buddhist lesson on emptiness. While the lessons on impermanence were easy to grasp, the concept of emptiness has always been more difficult for me, but his style and approach made this much more accessible for me. The first part is the actual translation, and the second is where he pulls it apart and you can get the commentary of a true master and poet.
I plan on reading this book every few years.
I plan on reading this book every few years.
May 17, 2023
Tất cả thế gian pháp đều là Phật pháp!
Bản thân là một người đọc nhiều và luôn có dục vọng đi đến tận cùng mọi câu hỏi của tri thức, nó được gọi là gì? nó tại sao sinh ra? nó vận hành thế nào? Nhưng càng biết nhiều càng thấy mình không biết đủ, như người bơi ngoài biển lớn vậy.
Đọc lại Kinh Kim Cương - một kinh văn xuất hiện có lẽ là sớm nhất trong văn học Bát Nhã, càng thấm thía bao nhiêu năm mình chỉ chạy theo các khái niệm, các pháp hữu vi, như hoa trong gương, trăng dưới nước. Lấy cái sinh mệnh hữu hạn để theo đuổi vô hạn thế gian pháp...
Cùng với sự diễn giải của Thầy, tôi dần buông bỏ được sự cố chấp và tập nghiên cứu lẫn thực hành theo một hướng khác, tập lấy cái vô vi để thử dung hội những cái hữu vi, xem liệu có được chăng?
Bản thân là một người đọc nhiều và luôn có dục vọng đi đến tận cùng mọi câu hỏi của tri thức, nó được gọi là gì? nó tại sao sinh ra? nó vận hành thế nào? Nhưng càng biết nhiều càng thấy mình không biết đủ, như người bơi ngoài biển lớn vậy.
Đọc lại Kinh Kim Cương - một kinh văn xuất hiện có lẽ là sớm nhất trong văn học Bát Nhã, càng thấm thía bao nhiêu năm mình chỉ chạy theo các khái niệm, các pháp hữu vi, như hoa trong gương, trăng dưới nước. Lấy cái sinh mệnh hữu hạn để theo đuổi vô hạn thế gian pháp...
Cùng với sự diễn giải của Thầy, tôi dần buông bỏ được sự cố chấp và tập nghiên cứu lẫn thực hành theo một hướng khác, tập lấy cái vô vi để thử dung hội những cái hữu vi, xem liệu có được chăng?
September 23, 2020
After reading The Other Shore, and learning the existence of this Sutra, I knew I had to read this. Although the main concepts between the two are very much the same, it is also... different. I feel that the Diamond Sutra is a lot more difficult to grasp. I am determined, however, to learn it again when I finally get my hands on the paperback.
I've highlighted so many quotes from this book that I know are essential to the teaching. Once I return this book to the library, all of it will disappear. But I really do want to keep this paragraph at heart:
I've highlighted so many quotes from this book that I know are essential to the teaching. Once I return this book to the library, all of it will disappear. But I really do want to keep this paragraph at heart:
Clouds are oceans; oceans are clouds. Clouds do not exist independently of oceans, and vice versa. ... In our thoughts, the moon may be full or new, bright or dim, present or not present, but the moon itself has none of those characteristics. The moon is just the moon. All objects of the mind are equal.
August 19, 2008
One of those elements that seems to resonate across religions is Wisdom. What is Wisdom? I think, when one is honest with oneself, the first thing that comes to mind in ineffability.
Thus shall we think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
Thus shall we think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
December 8, 2013
The Diamond Sutra is not for those just starting out with Buddhism and neither is Thích Nhất Hạnh's commentary on it. That said, it's one of the most straightforward and elucidating treatments of it. Just be ready for something that's closer to a scholarly work than a friendly novel, but definitely worth the effort to read it.
January 24, 2019
Lần đầu thực sự đọc kinh Phật, đọc trước phần Kinh văn thấy không sao lĩnh hội được, không hiểu Phật đang giảng cái gì luôn. Đọc phần giảng của thầy Nhất Hạnh mới bắt đầu thấy sự "vi diệu" ở trong đó. Càng đọc càng thấy câu "tam giáo đồng nguyên" không phải là câu nói cho vui. Tất nhiên cái giảng của thầy Nhất Hạnh chưa chắc giống cái giảng của thầy khác, nhưng cũng là một lối mở ra để đào sâu thêm, lúc đầu mà không có người hướng dẫn có lẽ khó mà đi cho đúng đường, e lại quẩn quanh mãi trong đống ngôn từ khó hiểu.
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January 27, 2025Your friends have just taken you out dancing.
You’re self-conscious. Your mind is clouded by the concept I am dancing, but—as we all know—anyone who thinks in order to dance is not really dancing.
Your friend—by means of a well-placed compliment or a shot of liquid courage—gives you the gift of non-fear. You start to enjoy yourself.
The concept I am dancing falls away. There is no longer an I dancing. There is just dancing.
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But, Rey, you haven’t reviewed the Diamond Sutra!
I know, but I had to call this something.
You’re self-conscious. Your mind is clouded by the concept I am dancing, but—as we all know—anyone who thinks in order to dance is not really dancing.
