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Heart Sutra Talks

The Heart Sūtra 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 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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Everything is Presenting ItselfSerial: BZ-02070 Consciousness, Rohatsu Day 3 Intimacy, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Dec 08 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Koan of a Bodhisattva Precepts, Vimalakirti, Perfect Wisdom, confusion, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Attachment,... |
Oct 03 2009 |
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The World Is What You Make It Two Truths, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Hindrances, Absolute-... |
Sep 19 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Meditation on PrideTenshin Reb Anderson Doubt, Money, Building, Heart Sutra |
Aug 08 2009 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Finding Purpose Through Spiritual PracticeSerial: EB-00225 Visiting aunt in Virginia; being at Tassajara in 1996; men and women practicing together; story of a sculptor friend having a lung transplant. Passions, Greed, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Desire |
Aug 03 2009 |
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Mindful Cooking, Authentic Living Heart Sutra, Sutra, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Uchiyama |
Jun 16 2009 |
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The Ultimate transcends Difference and UnitySamdhinirmochana Mahayana Sutra Chapter 3, part 1 Samdhinormonchana Sutra (Part VII), Emptiness, Dharmakaya, Heart Sutra, confusion |
Jun 13 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Questions and Answers in Buddhism Religion, Right Speech, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Mind, Vow, Teacher-and-Student, Heart... |
Apr 18 2009 |
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Buddha's Paranirvana: Serial No. 01091Serial: BZ-01091 Sesshin Buddha's Birthday, Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Observe, Passions, Instruction... |
Feb 14 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ryokan's Poems - Butterfly DreamsSerial: BZ-02013 Part 1 of 2, teaching retreat Discrimination, Anger, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Enemies, Transmission, Evil, Precepts... |
Jan 24 2009 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Beginners and Beginning: Self sufficiency: Serial No. 01084 Beginners, Composure, Light-and-Darkness, New Year, Buddha Ancestors, Instruction,... |
Jan 03 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 1st, 2008, Serial No. 03605 Ceremony, Practice Period, Heart Sutra |
Dec 01 2008 |
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Dizang's Weakness: Case 20, Book of Serenity; Serial No. 01162Serial: BZ-01162 Saturday talk Koan, Dizang, SER-20, Intimacy, Gratitude, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra, Nirvana... |
Oct 04 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Brain and EnlightenmentEnlightenment, Dependent Origination, Monkey Mind, Peace, Subject-and-Object, Heart... |
Aug 02 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Non-Abiding Wisdom in Action Attachment, Heart Sutra |
Jul 26 2008 |
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Prajna Paramita as Not Abiding Non-attachment, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Desire |
Jul 26 2008 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Manjushri, Heart Sutra, Book of Serenity |
Apr 24 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Dogen: Enlightenment and DelusionSerial: BZ-01121 Saturday Lecture Silent Illumination, Discrimination, Intuition, Duality, Teacher-and-Student, Non-... |
Mar 22 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Preparing for the New Year: Zazen, Vows, Resolutions (Kid Zendo)Serial: BZ-01106 Saturday Lecture New Year, Happiness, Berkeley Zen Center, Vow, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra,... |
Dec 15 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 14th, 2007, Serial No. 03478 Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Impermanence |
Oct 14 2007 |
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October 13th, 2007, Serial No. 03477 Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Vow |
Oct 13 2007 |
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Introduction to ZenSerial: BZ-01276 Saturday Lecture Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Nirvana, Lay Practice, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature,... |
Jul 17 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Reading from “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”: ControlSerial: BZ-00984 Saturday Lecture Composure, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Impermanence, Mundane Life,... |
Jul 07 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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With No Path, Go DarkSerial: BZ-01442 Sesshin Day 3 Doubt, Evil, Practice Period, Gaining Mind, Bowing, Heart Sutra, Bell, Lay, Humility... |
Jun 22 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Bridges: Mindfulness and TherapySerial: RB-01656M Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Consciousness, Practice, Heart Sutra |
Jun 2007 Rastenberg |
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Practicing in the BodySerial: BZ-01437D Saturday Lecture Manjushri, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Bowing, Birth... |
May 26 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Faith in Buddhism: IgnitionSerial: BZ-01054A Class 2 of 5 Manjushri, Heart Sutra, Buddha Nature, Cultivation, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Ordinary... |
