你曾經有過悠然忘我而神清志純，喜悅自在的經驗嗎？你曾經凝神定睛的欣賞一件藝術品或投身在塵囂遠去的山水中，懾然心動，通體清澈，物我相忘嗎？這就是禪。 禪宗是中國文化精華的一部分，也是中國人文精神文明的一項重要成就。它是將佛教的信仰活生生地、智慧地投注在生活中，踏踏實實做人的一種藝術。它的主要精神就是在於引發人們發現自己，並獲得真正的自由、自在。 禪的蹤跡，無處不在，無論宗教、藝術、哲學、文學，甚至我們週遭的空氣中，因之，尋索禪在華夏萌芽、孕育、成長的過程與流轉，也算是一種實踐的嘗試罷。 Have you ever experienced ecstasy and got a feeling of forgetting yourself? Have you ever concentrated yourself on a piece of fine art or devoted yourself to the landscape away from the daily life? You may have the feeling if you are in Zen. Zen is part of Chinese culture and it is a great accomplishment of Chinese spiritual civilization. It brings Buddhism into reality with the art of being practical and realistic. Its spirit lies in finding your true ego that leads to a total freedom. The existence of Zen is everywhere, such as in religion, in art, in philosophy, in literature and even in the air. In a word, to explore the process of sprouting, breeding and growing of Zen may be well a practical try.
