Verses on the Faith Mind
by Chien-chih Seng-ts'an
Third Zen Patriarch (606AD)
[translated by Richard B. Clarke]
The Great Way is not difficult
for those who have no preferences.
When love and hate are both absent
everything becomes clear and undisguised.
Make the smallest distinction, however
and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart.
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
is the disease of the mind.
When the deep meaning of things is not understood
the mind's essential peace is disturbed to no avail.
[The verses in its entirety are on the Hsin Hsin Ming website.]
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