直指人心

Zhí zhǐ rén xīn
Directly pointing to the human mind
☸ 佛家智慧成语

📜 原文 Original Text

「教外别传,不立文字,直指人心,见性成佛。」 ——《六祖坛经》/ 禅宗
— Platform Sutra / Zen Buddhism

📖 释义 Annotation

「直指人心」是禅宗的核心纲领。禅宗认为,佛法的真谛超越语言文字,无法通过经典学习完全领悟——必须直接指向人心的本性,让人亲见自己本来面目。

'Directly pointing to the human mind' is Zen Buddhism's core principle. Zen holds that the truth of dharma transcends words and cannot be fully grasped through scripture study — one must directly point to the nature of the mind.

💡 当代启示 Modern Application

在信息爆炸的时代,我们读了太多的书、听了太多的道理,却很少真正面对自己的内心。「直指人心」提醒我们:最重要的知识不在书本里,而在对自心的直接观察和认识中。

In an age of information overload, we read too many books yet rarely face our own hearts. 'Directly pointing to the mind' reminds us: the most important knowledge is in direct observation and understanding of our own mind.

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