In the Shadow of the Formless

The Lost Writings of Wu Hsin #3

by Wu Hsin

Master Wu Hsin explains that on the phenomenal plane, when one ceases to resist What-Is and becomes more in harmony with It, one attains a state of Ming, or clear seeing. Having arrived at this point, all action becomes wei wu wei, or action without action (non-forcing) and there is a working in harmony with What-Is to accomplish what is required. Second, as the clear seeing deepens (what he refers to as the opening of the great gate), the understanding arises that there is no one doing anything and that there is only the One doing everything through the many and diverse objective phenomena which serve as Its instruments. From this flows the third and the seemingly separate me is a misapprehension, created by the mind which divides everything into pseudo-subject (me) and object (the world outside of this me). This seeming two-ness (dva in Sanskrit, duo in Latin, dual in English), this feeling of being separate and apart, is the root cause of unhappiness.

126 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 2, 2014

About the author

Wu Hsin is a pseudonym of Roy Melvyn. Although Melvyn presents himself as the "translator" of the supposedly lost writings of Wu Hsin, the character is in reality entirely fictional.

According to his biography, Wu Hsin was a Chinese sage who lived about one hundred years after Confucius, some time between 403 and 221 BCE. His name translates to "no mind", alluding to an important concept of non-duality in Daoism as well as Zen Buddhism.

Reviews

[Dean Isensee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silence speaks volumes!

Silence brings great fortune. Always remember the words of your mother "sit down and be quiet!" The review rules force me to say too much!

[Lynda Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can only find Volume Three. I think I have others.
2/10/25