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鈴木大拙禪學入門
當代最偉大的佛教哲學權威 日本禪學大師鈴木大拙簡潔、清楚、全面性講授禪法心要，認識「禪」的第一本書◆禪學的內容較為全面，可以反映鈴木大拙禪學研究的基本觀點和大體面貌，作者也認為，可以做為他其他著作的「索引」。◆內容的闡述帶有普及性，本來是以一般西方讀者為對象的，篇幅不長，具有深入淺出的特點。◆集中於禪宗思想意義的闡發，避免了通常所見的歷史材料的冗長敘述和學術性考證。世界級的禪學權威「鈴木大拙」以其對東西方哲學的修養為背景，將禪學融合於西方哲學領域，他從禪的內部來解說禪，避免了生硬搬用西方哲學觀點對禪進行臆測，但又超越了舊禪師所運用的打破語言概念的個體直覺方式，吸收了現代的思想方法，使禪的思想性可以在比較廣泛的基礎上得到交流。由於他對禪學的宣揚，使得西方世界開始對日本佛教產生興趣，也刺激了日本人對佛教的再度關注。他對於禪學最大的貢獻在於編輯與翻譯禪宗著作，並在自己論禪的作品中把禪學與科學、神秘主義相聯繫，從而激起西方世界對禪學的普遍興趣。本書可以瞭解鈴木大拙研究禪學的基本觀點與大體面貌，內容集中在禪宗思想意義的闡發，少了一般宗教思想書籍冗長的歷史資料與學術性的考驗
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Published November 6, 2018
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February 8, 2026
An essential introduction to a solemn and grand religion.
Although I find the author's explanation of Zen to be vague and elusive, I comprehend that it is the nature of Zen that cannot be fully explicated.
The main gist of Zen is enlightenment, 開悟=明心見性，以新的觀點關照心靈、生命實相. While rationality has its advantage, we should be mindful of its ptitfalls and abandon it when brings only anxiety and troubles. 「掙脫名相和邏輯的暴力，同時也就是靈性的解放。」It focuses on 實證體驗，以生活經驗為本，反對抽象思考、描摹和比喻。執著於諸於神、佛、靈魂、無限的言說，只是無益戲論。
Zen while opposes rationality, it is not nihilism. It aims at asserting the world by using absolute statements that surpass or fuse dichotomous statements. It's like hanging on the tree by biting its trunk: you'll fall if you open your mouth to answer, you'll miss his question if you stay silent.
The many wise anecdotes 公案 is one of the two main ways Chan buddhists achieve enlightenment (the other way is 禪那 meditation which the author being a 臨濟宗 not preferred, he praises 參禪)。 Birds don't meditate anyway. And Zen Buddhism focuses on experiential transformation but not metaphysical abstract philosophizing). Together with the strict well-established 禪堂 system, Zen buddhism is not a mysticism as it follows a systematic approach to leading their pupils in achieving enlightenment themselves.
Of course, the author acknowledges that the anecdotes are not Zen. However, to achieve enlightenment solely through meditation is very hard. Thus, having some guidance is better than nothing, even though we should beware of the pitfalls of 假言施設。
Sometimes different masters give different answers to the anecdotes but what's important is their mental state 心境 when they reply. Having achieved initial enlightenment, the masters are required to exile in the woods or the city 長養聖胎。 They not only need to understand Zen but to live in Zen in every living moment. That's the hard part. Finally, it would be 竹影掃階塵不動，月穿潭底水無痕 （唐代雪峰義存禪師）。To act benevolently without calculation for reciprocity is 無功用行=擔雪填井。
There's no a single thing as Zen. But Zen can be found in everything. A sound, a difficult sentence, a flower, a song, a tea, doing your chores contain the home you long for. Who says that an earthquake is a more important event that a leave falling?
趙州問如何是道，南泉對曰平常心是道。自己的靜默、自足、誠實的存在，就是禪的真理。
Perhaps I could read 碧巖錄 to learn more about Zen Buddhism. 飢來吃飯，困來即眠
I love the wisdom Zen Buddhism entails in all its whimsical stories (cutting the boy's finger,待無人即向你說).
Although I find the author's explanation of Zen to be vague and elusive, I comprehend that it is the nature of Zen that cannot be fully explicated.
The main gist of Zen is enlightenment, 開悟=明心見性，以新的觀點關照心靈、生命實相. While rationality has its advantage, we should be mindful of its ptitfalls and abandon it when brings only anxiety and troubles. 「掙脫名相和邏輯的暴力，同時也就是靈性的解放。」It focuses on 實證體驗，以生活經驗為本，反對抽象思考、描摹和比喻。執著於諸於神、佛、靈魂、無限的言說，只是無益戲論。
Zen while opposes rationality, it is not nihilism. It aims at asserting the world by using absolute statements that surpass or fuse dichotomous statements. It's like hanging on the tree by biting its trunk: you'll fall if you open your mouth to answer, you'll miss his question if you stay silent.
The many wise anecdotes 公案 is one of the two main ways Chan buddhists achieve enlightenment (the other way is 禪那 meditation which the author being a 臨濟宗 not preferred, he praises 參禪)。 Birds don't meditate anyway. And Zen Buddhism focuses on experiential transformation but not metaphysical abstract philosophizing). Together with the strict well-established 禪堂 system, Zen buddhism is not a mysticism as it follows a systematic approach to leading their pupils in achieving enlightenment themselves.
Of course, the author acknowledges that the anecdotes are not Zen. However, to achieve enlightenment solely through meditation is very hard. Thus, having some guidance is better than nothing, even though we should beware of the pitfalls of 假言施設。
Sometimes different masters give different answers to the anecdotes but what's important is their mental state 心境 when they reply. Having achieved initial enlightenment, the masters are required to exile in the woods or the city 長養聖胎。 They not only need to understand Zen but to live in Zen in every living moment. That's the hard part. Finally, it would be 竹影掃階塵不動，月穿潭底水無痕 （唐代雪峰義存禪師）。To act benevolently without calculation for reciprocity is 無功用行=擔雪填井。
There's no a single thing as Zen. But Zen can be found in everything. A sound, a difficult sentence, a flower, a song, a tea, doing your chores contain the home you long for. Who says that an earthquake is a more important event that a leave falling?
趙州問如何是道，南泉對曰平常心是道。自己的靜默、自足、誠實的存在，就是禪的真理。
Perhaps I could read 碧巖錄 to learn more about Zen Buddhism. 飢來吃飯，困來即眠
I love the wisdom Zen Buddhism entails in all its whimsical stories (cutting the boy's finger,待無人即向你說).
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