Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing

"If I were to save only two books from the whole world of the mystics, one would be Sosan's Hsin Hsin Ming," Osho says. "It contains the quintessence of Zen, the path of awareness and meditation...the very soul of Zen." Himself a master of both words and silence, Osho builds a bridge between the modern, chattering mind and the infinite no-mind of Sosan through these Zen sutras - the only words uttered by Sosan, the 6th-century Chinese mystic and third Chinese patriarch.

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Later published as part of Osho Books on CD-ROM.

First edition title was Neither This Nor That

Later published as The Book of Nothing: Hsin Hsin Ming

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Oct 21, 1974 to Oct 30, 1974 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

10   (see table of contents)

editions

	Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing Discourses on the Faith Mind of Sosan Year of publication : 1983 Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation International ISBN 0-88050-597-4 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 284 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes : Second edition 1983, 10,000 copies. Copyright © 1983 Rajneesh Foundation International. Size : 177.8 x 108 x 16 mm Author as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Publisher : Ma Anand Sheela, M.M., D.Phil., D.Litt., Acharya Editing: Ma Punito Design: Ma Prem Tushita Direction: Ma Yoga Pratima, M.M., D.Phil., Arihanta Printed in U.S.A. Library of Congress Catalog Number 83-17783 Introduction: Ma Yoga Pratima Hsin Hsin Ming - verses on the faith mind of Sengstan (Sosan), 3rd Zen Patriarch, translated from the original Chinese by Richard B. Clarke, Zen teacher at the Living Dharma Centers, Amherst, Massachusetts and Coventry, Connecticut. Reprinted with kind permission.
	Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing Discourses on Sosan's Verses on the Faith-Mind Year of publication : 1997 Publisher : Rebel Publishing House, India ISBN 81-7261-003-3 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 276 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : Third Revised Edition. Copyright: Osho International Foundation. Size : 210 x 145 x 22 mm Editing: Ma Yoga Sudha Typesetting: Sw Prem Rasada Design: Sw Bhaven & Ma Prem Shunyo Photography: Sw Sarjano Production: Ma Deva Harito In Gratitude to Beloved Osho, Ma Deva Serena Printing: Thomson Press (India) Ltd. Introduction: Ma Yoga Pratima
	Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing Discourses on Sosan's Verses on the Faith-Mind Year of publication : 2004 Publisher : Tao Publishing ISBN 81-7261-003-3 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 278 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : Revised edition
	Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing The Zen Understanding of Mind and Consciousness Year of publication : 2009 Publisher : Osho Media International ISBN 978-8172613013 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 230 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes :

table of contents

edition 1983 chapter titles		discourses
		event	location	duration	media
1	The Great Way	21 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 27min	audio
2	The Way Is Perfect	22 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 30min	audio
3	Truth Cannot Be Sought	23 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 12min	audio
4	Return to the Root	24 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 21min	audio
5	The Unity of Emptiness	25 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 17min	audio
6	Strive to No Goals	26 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 52min	audio
7	All Dreams Must Cease	27 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 39min	audio
8	Life in True Faith	28 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 17min	audio
9	Neither This nor That	29 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 23min	audio
10	No Yesterday, No Tomorrow, No Today	30 Oct 1974 am	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona	1h 46min	audio