📜 原文 Original Text
「明心见性，直了成佛。」 ——禅宗核心教义
— Zen core teaching
📖 释义 Annotation
「明心见性」是禅宗修行的核心目标。「明心」是明了自己的本心——不是思维心、分别心，而是本自清净的真心；「见性」是见到自己的佛性——本自具足、本不生灭的觉性。禅宗认为，修行的终极目标不是获得什么新的东西，而是认识本来就存在的东西。就像擦拭蒙尘的镜子——镜子的光明一直都在，只是被灰尘遮蔽了。「明心见性」就是擦去灰尘，让本有的光明显现。
'Illuminate the mind and see one's nature' is Zen's core practice goal. 'Illuminate the mind' means understanding one's original mind — not the thinking mind but the inherently pure true mind. 'See one's nature' means seeing one's Buddha-nature — the awareness that is originally complete and never born or destroyed. Zen's ultimate goal is not gaining something new but recognizing what has always been there.
💡 当代启示 Modern Application
向外寻找答案不如向内认识自己。「明心见性」提醒我们：你所需要的智慧和力量，本来就在你心中。向内看，认识自己，是最短的成长之路。
Seeking answers externally is inferior to looking inward. 'Illuminate the mind and see one's nature' reminds us: the wisdom and strength you need already exist within. Looking inward and knowing yourself is the shortest path to growth.