{"product_id":"faith-in-mind-a-commentary-on-seng-tsans-classic-9781590303979","title":"Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts'an's Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Supreme Way is not difficult \u003cbr\u003eIf only you do not pick and choose. \u003cbr\u003eNeither love nor hate, \u003cbr\u003eAnd you will clearly understand. \u003cbr\u003eBe off by a hair, \u003cbr\u003eAnd you are as far from it as heaven and earth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese vivid lines begin one of the most beloved and commented upon of all Zen texts, the \u003ci\u003eHsin Hsin Ming\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Faith in Mind\"), a sixth-century poem by the third Chan patriarch, Seng Ts'an. The \u003ci\u003eHsin Hsin Ming\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChan 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 \u003ci\u003eSong of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Method of No-Method\u003c\/i\u003e, and his autobiography, \u003ci\u003e Footprints in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505331441938,"sku":"9781590303979","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0783b5fc-f5f9-461a-bc55-143c2539ba3b.jpg?v=1730837873","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/faith-in-mind-a-commentary-on-seng-tsans-classic-9781590303979","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}