打坐参禅:“寂”与“照”的融通

时间:04/25/2026   04/26/2026

地点:星河禅修中心

主讲:黄云全

打坐参禅

“寂”与“照”的融通

在禅修中,“寂”与“照”常被视为两种状态:一个是安静、无扰、止息波动;一个是清明、觉察、照见当下。但真正成熟的修行,并非停留在“寂”或“照”之一,而是让二者自然融通——寂而不昏,照而不乱,在安静中清醒,在清醒中安稳。

一、什么是“寂”?

1.心的止息与安住

杂念减少,心不再被外境牵引。

2.不动中的稳定

不是僵住,而是不随境起伏。

3.修行中的“定”面向

寂,更多体现为定力与安住力。

二、什么是“照”?

1.清楚的觉知

对身体、呼吸、念头、感受如实知道。

2.不被遮蔽的明亮

不是思考,而是直接看见。

3.修行中的“慧”面向

照,体现为洞察与清明。

三、“寂”与“照”各自的偏失

1.只有寂,容易落入昏沉

心安静,却不清楚,容易模糊、停滞。

2.只有照,容易流于散乱

觉知敏锐,却不稳定,心易疲惫。

3.偏失源于分离

把寂与照当作对立,反而阻碍成熟。

四、“寂”与“照”如何开始融通?

1.在寂中保持一点清楚

安静时,仍然知道“正在安静”。

2.在照中不失安住

觉察时,不追逐对象。

3.不刻意平衡,而是放松执着

越想调控,越难自然。

五、融通后的修行状态

1.心安而明

稳定中带着清醒,清醒中没有紧张。

2.念起即觉,觉而不扰

念头出现,却不破坏整体安住。

3.坐中如此,行中亦然

不只在禅坐中,而是在生活里持续体现。

六、“寂照融通”的成熟标志

1.修行不再用力

觉知自然在场。

2.不再追求特殊体验

平常即深刻。

3.心对境界不再紧张

顺逆皆可承载。

总结

“寂”让心安住,“照”让心清明。当不再执着于二者的区分,安静中自有觉照,觉照中自然寂然,修行便走向真正的成熟。



Date: 04/25/2026   04/26/2026

Location: Star River Meditation Center

Teacher: Yunquan Huang

Sitting Meditation

The Integration of Stillness and Clarity

In meditation, stillness and clarity are often seen as separate states—one emphasizing calm and stability,the other emphasizing awareness and insight.Mature practice, however, is not choosing one over the other,but allowing them to merge naturally:still without dullness, clear without restlessness.

1.What Is Stillness?

1.The settling of the mind

Fewer distractions,less reactivity.

2.Stability without rigidity

Unmoved,yet alive.

3.The aspect of concentration

Stillness reflects meditative stability.

2.What Is Clarity?

1.Clear awareness

Body, breath, thoughts, and sensations are known directly.

2.Brightness without analysis

Not thinking,but seeing.

3.The aspect of insight

Clarity reflects wisdom.

3.The Imbalance of One Without the Other

1.Stillness alone can lead to dullness

Calm without awareness becomes stagnation.

2.Clarity alone can lead to agitation

Awareness without stability becomes scattered.

3.Imbalance arises from separation

Seeing stillness and clarity as opposites limits practice.

4.How Do Stillness and Clarity Integrate?

1.Maintain awareness within calm

Knowing that the mind is settled.

2.Remain grounded within awareness

Observing without chasing.

3.Let go of control

Integration arises naturally when effort relaxes.

5.The Experience of Integration

1.Calm and awake

Stable yet alert.

2.Thoughts arise without disturbance

They appear and dissolve without breaking composure.

3.Meditation extends into daily life

Integration is lived, not confined to sitting.

6.Signs of Maturity

1.Less effort, more naturalness

Awareness sustains itself.

2.No fixation on special states

Ordinariness reveals depth.

3.Greater ease with circumstances

Both pleasant and unpleasant are held with balance.

Conclusion

Stillness brings stability;clarity brings understanding.When the division between them dissolves,clarity rests in stillness,stillness shines with clarity—and practice matures naturally.

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