Hsin Hsin Ming
by Sosan
by Sosan
aka: Xin Xin Ming (Chinese pinyin romanization),
The Faith-Mind Record.
The Faith-Mind Record.
| "Hsin Hsin Ming. Okay Sosan, I include your book too...Hsin Hsin Ming, whether I said it or not, is the foremost, the first." --Osho Books I Have Loved |
Sengcan (Jap., Sosan) was considered the 3rd
Patriarch of Chinese Zen. His master was Huike,
whose master was Bodhidharma.
Patriarch of Chinese Zen. His master was Huike,
whose master was Bodhidharma.
originally written in Chinese characters, c. 600
CE, recorded by the disciples of Sengcan, The
Faith Mind Record is a series of verses, each 4
lines, made up of 4 characters each line.
CE, recorded by the disciples of Sengcan, The
Faith Mind Record is a series of verses, each 4
lines, made up of 4 characters each line.
Beginning of Xin Xin Ming:
The Great Way is not difficult,
for those who have no preferences.
When love and hate are both absent, everything
becomes clear and undisguised.
The Great Way is not difficult,
for those who have no preferences.
When love and hate are both absent, everything
becomes clear and undisguised.
Chinese traditional characters, of the
English translation above.
Read starting at top right, reading
down and to the left.
English translation above.
Read starting at top right, reading
down and to the left.
| Osho also has a complete book of talks relating to this ancient Chinese Zen text--Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing, Discourses on Sosan's Verses on the Faith-Mind. |
Xin Xin Ming
by Sengcan
by Sengcan
c. 560-630 CE
Seng Can
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