Trust in original nature

Xin Xīn Míng: Treaty about trust in the original mind

He Xin Xīn Míng It is one of the purest and most direct expressions of the teaching of chan Buddhism, Direct history of Buddhism Soto Zen. Attributed to the third patriarch sengcan (Kanchi Sôsan in Japanese), is the poem, composed in short and precise verses, invites us to abandon any division and fully trust the original mind.

Beyond words and doctrines, he Xin Xīn Míng Point to a living experience: the one in which preferences cease, dualities dissolve, And the deep unity of all things is revealed.

The essence of this teaching does not reside in achieving something new, but to release what separates, It darkens and fragments.
When the minds ceases to choose and reject, reality is shown as it is: only, luminous and simple.

In these comments, A reading is offered to bring the reader to the intimate understanding of each verse, Not through conceptual explanations, but as an invitation to experience in life itself what the poem suggests. Each stanza is an open door to silence, Confidence and inner freedom.

Reading Xìn Xīn Ming is not just an intellectual exercise. It is a practice in itself.
When we approach your verses with an open heart, something in us begins to remember: Nature that is not born or dies, The mind that does not stir or stop.

This comment has been prepared with the intention of being a partner in that path of discovery: Not an authority that dictates interpretations, but a friendly voice that walks to the side, pointing to landscapes that perhaps were already there, hoping to be recognized.

 
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