Hsin-Hsin Ming: Verses on the Faith-Mind
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Summary
“The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences。”—Seng-t’san
The Hsin Hsin Ming， Verses on the Faith-Mind by Seng-t’san， the third Chinese patriarch of Zen， is considered to be the first Chinese Zen document。 Lucidly translated here by Richard B。 Clark， it remains one of the most widely-admired and elegant of Zen writings， and is as relevant today as it was when it was written。 In a world where stress seems unavoidable， Seng-t’san's words show us how to be fully aware of each moment。
The Hsin Hsin Ming， Verses on the Faith-Mind by Seng-t’san， the third Chinese patriarch of Zen， is considered to be the first Chinese Zen document。 Lucidly translated here by Richard B。 Clark， it remains one of the most widely-admired and elegant of Zen writings， and is as relevant today as it was when it was written。 In a world where stress seems unavoidable， Seng-t’san's words show us how to be fully aware of each moment。
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ItsNeha
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I purchased this little pocket book from Amazon in Feb-2017。 Tiny little it might be in size， however， each set of lines brims with an utterly potent material; full of power， love and awareness。 The paintings inside are equally beautiful and soothing。 I think that this book is worth a read not just once， but again and again throughout one's lifetime especially if one is interested in evolving one's self awareness。 I purchased this little pocket book from Amazon in Feb-2017。 Tiny little it might be in size， however， each set of lines brims with an utterly potent material; full of power， love and awareness。 The paintings inside are equally beautiful and soothing。 I think that this book is worth a read not just once， but again and again throughout one's lifetime especially if one is interested in evolving one's self awareness。 。。。more
Roberto Marquez Cuellar
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Hermoso
Akshunya
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This book should be read at least once every couple of months or so to bring yourself back to your senses！
Shankar Mishra
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Words！ Words！The Way is beyond language，Words never could， can not now， and never will describe the Way。
Shankar Mishra
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Words！ Words！The Way is beyond language，Words never could， can not now， and never will describe the Way。
Niel
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Words！ Words！The Way is beyond language，Words never could， can not now， and never will describe the Way。
stephen mitchell clair
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Highways code of zenIt is like the highway code of zen - said a wise person。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。
Shivam Gupta
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This book contains nothing。 Literally， it contain nothing。 the Nothing which we all should forget to know。
Marc Arlt
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An incredibly deep and rich piece of wisdom writing from the ancient Buddhist tradition。 Beautiful， challenging， and resonant with truth。
Sam Klemens
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Очень хорошо。
Naif Muhammed
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A really small book which has everything。
michael lequire
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It's the truth。 Abandon discrimination。 I refer back to this every so often and it only gets better。 It's the truth。 Abandon discrimination。 I refer back to this every so often and it only gets better。 。。。more
Tom Secret
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Profound。 Transforming。 Simply Perfect！
Pipilotto
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Very short text， but a lot to contemplate。 To be read again and again。The translation flows very well， and makes it easy to read even though it's not an easy text。It would be quicker for you to read the book than reading the reviews of it。I will finish my review here with a quote from the book that opened something up in my head:"When one is free from attachment，all things are as they are，and there is neither coming nor going。" Very short text， but a lot to contemplate。 To be read again and again。The translation flows very well， and makes it easy to read even though it's not an easy text。It would be quicker for you to read the book than reading the reviews of it。I will finish my review here with a quote from the book that opened something up in my head:"When one is free from attachment，all things are as they are，and there is neither coming nor going。" 。。。more
Aditya Singh
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Amazing。 Clear。 Simple。
Deep
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Beautiful and profound。
Dusica
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Mastery✨Wonderful✨✨Poetry✨✨ ✨Truth✨✨✨ ✨ Enlightenment✨✨✨✨✨
David Peirce
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A finger pointing at the moon， to use a cliche。 Increasingly， I find that less is more in communicating Zen。 This short verse points to the nature of mind and the nature of things。 I will be sitting with this one as my primary text for a long time。
ZumoDeNaranja
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I have never， and i repeat， never， read a religious text this powerful， sincere， and beautiful。 If you really need a bible take this with you， but remember， at some point you'll have to burn it。 I have never， and i repeat， never， read a religious text this powerful， sincere， and beautiful。 If you really need a bible take this with you， but remember， at some point you'll have to burn it。 。。。more
Vinay Kumar
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beauty in shortest possible way。
Jerome
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I carry it with me often when I walk out of the door。
Julyo Photosonic
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Truly inspirational。 The key is in the living present， just be。 A timeless document。 Highly recommended。
Steve
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The Hsin-Hsin Ming is one of the earliest writings in the Ch'an （Zen） Buddhist tradition and is attributed to Seng Ts'an， the third Zen patriarch。 It consists of a small number of verses circling around the same theme: drawing distinctions （and attachments require distinctions） destroys the very possibility of perceiving the Truth， the Way。 By not making distinctions and generating the accompanying "dualities"， one can recognize that the universe and the "ten thousand things" within it are one The Hsin-Hsin Ming is one of the earliest writings in the Ch'an （Zen） Buddhist tradition and is attributed to Seng Ts'an， the third Zen patriarch。 It consists of a small number of verses circling around the same theme: drawing distinctions （and attachments require distinctions） destroys the very possibility of perceiving the Truth， the Way。 By not making distinctions and generating the accompanying "dualities"， one can recognize that the universe and the "ten thousand things" within it are one， that things are as they should and must be， as they always have been and always will be。 One's mind will be quiet; one will be at peace。。。 There are warnings in the Hsin-Hsin Ming that this state of mind is not attained by effort or ideas; one must simply stop the effort of making distinctions。 （Here "simply" definitely does not mean "easily"， because our minds are constantly making these distinctions without any apparent effort。） I find Ch'an （Zen） Buddhism to be fascinating and have practiced zazen - the Zen meditation technique - in the past。（*） It is a remarkable product of human minds， will and effort; and it has inspired countless works of art and literature and has influenced the form of most of the cultures of East and Southeast Asia。 And I find the distance between Zen Buddhism and the original teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha in the Pali canon to be every bit as remarkable。 Gautama Buddha taught the "Middle Way"， the mindful and moral way between extremes， whereas Ch'an Buddhism adopted many aspects of Taoism， an older and most interesting tradition of thought and practice in China， and became， well， rather extreme。。。 A newcomer to Zen Buddhism should not begin with the Hsin-Hsin Ming ， but， for someone with the necessary background preparations， the Hsin-Hsin Ming is a particularly pure， distilled expression of the soul of Zen （as it seems to me）。（*） Indeed， I know intimately the significance of the saying: "What is the meaning of the coming of Bodhidarma from the West？ Much sitting and getting weary。" By the way， Bodhidarma was the name of the Indian monk who was said to have brought Buddhism to China。 。。。more
SamNoelPearce Samadhi
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Describes this human life well。。。
Munkhbayar Baatarkhuu
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Every line of this small book urges me to brood over it， and i am sure that i will read this book over and over again。 Also i will also read Hsin Hsin Ming - The book of nothing （commentaries on it） by Osho。The book says there is no yesterday， no tomorrow， NO TODAY！
Nick
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