Your friend—by means of a well-placed compliment or a shot of liquid courage—gives you the gift of non-fear. You start to enjoy yourself.
The concept I am dancing falls away. There is no longer an I dancing. There is just dancing.
—————————————————————————————
But, Rey, you haven’t reviewed the Diamond Sutra!
I know, but I had to call this something.
April 25, 2020
Tôi viết review nhưng sau khi nhấn ⭐rating thì đã mất review, do đó tôi không thể viết lại review như trước. Đức Phật cũng khuyên nên cho qua, hỷ xả.
January 23, 2024
Beautifully written as always from Thich Nhat Kahn. Unfortunately, my low rating was less a reflection of his writing and articulation, and more of the fact that I do not think i’m ready to be able to conceptualize the intricacies of this teaching on the Diamond Sutra. As Thich even acknowledged, the words of this sutra can be misleading and are not expressed in a way that we can easily make sense of. I intend to revisit this explanation of the Diamond Sutra at a later time when I am in a better position to make sense of its teachings.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 3, 2026
Thich Nhat Hanh’s writing is, as always, beautiful and concise. His commentary on the sutra is quite helpful. The book ends with this wonderful gem:
“Deluded mind is based on ignorance, avidya. When we’re in this mind, many afflictions manifest. Greed, anger, and ignorance cloud our perception so that when we’re in contact with something, we can’t see its real nature, and so we create an image of it. Therefore, when we’re angry or upset, we’re upset at our image and not the thing in itself.”
“Deluded mind is based on ignorance, avidya. When we’re in this mind, many afflictions manifest. Greed, anger, and ignorance cloud our perception so that when we’re in contact with something, we can’t see its real nature, and so we create an image of it. Therefore, when we’re angry or upset, we’re upset at our image and not the thing in itself.”
January 25, 2009
Another book I'll never stop reading!!!
August 1, 2015
The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion is one of the most fundamental sutras in the Buddhist canon, yet it is profound and so requires the sharp insight of a master to explore and discover.
May 7, 2017
Great read!
This book is a great translation and explanation of the Sutra. I would recommend this book to anyone willing to change the way they see the world.
This book is a great translation and explanation of the Sutra. I would recommend this book to anyone willing to change the way they see the world.
April 11, 2020
This is an essential Buddhist sutra with an insightful commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh.
September 15, 2022
I read this book over and over on a regular basis. Too many layers to get into while typing with my thumbs. Want to begin to understand Buddhism? Start here.
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March 3, 2026“When our left hand is injured, our right hand takes care
of it right away. It doesn’t stop to say, “I am taking
care of you. You are benefiting from my compassion.”
The right hand knows very well that the left hand is
also the right hand. There is no distinction between
them. This is the principle of interbeing—coexistence,
or mutual interdependence. “This is because that is.”
With this understanding—the right hand helping the left
hand in a formless way—there is no need to distinguish
between the right hand and the left hand.”
“If someone in your community is lazy and does not
work hard when everyone else does, you may think,
“She is awful. She stays in her room and listens to
music while I have to work hard.” The more you think
about her, the more uncomfortable you become. In that
state, your work does not bring happiness to you or
anyone else. You should be able to enjoy what you are
doing. Why should the absence of one person affect
your work so? If, when you are working, you do not
distinguish between the person who is doing the work
and the one who is not, that is truly the spirit of
formlessness.”
“The raft is to help us cross over to the other shore. It is a wonderful, even necessary instrument. But we should use the raft in an intelligent way. We should not cling to it or carry it on our back after we are done with it. The teaching is to help us, not to be possessed by us. It is not meant to deceive us, but we may be deceived by it because of our own way of clinging to it. The finger that is pointing to the moon is not the moon. We need the finger to see the moon. The finger is not deceiving us, but if we cling to it, we may miss the moon and feel that we have been deceived by the finger.” birth and death, being and nonbeing, coming and going,
permanence and annihilation. The leaf becomes the soil
to later on become another leaf or a flower. We are like
the leaf. We have to look deeply at being young, being
old, being born, dying, coming, going, being, nonbeing,
so we can see that all of these are just notions.”
of it right away. It doesn’t stop to say, “I am taking
care of you. You are benefiting from my compassion.”
The right hand knows very well that the left hand is
also the right hand. There is no distinction between
them. This is the principle of interbeing—coexistence,
or mutual interdependence. “This is because that is.”
With this understanding—the right hand helping the left
hand in a formless way—there is no need to distinguish
between the right hand and the left hand.”
“If someone in your community is lazy and does not
work hard when everyone else does, you may think,
“She is awful. She stays in her room and listens to
music while I have to work hard.” The more you think
about her, the more uncomfortable you become. In that
state, your work does not bring happiness to you or
anyone else. You should be able to enjoy what you are
doing. Why should the absence of one person affect
your work so? If, when you are working, you do not
distinguish between the person who is doing the work
and the one who is not, that is truly the spirit of
formlessness.”
