南怀瑾与彼得·圣吉：关于禅生命和认知的对话

by 南怀瑾, Peter M. Senge

《南怀瑾与彼得·圣吉：关于禅生命和认知的对话》收入的正是南怀瑾先生与彼得·圣吉等人的访谈对话记录。内容涉及禅宗的修持方法，以及生命科学、认知科学等，问答之间，思想深邃，充满睿智，发人深省。这组颇有深度的跨文化对谈，也凸显了东西文化汇流的趋势。

南怀瑾先生一九一八年诞生于浙江温州乐清一个世代书香之家，抗日战争时期投笔从戎。后赴台湾，执教于台湾文化大学、辅仁大学。又远赴美国、欧洲等地，考察讲学。门生弟子遍天下。先生长期精研国学，读书数十万卷，于儒、道、佛皆有精湛造诣，兼通诸子百家、诗词曲赋、天文历法、医学养生诸学，对西方文化亦有深刻理解，学贯中西，著作等身，堪称一代宗师，在中西文化界享有巨大声望。

南怀瑾先生关心国家统一、民族振兴大业，一生致力于复兴中华优秀传统文化。近年来，以望九高龄，仍奔走各地，建立学堂，讲解传授，为弘扬、传承民族传统文化之精粹尽心尽力。其成就贡献，举世称誉；其执著精神，感人至深。

美国管理学大师彼得·圣吉先生，一九四七年出生于芝加哥，现为美国麻省理工学院资深讲师，也是该学院“组织学习与变革”团队成员，以及“组织学习协会”（SoL）主席，致力于建立基础的组织变革知识。他的著作《第五项修炼：学习型组织的艺术与实务》，于一九九七年被评选为二十年来最具影响力的五本管理学书籍之一。

近几年来，彼得·圣吉开始接触中国的儒、道、佛思想，并且多次拜访南怀瑾先生。二○○三年至二○○六年间，彼得·圣吉及其团队四次拜会参访南怀瑾先生，本书收入的正是南怀瑾先生与彼得·圣吉等人的访谈对话记录。内容涉及禅宗的修持方法，以及生命科学、认知科学等，问答之间，思想深邃，充满睿智，发人深省。这组颇有深度的跨文化对谈，也凸显了东西文化汇流的趋势。

承蒙南怀瑾先生独家授权，上海人民出版社将这四次对话记录，汇编出版，以飨读者。为了使读者有身临现场的感受，编者特意保留了对话记录文本之活泼生动、轻松随意的原始状态。

在多次对话中，南先生为了说明主旨，阐述义理，对某些重要观点和例证一再予以强调，相信读者自能理解。

上海人民出版社 二○○七年三月 上编 南怀瑾与彼得·圣吉

184 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007

About the author

Nan Huai-Chin (simplified Chinese: 南怀瑾; traditional Chinese: 南懷瑾; pinyin: Nán Huáijǐn) (March 18, 1918 – September 29, 2012) was a spiritual teacher of contemporary China. He was the most eminent disciple of the lay Chan Buddhist teacher Yuan Huanxian, and received confirmation of his enlightenment by various masters of the Buddhist traditions. He was considered by many to be the major force in the revival of Chinese Buddhism. While Nan was regarded by many in China as one of the most influential Chan Buddhist teachers, he was little known outside the Chinese cultural sphere. Nan died at the age of 95 on Sept. 29th, 2012 in Suzhou, China.

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Reviews

[Zhijing · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives some suggestions about meditation, yoga and inner calmness by the teachings of Huaijin Nan (Buddhism practitioner) to Peter Senge (lecturer at MIT).

1) Suggestions to reach inner calmness:
- Focus on breathing. When our breath is calm, our thoughts and emotions are also calm. (Unsure about the direction of causality here, most likely from emotions to breath, but controlling breath can also help calming down.)
心息相依，心气合一
当你静下来了，呼吸会变得深长，慢慢地自然会成为丹田呼吸

2) Controlling our feeling and desires
- Zen story: I control and master my desires, but desires master you, so I am your master's master.
你好好坐着，突然来了一个念头，你就跟着乱跑，你找不到原因
- Prioritize mastering our heart over secular success.