01/08/2026
~Verses of Faith in Mind 信心銘 ~
"The Great Way isn't difficult for those unattached to their preferences. Let go of longing and aversion, and everything will be perfectly clear.
If you wish to see the truth then hold no opinions for or against anything. To set up what you like against what you dislike disrupts the natural tranquility of the mind.
When the deep meaning of things is not understood the mind's essential peace is disturbed to no avail. Indeed, it is due to our choosing to accept or reject that we do not see the true nature of things.
Be serene in the oneness of all things and such erroneous views will disappear by themselves.
The more we talk and think about it, the further astray we wander from the truth. Stop talking and thinking and there is nothing you will not be able to know.
To return to the root is to find the meaning, but to pursue appearances is to miss the source. Do not search for the truth; only cease to cherish opinions.
When consciousness exists undisturbed in the Way, nothing in the world can offend, and when something can no longer offend, it ceases to exist in the old way."
~Seng Tsan,
Hsin Hsin Ming (信心銘) – Verses of Faith in Mind
