May - June 2009 | Cerro Gordo Temple | Santa Fe, NM

Xinxinming, or Trust in Mind, is one of Chan’s foundational texts. What is it like to trust your own heart-mind, and the heart-mind of the universe — which are, after all, the same thing? The text opens that exploration with one of Chan’s most provocative declarations : The Great Way is not difficult if you don’t pick and choose. What does that mean?
subjects: mind, Sengcan, self, faith, picking and choosing, Great Way, dukkha, Seung Sahn, Heart Sutra, duality