聖嚴法師的禪修教育理念──以觀音法門為主

Abstract

本論文的研究動機是探討聖嚴法師的禪修教育，以觀音法門的妙智、妙用來連貫其禪修教育體系，以心靈環保為主軸，展開淨化心念、心淨國土淨的實踐，於生活中推展法鼓山「提昇人的品質，建設人間淨土」的理念。聖嚴法師生命中相應於觀音菩薩大慈悲的精神與因緣，教導人人從拜觀音、求觀音、學觀音，到做觀音，其願心如同觀音菩薩慈眼視眾生、大悲濟世、平等普施、悲智雙運，其所修的觀音法門為首鑰與所教導禪修教育體系是融通的。 聖嚴法師的禪修教育方法修至身心統一後，再用觀、還、淨、默照、話頭等方法破除自我中心的執著和法執、無明、習氣，成就定慧一體的觀音法門。禪宗是頓悟發慧，自然任運「應無所住而生其心」的禪修工夫、妙用，正所謂的「以心轉境」、「心淨國土淨」。聖嚴法師為了因應現代社會大眾所需，提倡四種環保、心五四運動、心六倫、大好年等運動，期許完成觀音道場的使命，即「提昇人的品質，建設人間淨土」的理念，尚待大家共同努力！

The motivation of study of this dissertation is to investigate the Chan teaching of Master Sheng Yen, which is based on wonderful wisdom and wonderful applications of the method of Guan Yin to link to the system of the teaching of Chan practice. Using protection of the spiritual environment as the core, Master Sheng Yen advanced the practice of purification of our thoughts, and when the mind is purified the world is purified. He also developed the idea of “to uplift the quality of mankind, to build a pure land on earth” of Dharma Drum Mountain organization. The life of Master Sheng Yen corresponds to the spirit of the great compassion of Guan Yin and its causes and conditions. He taught everyone starting from prostrating to Guan Yin, seeking after Guan Yin, and learning from Guan Yin, to behaving like Guan Yin. His vows are like those of Guan Yin Bodhisattva who sees sentient beings through compassionate eyes, and whose great compassionate vow is to save the world, to offer with equality, and to use compassion and wisdom together. Master Sheng Yen’s main method of practice is Guan Yin method, and it is interlinked with the teaching system of Chan practice. Master Sheng Yen’s method of teaching of Chan practice is: After one reaches unification of body and mind, one uses contemplation, returning, purification, Silent Illumination and Hua Tou methods to sever attachment to self-centeredness, Dharmas, ignorance, and habitual tendencies. This accomplishes the unity of samadhi and wisdom of Guan Yin. The Chan School talks about sudden enlightenment, revealing wisdom and the practice of naturally using the idea of “without abiding the mind manifests”. Wonderful applications of these concepts are: “using the mind to turn the environment” and “when the mind is purified the world is purified”. In order to respond to the needs of modern society and to accomplish the missions of the field of practice of Guan Yin, he advocated the movements of “The Four Environmental Protections”; “The Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance Campaign;” “The Six Ethics of The Mind;” and “The Great Good Year.” The idea is “to uplift the quality of mankind, to build a pure land on earth”. Together we hope all will work hard toward that goal.