{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590303979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.56w x 0.44d","brand":"Master Sheng Yen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660830240924,"sku":"9781590303979","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ccdb49b7-66ee-48bc-8c64-af222fe964f2.jpg?v=1603897649","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/faith-in-mind-a-commentary-on-seng-tsans-classic-9781590303979","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}