蕭蕭現代禪詩中的禪趣析論

An Analysis of Zen in Xiao Xiao’s Modern Zen Poetry

本文嘗試分析蕭蕭現代禪詩中的禪趣，首先分析公案與詩則是透過比喻與矛盾語言，打斷讀者文字層面的理解，迫使其察覺到自己意識自己正在進行的意識行動，並進一步打破對事物、對世界的僵化固持觀點，最終用詩的語言描繪這種新的視角所看到的自我與世界。這便是禪趣。回到現代禪詩的討論，我們對現代禪詩與佛教詩應該有所區別，不應只是有佛語禪語入詩才是禪詩，更應該從詩能否給予讀者對意識的察覺以及對於世界的重新認識，來判斷這樣的詩才是更嚴格意義的現代禪詩。透過這種角度來看蕭蕭，才會發現蕭蕭詩中的禪詩有豐富多元的表現，值得論者詳加討論。

"As there are figures of speech and contradictory words in Koan and poetry, the readers will not only understand them in terms of the literal meanings. They are forced to be conscious that they are perceiving what they are engaged in at that moment. Therefore, the fixed attitude toward things and the world is further softened. Finally, the poetic language is used to depict the self and world from the new perspective.As for the discussion on the modern Zen poetry, we should distinguish between the modern Zen poetry and Buddhist poetry. A Zen poem should not only be one with the Buddhist or Zen terms. Instead, it could make the readers aware of their own consciousness and have a different view of the world. In terms of this definition, it could be regarded as a modern Zen poem. Reading Xiao Xiao’s poems from this perspective, we will find the abundance and diversity in his Zen poetry, which is worth a deeper discussion."