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Prajna Forest Monastery: Aug, 2025
本具覺性非外得,羅漢菩薩唯一心。
山中清淨無甲子,般若禪林妙緣牽。
禪於平常心中現,悟在當下一念間。
非常非一非主宰,無相明明在眼前。

– 見護師
The Knowing is not found externally,
Arhat and bodhisattva, from this mind arise.
Wondrous karma draws us to Prajna Forest,
In the mountain monastery, time is forgotten.
Zen manifests within the ordinary mind,
Awakening dawns in a single present thought.
Neither constant, separate, nor self-controlled,
Formless yet clearly before our eyes.

– Jianhu Shifu
今年主題為十二因緣,前半年看每一支;這個月請大家了解、複習、思考,如何逆轉十二因緣而得解脫。
All this year we have focused on the 12 Links of Interdependence. For this month let’s learn about, review, and contemplate how to break the chain of 12 links to attain liberation from samsara.

法語一滴 A Taste of Dharma

「如世間人,耳目所覩生老病死,是則為有;細求其相,則不可得。」
-《大智度論》卷32
Ordinary people, using their eyes and ears, perceive birth, aging, illness, and death as real. Yet one who carefully examines them will find that these phenomena are all intangible.
– Treatise on the Perfection of Great Wisdom, Sc.32.
『所謂不住色布施,不住聲香味觸法布施』,就是以清淨心,同時練習『性空』與『緣起』。
「從佛的角度,覺性就是佛性。從眾生的角度,覺性是尚未完全覺醒的佛性。」
「空性與緣起一體兩面,唯有真正地了解緣起,才能夠真正地了解空性。」
- 摘自「 佛性,覺性與空性 」見護師
禪宗祖師課程進行中,共八周,8/1為最後一堂課,請把握因緣,歡迎參加線上課程;時間為台北時間 8/1 上午 10點 Zoom 會議。
Our life is being stolen—not by external agents, but by our quick judgments and immediate tendency to grasp or reject. In this way we allow external factors to control us.
Owning our faults is the starting point to owning our lives.
The (true) ordinary mind is called ordinary because that’s the way it should be, everyday, at all times. That should be the norm.

近期開示 Latest Teachings

「晨觀暮覺」,見護師簡要的開示「因緣觀-十二因緣」,從 M67-M73,鼓勵大家薰修。
Jianhu Shifu encourages you to meditate along with his terse teachings on the Contemplation of Interdependence (12 Nidanas) from M67-M73.

般若禪林點滴
Prajna Forest Monastery Update

本覺本無外 平常即道場 無相眼前明
教授禪修體驗營:
本月,般若禪林首度舉辦了「教授禪修體驗營」。十餘位來自台灣的教授參與了見護法師為期兩週的客製化課程 。課程內容豐富,包含禪林巡禮 、出坡 、三場「禪修的理論與實踐」開示 、跨領域佛法座談 ,以及一期完整的禪七 。所有參與者都從這次難忘的體驗中領悟到佛法甚深智慧的可實踐性!
Meditation Retreat for Professors from Taiwan
In July, Prajna Forest Monastery hosted its inaugural "Meditation Retreat for Professors". Over a dozen university professors from Taiwan participated in the two-week, custom-designed program led by Jianhu Shifu. The retreat's comprehensive curriculum included a tour of the monastery , communal work , three lectures on "The Theory and Practice of Zen Meditation" , cross-disciplinary dialogues with Buddhism, and a full seven-day Chan (Zen) retreat. All participants felt this was an unforgettable experience!
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近期活動 Upcoming events

禪學院課程 - 「釋禪波羅密」「信心銘」「天台宗五時八教要義」
◦ 日期:8/4 - 8/17 點此報名
晨觀暮覺 每周日上午美西時間6點 - 閱讀詳情
Awakening Hour Weekly Meditation on Sundays 6AM PST - Read More
中文半日禪 8月16日下午美西時間1點(北京及台北時間8月17日凌晨4點) - 閱讀詳情
English Half Day Meditation 8/2 1PM PST - Read More
禪宗祖師課程進行中, 點此報名
◦ 日期:6/13 - 8/1,每週五晚 7pm (台灣週六早上 10am)
◦ 共八週。
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