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Copyright 2011 by Bruce Linnell.

Note that an accompanying PDF file correctly displays the English and Chinese characters.

Inscription on the True Heart/Mind Attributed to Sengcan, Third Chinese Patriarch of Zen Buddhism Translated by Bruce R. Linnell, PhD

A comment on the title : due to the nature of Chinese, the title could mean any of the following : "Belief in Mind", "The Believing Mind", "Trust in Mind", "Trusting Mind", "True Mind", "Truthful Mind", "Faith in Mind", or "Faithful Mind", and indeed many of these have been used by other translators . I chose "True Mind" because the entire inscription discusses how to get back to the original Buddha nature we all have , and the phrase "true mind" is often used synonymously with this Buddha nature, Buddha mind, True Nature, Original Nature, etc.

My goals were to include every Chinese symbol in the English sentence, using an exact translation of each symbol, and with minimal additional words and paraphrasing. This results in sentences which are sometimes stilted in English, but hopefully provides a more literal translation. Interpreted meanings are as close to the exact meaning as possible. Exceptions to these guidelines are marked with footnotes.

Attaining the Way is not difficult, If only you dislike picking and choosing. Only when you do not "hate" and "love" Will the Way thus be clearly and plainly revealed.

If there exists the smallest distinction, Heaven and Earth become divided and out of balance. If you want to have the Way appear in front of you, Do not remain "agreeable" or "opposed" to anything.

When "disagreeable" and "agreeable" compete with each other, This makes your heart/mind sick. When you do not understand the deep and mysterious meaning of the Way, It is useless to merely quiet your thoughts.

The Way is perfect and complete, just like the greatest void - Nothing lacking, nothing extra. It is precisely because you "select" and "reject" That you therefore do not perceive the Suchness of everything.

Do not pursue Being and entanglements; Do not dwell in Emptiness and sufferance. When the mind is at peace in Oneness, Thus are these eliminated, and naturally fade away.

When you try to stop activity to return to stillness, This stillness further increases activity. If you are always caught in one side or the other, How can you know Oneness?

When Oneness is not understood completely, Both of these viewpoints lose their usefulness : To reject Being is to merely lose Being; To embrace Emptiness is to merely be burdened by Emptiness.

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