05/27/2026
禪三心得報導
Three Days Meditation retreat reflection
文written by ：胡麗彬 Lipin Hu
攝影 Photo by：王威勝 Wilson Wang
法鼓山新州分會由果廣法師帶領的禪三在5/25圓滿結束。感恩果廣法師在返台前夕送我們這份禮物。法師每天從早上九點多進禪堂一直陪我們到下午五點多，孜孜不倦仔細教導。所有的禪眾滿心歡喜法喜充滿。
自己以前因為觀念不正確，不知道禪修的重要，所以盤起腿只會念佛，不想學禪修。當然就不慬止觀，沒學過默照也不會話頭。這幾年因為法師住在我們道場法師竂，聽很多法師開示才導正很多不正確的觀念。知道有禪修，念佛會念得更好；透過禪修更有力於看到生命的真實相。
法師教我們繫念在前，把注意力放在呼吸進出的地方，令心安定，練習止。三天的開示法師一直不斷強調這方法的基礎性和重要性，更用12因緣緣起支的觸受愛取運作告訴我們隨時保持心的安定，覺照自己的身語意行，才能守戒清淨。法師耳提面命要我們不斷地練習時時練習。當心不再到處攀緣不再亂跑，心回到家當家的主人，煩惱不安的客塵也會慢慢地被掃地出門。心安定了，心的注意力和覺照力就會增強；心的注意力和覺照力增強後，心會更安定。止和觀就這樣相輔相成不斷進步。
感恩法師，感恩禪修組長、監香菩薩、翻譯菩薩、香積菩薩、也感恩來參加的禪眾，因為大家的參與禪三非常圓滿。更期待六月的佛五，我們一樣道場相見歡繼續跟果廣法師學習。
The 2026 Three-Day Chan Retreat led by Venerable Guo Goang at the New Jersey Chapter of Dharma Drum Mountain came to a perfect and joyful completion on May 25. We are deeply grateful to Venerable Guo Goang for giving us this precious gift before returning to Taiwan. Each day, Fashi stayed with us in the Chan Hall from around 9 a.m. until after 5 p.m., tirelessly and meticulously guiding us in practice. All the practitioners were filled with Dharma joy and gratitude.
In the past, due to my incorrect understanding, I did not realize the importance of Chan meditation. Whenever I crossed my legs, I only wanted to recite the Buddha’s name and had no interest in learning meditation practice. Naturally, I did not understand śamatha and vipaśyanā (calming and insight), nor had I learned Silent Illumination or huatou practice. Over the past few years, because Fashi has been residing in the monastic quarters at our center, I have had many opportunities to listen to Dharma teachings, which gradually corrected many of my mistaken views. I came to understand that with Chan practice, Buddha-recitation can be practiced more deeply and effectively; and through meditation, one gains greater strength to see the true nature of life.
Fashi taught us to anchor our mindfulness in the present moment by placing our attention on the nose tip area where the breath goes in and out, allowing the mind to settle and cultivating samatha, or calming. Throughout the three days, Fashi repeatedly emphasized the foundational importance of this method. Using the teaching of dependent origination and the links of contact, feeling, craving, and grasping within the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination, Fashi explained that only by continuously maintaining a stable and mindful mind, and by being clearly aware of our bodily, verbal, and mental actions, can we uphold the precepts with purity.
Again and again, Fashi encouraged us to keep practicing constantly and diligently. When the mind no longer chases after external conditions and ceases wandering everywhere, the mind returns home and reclaims its role as the master of the house. The afflictions and disturbances, like dust-like guests, will gradually be swept away. As the mind becomes more stable, its power of concentration and awareness naturally strengthens; and as concentration and awareness grow stronger, the mind becomes even more settled. In this way, calming and insight support one another and progress together continuously.
Deep gratitude to Fashi, to the Chan retreat coordinators, the timekeeper, the translation volunteers, the kitchen volunteers, and all the practitioners who participated. Because of everyone’s wholehearted support and participation, the retreat was truly harmonious and complete. We also look forward to the upcoming Buddha-name Recitation Retreat in June, where we will once again gather at the Dharma center and continue learning from Venerable Guo Guang together.
