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Song of Trusting the Heart

A Classic Zen Poem for Daily Meditation

Published by Sentient Publications
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Enlivening the spirit without overwhelming the mind, the poem Hsin-Hsin Ming, or Song of Trusting the Heart, was written in the sixth century by the third Zen patriarch of China. It is perhaps the most encompassing and profound statement of Zen awareness we have. A beautiful daily meditation guide, the book will become a year-round fixture in readers' lives. These haunting lyrics inspire a peaceful awakening that helps one see through attachments, judgments, and illusions.

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Product Details

  • Publisher: Sentient Publications (November 16, 2011)
  • Length: 98 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781591811756

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Raves and Reviews

This timeless Heart-Trust Song is one of my favorite Buddhist teachings. You, too, can find wisdom and delight in this wonderful poem.

– Lama Surya Das, Author of Awakening the Buddha Within

In this poem, the third Chan patriarch Jianzhi Sengcan encourages us to go beyond clinging, prejudice, and our addiction to having opinions based on our self-centeredness and ignorance. He steers us toward non-dual awareness, but arriving at that understanding is not a simple matter of our mind willing it. We need to investigate and clearly see our mistaken ways of thinking and feeling, and then through putting easeful effort into realizing how things actually exist, release them and bring to the fore love, compassion, and wisdom.

– Thubten Chodron

Listen to and feel the spirit of these sacred verses. They are currents of homecoming, reminders of the vast beauty and mystery that is our essence.

– Tara Brach Ph. D., author of "Radical Acceptance" and "Radical Compassion"

Tamarack Song’s beautiful, clear interpretation of my favorite Zen scripture especially captures the essence of true, effortless non-dual realization. May all who see it immediately open to the always open Heart.

– Gangaji, author of The Diamond in Your Pocket

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