Faith in Mind - by Master Sheng Yen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>The Supreme Way is not difficult <br>If only you do not pick and choose. <br>Neither love nor hate, <br>And you will clearly understand. <br>Be off by a hair, <br>And you are as far from it as heaven and earth.</i></p><p>These vivid lines begin one of the most beloved and commented upon of all Zen texts, the <i>Hsin Hsin Ming</i> ("Faith in Mind"), a sixth-century poem by the third Chan patriarch, Seng Ts'an. The <i>Hsin Hsin Ming</i> is a masterpiece of economy, expressing the profoundest truth of the enlightened mind in only a few short pages. Master Sheng Yen's approach is unique among commentaries on the text: he views it as a supremely useful and practical guide to meditation practice. "I do not adopt a scholarly point of view or analytical approach," he says. "Rather, I use the poem as a taking-off point to inspire the practitioner and deal with issues that arise during the course of practice. True faith in mind is the belief grounded in realization that we have a fundamental, unmoving, and unchanging mind. This mind is precisely Buddha mind."</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Chan Master Sheng Yen (1930-2009) was a widely respected Taiwanese Chan (Chinese Zen) master who taught extensively in the West during the last thirty-one y ears of his life, with twenty-one centers throughout North America, as well as dozens of others throughout the world. He has co-led retreats with the Dalai Lama, and he is the author of numerous books in Chinese and English, including <i>Song of Mind</i>, <i>The Method of No-Method</i>, and his autobiography, <i> Footprints in the Snow</i>.</p>
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