Hsin Hsin Ming

Hsin Hsin Ming is an ancient Zen text attributed to Seng-ts'an, the Third Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Its title is often translated as Faith in Mind orTrust in Mind. In concise, poetic verses, the text points toward freedom from attachment, judgment, and dualistic thinking, encouraging the reader to rest in the mind's natural clarity and openness. Rather than offering a system of beliefs, it invites direct experience of the unity that lies beyond opposites such as liking and disliking, self and other, and gain and loss. It is especially meaningful for those interested in Zen Buddhism, meditation, non-duality, and the direct path to awakening.