May 24 2007 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 6th, 2007, Serial No. 00168 Zazen Mind, Letting Go, Big Mind, Faith, Heart Sutra |
May 06 2007 |
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The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of CompassionBuddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat... Japan, Separation, Suzuki Roshi, Duality, Heart Sutra |
May 05 2007 Part 4 Mount Madonna Center |
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Faith in MindSerial: BZ-01433 Saturday Lecture Buddha Mind, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Apr 28 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Intelligence of the Natural WorldSerial: SF-00941 Sesshin Lecture: frog chorus; silence and activity; pain and fear of pain; Bodhidharma Bodhidharma, Sesshin, Prajna Paramita, Silence, Buddha Ancestors, Composure, Buddha... |
Apr 07 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sesshin PracticesSerial: SF-00992 Sesshin Lecture: ordinary mind is the Tao; practice of confession; guilt/shame; Self-Receiving and -Employing Samadhi Sesshin, Zhaozhou, Ordinary Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Right Effort, Posture, Buddha Nature... |
Apr 03 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zazen MindSerial: TL-00166 ADZG Monday Night, Posture, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Zazen Mind, Ego |
Mar 12 2007 Cenacle Chicago |
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The Bodhisattva GrandmotherSerial: SF-00942 Deshan and the old woman; the distortions of sexism, racism, others; the bodhisattva grandmother; devotion to zazen; bringing attention and support to the natural states/bodily... Deshan, Family Practice, Dragons, Offering, Delusion, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Vow,... |
Feb 17 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zendo FormsSerial: BZ-01407 Serving, Mokugyo, Chanting, Rohatsu Day 7 Meal Serving, Chanting, Mokugyo, Instruction, Doanryo, New Year, Bowing, Chanting,... |
Dec 03 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Gift of NothingSerial: SF-00929 Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: one who is not busy, one reality; the gift of nothing; sesshin, from Suzuki Roshi; our mind is the same as Buddha's; all things are... Buddha's Enlightenment, Sesshin, Koan, Daowu, Keizan, Suzuki Roshi, Nirvana... |
Dec 03 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Where Am I? Where am I Headed?Serial: BZ-01397 Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Liberation, Enthusiasm, Ordinary... |
Nov 11 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sojun Gives Doan and Kokyo Training: Chanting and BellsSerial: BZ-01046 Class Bell, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind, Sangha, Bowing,... |
Oct 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Realizing the Precepts in PracticeSerial: BZ-01395 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Vow, Practice Period, Observe, Repentance, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Oct 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Right SpeechSerial: SF-00037 The eight-fold path and its relationship to the precepts. Ummon, Koan, Right Speech, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Buddha... |
Sep 16 2006 |
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The Paramita of ForebearanceSerial: BZ-01176B Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Anger, Forgiveness, Precepts, Practice Period, Patience, Hate, Karma,... |
Jul 29 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What Does It Mean to Practice Prajna Paramita?Serial: BZ-01167 Sesshin Day 2 Heart Sutra, Religion, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Non-duality,... |
Jun 15 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record #90: Her Koan — Chih Men’s Body of WisdomSerial: BZ-01238 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Funeral, Practice Period, Commitment,... |
Jun 05 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: 18 Emptinesses; Continuous ExistenceSerial: BZ-01042A Class 3 of 5 Karma, Berkeley Zen Center, Forgiveness, Ego, Nirvana, Daily Life, Emotions, Don... |
May 25 2006 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Dealing with a Problematic Public Library PatronSerial: BZ-01236D Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Anger, Practice Position, Interview, Lay Practice, Soto... |
May 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01040A Class 1 of 5 Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Mahayana, Daily Life, Manjushri, Birth-and-Death, Four... |
May 11 2006 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra in Everyday Life, from Shuso, Gentle Rain, Dharma BlossomSerial: BZ-01234 Monday morning Talk Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Heart Sutra, Practice Position, Commitment,... |
May 08 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01232 Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Duality, Samadhi, Attachment, Oneness, Samsara, Nirvana, Non-duality,... |
May 06 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Preparation for Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-01229 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Pure Existence, Lay Practice, Daily... |
Apr 15 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Three Doors of LiberationSerial: BZ-01228 Emptiness, Signlessness, Aimlessness, One-Day Sitting Liberation, Emptiness, Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Oneness, Big Mind, Birth-... |
Apr 09 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |