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# The Zen Teaching of Huang Po on the Transmission of Mind

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Review: One mind explained - The same idea is repeated but to actually grasp ‘one mind’ not just as an idea is probably not that easy. Not the easiest read but at the same time a great explanation of one mind. I don’t think the goal is to intellectually understand but maybe it’s one step on the path?!?!!
Review: A Most Profound Text - Huang-po (d. 850) was one of the most influential Chan/Zen masters of the Tang Dynasty. John Blofeld (1913-1987) has done great service in providing such a fine translation of two truly wonderful texts ("The Chun Chou Record (Sermons and Dialogues)" and "The Wan Ling Record (Dialogues, Sermons and Anecdotes)"). Also included is an interesting and helpful introduction. The result is an engaging work of great profundity and wisdom, that provides valuable insights into the heart of Chan/Zen Buddhism. As such, the reader will benefit from much rereading and contemplation of this work. Also available in translation by John Blofeld is The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening: Being the Teaching of the Zen Master, Hui Hai, Known as the Great Pearl , which can, in some ways, be considered a companion piece to this text, as they complement each other very well. For those who are interested, there is also a very interesting autobiography of John Blofeld available The Wheel of Life: The Autobiography of a Western Buddhist (Shambhala Dragon Editions) . Another work which may be of interest is Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions) which takes a contemporary philosophical look at Zen as expressed in Blofeld's translation of Huang Po. Other translations of this work by Huang Po are available by Thomas Cleary Zen Mind, Buddha Mind and John McRae Zen Texts (BDK English Tripitaka Series) . There is also a translation with commentary, by Zen (Korean: Seon) Master Subul A Bird in Flight Leaves No Trace: The Zen Teaching of Huangbo with a Modern Commentary . I highly recommend all the works mentioned in this review.

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One mind explained
*by A***R on 28 October 2025*

The same idea is repeated but to actually grasp ‘one mind’ not just as an idea is probably not that easy. Not the easiest read but at the same time a great explanation of one mind. I don’t think the goal is to intellectually understand but maybe it’s one step on the path?!?!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Most Profound Text
*by M***S on 7 February 2010*

Huang-po (d. 850) was one of the most influential Chan/Zen masters of the Tang Dynasty. John Blofeld (1913-1987) has done great service in providing such a fine translation of two truly wonderful texts ("The Chun Chou Record (Sermons and Dialogues)" and "The Wan Ling Record (Dialogues, Sermons and Anecdotes)"). Also included is an interesting and helpful introduction. The result is an engaging work of great profundity and wisdom, that provides valuable insights into the heart of Chan/Zen Buddhism. As such, the reader will benefit from much rereading and contemplation of this work. Also available in translation by John Blofeld is The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening: Being the Teaching of the Zen Master, Hui Hai, Known as the Great Pearl , which can, in some ways, be considered a companion piece to this text, as they complement each other very well. For those who are interested, there is also a very interesting autobiography of John Blofeld available The Wheel of Life: The Autobiography of a Western Buddhist (Shambhala Dragon Editions) . Another work which may be of interest is Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions) which takes a contemporary philosophical look at Zen as expressed in Blofeld's translation of Huang Po. Other translations of this work by Huang Po are available by Thomas Cleary Zen Mind, Buddha Mind and John McRae Zen Texts (BDK English Tripitaka Series) . There is also a translation with commentary, by Zen (Korean: Seon) Master Subul A Bird in Flight Leaves No Trace: The Zen Teaching of Huangbo with a Modern Commentary . I highly recommend all the works mentioned in this review.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The only book you will ever need
*by M***S on 13 April 2025*

This is the clearest book on Zen ever written . It cuts away all nonsense and gets straight to the matter. It is all you need if you are ready to hear it. "All of the Buddhas and all sentient beings are nothing but the One Mind, beside which nothing exists. This Mind, which is without beginning, is unborn and indestructible."

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