Heart Sutra Talks
The Heart Sūtra (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञापारमिताहृदय Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya or Chinese: 心經 Xīnjīng, Tibetan: བཅོམ་ལྡན་འདས་མ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པའི་སྙིང་པོ) is a popular sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Sanskrit, the title Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya translates as "The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom".
The Sutra famously states, "Form is emptiness (śūnyatā), emptiness is form." It is a condensed exposition on the Buddhist Mahayana teaching of the Two Truths doctrine, which says that ultimately all phenomena are Śūnyatā (emptiness).
It has been called "the most frequently used and recited text in the entire Mahayana Buddhist tradition." The text has been translated into English dozens of times from Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan, as well as other source languages.
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Home Big Mind, Building, Heart Sutra, Echo, Beginners, Interview, Separation, Posture,... |
Nov 25 2017 |
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Jewel Mirror Samadhi Part 1 Transmission, Echo, Duality, soto, Five Ranks, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-... |
Sep 02 2017 |
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Practice and Ritual: Just Enough Soto Zen, soto, Monastic Practice, Precepts, training, Heart Sutra, Chanting, zen... |
Jun 24 2017 |
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Gathas and PreceptsSerial: BZ-02556 Sesshin Day 5
Precepts, Vows, Soto Zen, Attachment, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, soto, Birth-and-... |
Jun 11 2017 |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-02555 Sesshin Day 4
Discrimination, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra,... |
Jun 10 2017 |
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Zazen Practice, Sei Jo PracticeSerial: BZ-02554 Sesshin Day 3
Separation, Precepts, Heart Sutra, Anger, Practice Period, training, Posture,... |
Jun 09 2017 |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-02553 Sesshin Day 2
Ego, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Duality, Offering, Peace, causation, Karma, Addiction,... |
Jun 08 2017 |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-02552 Sesshin Day 1
Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Samadhi, Duality, Avalokiteshvara, Non-duality,... |
Jun 07 2017 |
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Precepts Class 5Serial: BZ-02550 PP Class Precepts, Ego, Culture, Anger, Renunciation, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Emotions, Lay... |
Jun 01 2017 |
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Intuition and the Cosmic OrderSerial: BZ-02520 Rohatsu Day 7
Dragons, Buddha Nature, Interdependence, Intuition, Heart Sutra, Continuous,... |
Dec 10 2016 |
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The Bodhisattva Chaplaincy Lotus Sutra, training, Evil, First Principle, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Lay,... |
Aug 27 2016 |
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Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-02494 Class 1 Hindrances, Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Doubt, Six Realms, Vows, Obstacles, Heart... |
Aug 25 2016 |
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Karma Karma, Ego, Forgiveness, Evil, Demons, Building, Offering, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-... |
Aug 06 2016 |
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Yogacara Teaching and Suzuki Roshi Culture, American, Interdependence, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Dependent Origination,... |
Jul 16 2016 |
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White Bird in SnowSerial: BZ-02481 Jukai
Precepts, Lineage, Lay Ordination, Ordination, Bodhisattva Way, Lay, Transmission,... |
Jun 04 2016 |
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Yunmen's Medicine and Sickness Heal Each OtherSerial: BZ-02469 Class Blue Cliff Record 67
BCR-67, Cultivation, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Darkness and Light, Light-and-... |
Mar 28 2016 |
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Blue Cliff Record Case 53Serial: BZ-02460 Class BCR-53, Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Composure, Heart Sutra, Doubt, Intimacy... |
Feb 27 2016 |
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Taking Care of Our Practice Heart Sutra, Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Intimacy, Obstacles, Mindfulness,... |
Feb 06 2016 |
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Suzuki Roshi Eko Lectures: Arhats PowersSerial: BZ-02732 Rohatsu Day 6
Karma, Echo, Fox, Obstacles, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra, Happiness, American,... |
Dec 04 2015 |
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ZazengiSerial: BZ-02450 Rohatsu Day 3
Concentration, training, Diversity, Posture, Duality, Heart Sutra, Practice Period,... |
Dec 01 2015 |
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YunmenSerial: BZ-02441 Aspects of Practice
Emotions, Book of Serenity, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Aspects of... |
Oct 24 2015 |
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Hui Neng and the Poetry ContestSerial: BZ-02440 Aspects of Practice
Platform Sutra, Lineage, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Doubt, Politics, Teacher-and-... |
Oct 17 2015 |
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2015.08.23-serial.00161 Subject-and-Object, Practice Period, Family Practice, Chanting, Enemies, Heart Sutra... |
Aug 23 2015 |
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2015.08.19-serial.00153 Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Don't Know Mind, Happiness, Nirvana Sutra,... |
Aug 19 2015 |
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2015.08.18-serial.00151 Heart Sutra, Subject-and-Object, training, Lay, Chanting, Impermanence, Nirvana Sutra... |
Aug 18 2015 |
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2015.08.18-serial.00152 Heart Sutra, Don't Know Mind, confusion, Buddha Nature, Bell, Duality, Patience... |
Aug 18 2015 |
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What Is Acceptance Forgiveness, Two Truths, Dependent Origination, Anger, Heart Sutra, Darkness and... |
Aug 08 2015 |
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Ummon's Every Day Is A Good Day Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Zazen Mind, Silence, Posture,... |
May 16 2015 |
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Seeing and Non-Seeing Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Platform Sutra,... |
Apr 12 2015 |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1Perfect Wisdom, Precious Mirror, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Compassion, |
Mar 07 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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We All Cover the Ground Equally Oneness, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Describe,... |
Feb 07 2015 |
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Listening, Training, Hearing and LiberationHeart Sutra, Confession-and-Repentance, true dharma, Avalokiteshvara, Heart Sutra,... |
Aug 09 2014 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Kyogen's Man Up A Tree Ego, Subject-and-Object, Heart Sutra, Sanctuary, Building, Funeral, Passions, Evil,... |
May 24 2014 |
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Heart Sutra Class Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Duality, Concentration, Nirvana, Samsara, Ego, Interview,... |
May 15 2014 1 |
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Case 16 of Denkoroku Priest, Absolute-and-Relative, Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, American, Lay, Conversation... |
Apr 13 2014 |
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Taking Refuge In the Three Bodies of Buddha Peace, Big Mind, Religion, Buddha Nature, Mandala, Heart Sutra, Demons, Sangha,... |
Mar 08 2014 |
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Remembering Fred Maroth Faith, Community, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, resistance |
Nov 23 2013 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Heart Sutra Heart Sutra, Chanting, Aspects of Practice, Ego, Interdependence, Beginners, Describe... |
Oct 19 2013 |
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Form and Formlessness in Zen Practice Precepts, Practice Period, Daily Life, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lay, Teacher-and-Student... |
Oct 05 2013 |
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Observing the Breathing Body and the Mind of No Abode Breath, Posture, zen meditation, Heart Sutra, Observe |
Aug 10 2013 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen and Psychotherapy Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Mindfulness, War, Priest, Dragons, Aspects... |
Aug 03 2013 |