第四屆中華國際佛學會議 -- 「佛教與廿一世紀」=The Fourth Chung Hwa International Conference on Buddhism: The Role of Buddhism in the 21st Century
出版日期
2002.01.20
頁次
13
出版者
中華佛學研究所=The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
出版地
臺北縣, 臺灣 [Taipei hsien, Taiwan]
資料類型
會議論文=Proceeding Article
使用語言
中文=Chinese
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第四屆中華國際佛學會議 -- 「佛教與廿一世紀」, 法鼓山中華佛學研究所主辦, 2002年1月18-20日, 中央研究院學術活動中心. The Fourth Chung Hwa International Conference on Buddhism：The Role of Buddhism in the 21st Century, Organized by Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, DDMBA; January 18-20, 2002, Auditorium of Acemic Activity Center, Acemia Sinica.
五. 結語 今日要想滅苦，就要遵循釋尊所指示的禪修方式：要將正念正知落實在生活中，將生活及禪修結合在一起，好好地活在當下，才能安詳地面對起伏的人生. 1. Biography Shakyamuni was born in 565 B.C.E.，the son of a Northern Indian King，with the given name of Siddhartha. He was married at 19，became a father at 29，and left home the same year in search of the path to the end of suffering. He attained Buddhahood at the age of 35，around 531 B.C.E.，and died at the age of 80.
2. The search for Nirvana (the end of suffering) Method 1：The purist of worldly pleasure. a. The pursuit of sensory pleasure in this life. b. The pursuit of happiness in a future life by means of ascetic practice. Result：Like adding fuel to a fire，this method is incapable of putting an end to suffering.
Method 2：The pursuit of peace through deep meditative concentration Result：Suppression of desire leading only to attachment to the pleasure of meditation itself. The mind remains in this way unrelaxed，so this method too is incapable of putting an end to suffering.
Method 3：Extreme asceticism Result：torturing the body，the mind remains unrelaxed，so this method too is incapable of putting an end to suffering. Realization：Three unprecedented metaphors.
Method 4：The Middle Way Result：Falling into neither the extreme of asceticism nor the extreme of self-indulgence，the mind and body are relaxed and dwell in the Middle Way，cultivating the awareness, so that one can view clearly and wisely the source of suffering in one's own mind，thereby bringing an end to suffering.
3. The process of Realization (1). Subjugation of demons before sunset (symbolizing the conquering of one's own inner greed and hostility) (2). Entering into the Four Dyanas and coming to know past lives in the beginning of the night，seeing clearly the ceaselessness of life. (3). Attaining the deva-eye in the middle of the night，seeing clearly the principle of karmic causality pertaining to good and evil actions. (4). At the end of the night，realizing the comprehension that puts an end to all outflows, examining the Twelve Links of Conditioned Co-arising，knowing comprehensively the Four Noble Truths, the ultimate reality of the body and mind，and thus completely putting an end to suffering and becoming a Buddha (i.e.，and Awakened One).
4. Teaching of the Sequence of Meditative Practice Cultivation of mindfulness, guarding the six sense organs, attaining the Right Samadhi of the Four Dyanas, giving rise to the Three Illuminations and wisdom leading to liberation.
Conclusion If today we wish to put an end to suffering，we should follow the method of meditative concentration taught by the Shakyamuni，applying Right Mindfulness to our actual daily lives, so that our lives and our meditation become one，living in the present moment. Only then can we calmly face the vicissitudes of human life.
