内观回归内心安稳处（中英开示）

　　外在的事相，人容易看得到摸得着。如果对这个事相在意了，心念就容易跟着跑，就会飘忽不定，浮躁不安，被境转。我们通过外在的事相，去反观、了解自己当时的心念是什么，这一点很重要。调整心念比调整事相简单得多，把注意力放到自己的心念上，少一点对外在的关注，主动性就建立起来了。

　　It is easy for us to perceive the external phenomena. However, If we get attached to them, our minds tend to follow the phenomena and become volatile, and be manipulated by the outside world. Penetrating the external phenomena, it is important for us to look back and recognize the exact state of our mind when things happen. It is much simpler for us to adjust our mind than the external phenomena, and we are on our own initiative if we focus on our mind and place less emphasis on the outside world.

　　我们都可以问问自己的内心深处，你最需要的是什么？或者究竟需要的是什么？其实那些觉悟者、智慧者早已给了我们答案，那就是安稳！什么是真正的安稳呢？万事万物的本质是清净的，是平等的，是没有实质的，这就是安稳。我们要了解这是个事实的真相，就像自己的妈妈是女人一样，是不变的事实，无论发生什么都是不会被颠覆的。这种美好、安稳的事实，人人都具有，就在我们内心深处，从来都没有改变过、增减过，也没有来去过。

　　We could all look deep into our heart and ask what we need most, or what we need ultimately. Indeed, the enlightened ones and the wised ones have already given us the answer, that is, the peace of mind, or inner peace. What is true inner peace? The essence of all manifestations is pure, equal, without any substance, and that is true inner peace. We need to understand that it is a truth, similar to the unchangeable and unshakable fact that mom is a woman. Everyone innately has this beautiful and unwavering truth deeply rooted in ones’ heart, and it has never changed, never comes and goes, with no increasing and diminishing.

　　外在的事相变化万千，给我们带来很多不安稳的东西。了解、认识了万事万物的本质，是平等一如的——为什么清净平等？因为没有实质——那我们的不安稳就有了回归之处、接引之处。所以当烦恼业习来的时候，恰好是我们反观并回归它本质的时候，启用这颗本来清净、本来平等的心，去观察这个烦恼业习，烦恼业习的力量自然就没有了支撑点。

　　The external phenomena are constantly changing, which could cause many disturbances to our inner peace. Recognizing the essence of all illusory manifestations, which is pure, equal, without any substance, the inner disturbances could at their very occurrences be transcended. So, when annoyance or habits emerge, it is the very time for us to observe them and to be back to the essence. The annoyance or habits will lose their underpinners when we activate our essentially pure and equal heart to observe them.

　　内观的训练就是要我们不断地在回归本质、回归内心最美好处下功夫，不在事相的好坏、是非上强化它，这个点要清晰。不断地精准训练它——无论任何事情的发生，我们首要点就是回归，回归到最安稳处，心足够充盈了，安稳了再去处理事相问题。这个关键点要发愿去守护、去实践，就可以超越一切事相对我们的蒙蔽与制约。

　　The training of introspection enhances our ability to constantly return to the essence, the most beautiful state of the heart, instead of reinforcing our judgement of the phenomena, being good or bad, right or wrong. We need to be very clear of this point and practice ceaselessly with utmost precision: no matter what happens, we need first and foremost return to our inner peace, and after reaching the fulfilling state of inner peace, we could then deal with the phenomena. If we determine to keep on practising, we could then transcend all phenomena and never be blinded or constrained by them.

　　——来自慈法法师的『生命之光 · 阳光早餐』

　　——From：『Light of Life Sunshine Breakfast』

　　2018年8月由Robin整理

　　原标题：阳光早餐 | 内观回到心安处

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