Hsin Hsin Ming
The Zen Understanding of Mind and Consciousness
In this extraordinary series of talks, Osho lays out a clear understanding of the difference between mind and consciousness a difference that Western science has been struggling to define for decades, but that Zen has known for centuries through firsthand experience. Along the way he also sheds light on the differences between meditation as practice and as a state of being, and what "choiceless awareness" really means in everyday life and relating. Osho relates to a classic Zen work, Hsin Hsin Ming, Verses on the FaithMind by Sosan [Sengt'san] the third Chinese patriarch of Zen, which is considered to be the first Chinese Zen document. It is extraordinarily straight-forward in its message, cutting straight to the point of what Zen practice really is and where it aims to take the practitioner to a state of thought-free awareness in the present moment, without judgment or attachment.
Osho is a contemporary mystic whose life and teachings have influenced millions of people of all ages, and from all walks of life. His often provocative and challenging teachings generate today more and more interest and his readership is dramatically expanding around the world in more than fifty languages. People can easily recognize the wisdom of his insights, and their relevance to our lives and to the issues we are facing today. The Sunday Times in London named Osho as one of the "1,000 Makers of the 20th Century". He is known around the world for his revolutionary contribution to meditation — the science of inner transformation — with the unique approach of his "OSHO Active Meditations" acknowledging the accelerated pace of contemporary life and bringing meditation into modern life.
More books by author
More in this series
