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Song of Mind: Wisdom from the Zen Classic Xin Ming Paperback - 2004

by Master Sheng Yen

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"No words can explain enlightenment," says the seventh-century Zen classic Xin Ming, or "Song of Mind," yet, paradoxically, this poem is a masterpiece of expressing the inexpressible. In his commentary on it, Chan Master Sheng Yen takes a practical approach, opening up the language of the Xin Ming to show students how to approach meditation, how to deal with problems that arise in their spiritual practice, and how to accomplish the imperative task of integrating this practice into every aspect of one's life. "True understanding comes only with direct experience," according to Master Sheng Yen. "These lectures, the Buddhist sutras, songs, poems, and commentaries are useful only insofar as they encourage you to practice and incorporate the Dharma [teachings] into your daily life." The book takes the form of a week-long retreat with Master Sheng Yen, with each chapter in the form of an evening talk given on a particular section of the "Song of Mind" text--giving this book a far more intimate and accessible feel than most commentaries on Zen texts and creating a feeling of being right there with the master as he brings the text to life.

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  • Title Song of Mind: Wisdom from the Zen Classic Xin Ming
  • Author Master Sheng Yen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition, I
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
  • Date 2004-11-09
  • ISBN 9781590301401 / 1590301404
  • Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.02 x 0.59 in (22.91 x 15.29 x 1.50 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Zen Buddhism - Doctrines, Enlightenment (Zen Buddhism)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004008834
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.34

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Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 10/25/2004, Page 44

About the author

Chan Master Sheng Yen (1930-2009) was a widely respected Taiwanese Chan (Chinese Zen) master who taught extensively in the West during the last thirty-one y ears of his life, with twenty-one centers throughout North America, as well as dozens of others throughout the world. He has co-led retreats with the Dalai Lama, and he is the author of numerous books in Chinese and English, including Song of Mind, The Method of No-Method, and his autobiography, Footprints in the Snow.

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