“The raft is to help us cross over to the other shore. It is a wonderful, even necessary instrument. But we should use the raft in an intelligent way. We should not cling to it or carry it on our back after we are done with it. The teaching is to help us, not to be possessed by us. It is not meant to deceive us, but we may be deceived by it because of our own way of clinging to it. The finger that is pointing to the moon is not the moon. We need the finger to see the moon. The finger is not deceiving us, but if we cling to it, we may miss the moon and feel that we have been deceived by the finger.” birth and death, being and nonbeing, coming and going,
permanence and annihilation. The leaf becomes the soil
to later on become another leaf or a flower. We are like
the leaf. We have to look deeply at being young, being
old, being born, dying, coming, going, being, nonbeing,
so we can see that all of these are just notions.”
February 8, 2026
This short 115 page book presents a main Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism, the Diamond Sutra or Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita, “the diamond that cuts through afflictions, ignorance, delusion, or illusion.”
The first 25 pages are devoted to the original sutra text, 32 consecutive stanzas, transferred in oral tradition until they were written down somewhere between 100bc and 500ad. The text is a conversation between the Buddha and Subhuti, his venerable student.
What follows is Thich Nhat Hanh giving context and commentary to the sutra a few lines at a time. He often offers historical and personal context to help the reader understand what these lines have meant to him. He opens up the sutra and also offers tactical advice on incorporating its understanding.
“We may think that we have already grasped reality, but, in fact, we are only grasping its fleeting images. If we look deeply into things, we will be able to free ourselves from the illusion.”
He offers that reciting the sutra is a tested method to incorporate its understanding. The teachings are simple in some ways. But for many of us, they run against the current of what we have created in our life view. This is his advice to counter that:
“If these seeds are watered infrequently, they will dry up. But if they are watered often, they will sprout and develop.”
The first 25 pages are devoted to the original sutra text, 32 consecutive stanzas, transferred in oral tradition until they were written down somewhere between 100bc and 500ad. The text is a conversation between the Buddha and Subhuti, his venerable student.
What follows is Thich Nhat Hanh giving context and commentary to the sutra a few lines at a time. He often offers historical and personal context to help the reader understand what these lines have meant to him. He opens up the sutra and also offers tactical advice on incorporating its understanding.
“We may think that we have already grasped reality, but, in fact, we are only grasping its fleeting images. If we look deeply into things, we will be able to free ourselves from the illusion.”
He offers that reciting the sutra is a tested method to incorporate its understanding. The teachings are simple in some ways. But for many of us, they run against the current of what we have created in our life view. This is his advice to counter that:
“If these seeds are watered infrequently, they will dry up. But if they are watered often, they will sprout and develop.”
May 7, 2018
The most clarifying commentaries I have ever read are by Thich Nhat Hanh. He has a way of relating everything to the modern experience, but not too pandering to childish explanations. His comments have shed a lot of light on the dense Diamond sutra. I highly recommend this book for anyone reading the Diamond sutra for the first time, or the hundredth time.
January 21, 2024
Il commento al Sutra del Diamante, fondamento del canone buddhista Mahayana, di Thich Nhat Hanh rende accessibile anche a chi sia imbevuto del dualismo tipico del pensiero occidentale il concetto della vacuità buddhista.
“Tutti i fenomeni composti sono come un sogno,
un fantasma, una goccia di rugiada, la luce di un lampo.
Ecco come meditare sui fenomeni,
Ecco come osservarli”
“Tutti i fenomeni composti sono come un sogno,
un fantasma, una goccia di rugiada, la luce di un lampo.
Ecco come meditare sui fenomeni,
Ecco come osservarli”
July 20, 2022
The commentary was good up to 60% of the book, but after that, it felt really repetitive and so it was hard to continue reading. Read 70-80 pages and leave the book after because there's no more juice to squeeze out after that
July 22, 2017
This one is going to take time to digest, but I do think I'll be coming back to it again. I liked the commentary more than the sutra itself.
March 12, 2020
A beautiful book. Thich Nhat Hanh has a wonderful ability to break complex ideas down and allow you see the truth of them for yourself.
January 7, 2021
07/01/2020 first reading completed. now i'm on to reading it a second time so i can grasp it more deeply.
June 3, 2021
Re-reading this jewel, I am becoming aware of how I have changed since my first time - and the transformative nature of this teaching.
April 24, 2022
I learned a lot of new things as I wasn’t very knowledgeable about Buddhism. However those with better initial context and knowledge would probably take away more.
July 15, 2022
Beautiful and simple to grasp.
But I would recommend, instead, to read the Heart Sutra translation and comments. More depth and insightfull
But I would recommend, instead, to read the Heart Sutra translation and comments. More depth and insightfull
July 9, 2023
Tricky sutra to grasp but the commentary is excellent.
November 23, 2025
đọc xong kinh có cảm giác tỉnh táo đến lạ thường.
phép biện chứng Bát Nhã, và kinh này không phải là thứ có thể đọc, học một lần là xong. Mỗi lần đọc lại, học lại sẽ khám phá thêm nhiều điều thú vị.
phép biện chứng Bát Nhã, và kinh này không phải là thứ có thể đọc, học một lần là xong. Mỗi lần đọc lại, học lại sẽ khám phá thêm nhiều điều thú vị.
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May 22, 2026difficult
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