{"product_id":"faith-in-mind-a-commentary-on-seng-tsans-classic","title":"Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts'an's Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Supreme Way is not difficult   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf only you do not pick and choose.   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeither love nor hate,   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd you will clearly understand.   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe off by a hair,   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\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","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47685969477721,"sku":"9781590303979","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":47685969510489,"sku":"9780834826175","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/6981\/8969\/files\/9781590303979.jpg?v=1787678838","url":"https:\/\/www.shambhala.com\/products\/faith-in-mind-a-commentary-on-seng-tsans-classic","provider":"Shambhala Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}