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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March 29th, 1997, Serial No. 01556 Religion, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Evil, War |
Mar 29 1997 |
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Buddha's BirthdaySerial: SF-03098 Sunday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Ceremony, Bell, Heart Sutra, Humility, Chanting, Renewal,... |
Apr 06 1997 Green Gulch |
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1997.04.26-serial.00058 Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Daily... |
Apr 26 1997 |
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June 12th, 1997, Serial No. 00535 Offering, Precepts, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Six Realms, Interdependence, Gratitude... |
Jun 12 1997 |
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June 12th, 1997, Serial No. 01462, Side A Precepts, Attachment, Offering, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Interdependence, Gratitude... |
Jun 12 1997 |
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June 28th, 1997, Serial No. 00316, Side A Practice Period, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Oneness, Silence, Addiction,... |
Jun 28 1997 |
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July 10th, 1997, Serial No. 00844 Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Separation, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Absolute-and-Relative,... |
Jul 10 1997 |
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July 17th, 1997, Serial No. 00843 Heart Sutra, Separation, Oneness, Mahayana, Zazen Mind, Buddha Nature, Patience,... |
Jul 17 1997 |
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July 24th, 1997, Serial No. 00842 Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, causation,... |
Jul 24 1997 |
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July 26th, 1997, Serial No. 00318, Side A Nirvana, confusion, Heart Sutra, Intimacy, Right Effort, Attachment, Lotus Sutra,... |
Jul 26 1997 |
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July 26th, 1997, Serial No. 01066 Nirvana, confusion, Heart Sutra, Intimacy, Right Effort, Attachment, Lotus Sutra,... |
Jul 26 1997 |
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July 31st, 1997, Serial No. 00841 Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Precepts, Nirvana,... |
Jul 31 1997 |
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Words Don't Reach It Death-and-Dying, Conversation, Right Speech, Heart Sutra, Fundraising, Diversity,... |
Aug 13 1997 Unknown |
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Mountains And Rivers Without EndSerial: SF-03583 Mountains And Rivers Workshop, Mark Gonnerman, Stanford Humanities Center, Kresge Auditorium Heart Sutra, New Year, Funeral, Emptiness, Gratitude, Fox, Bowing, Dragons, Obstacles... |
Oct 09 1997 Stanford University |
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Scholarship Conference PaperSerial: SF-03238 Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, Lineage, Platform Sutra, soto, Religion, Study Period, Emptiness,... |
Nov 16 1997 Green Gulch |
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1998.MM.DD-serial.00136 Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Sutra, Soto Zen, Posture |
1998 |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 2Serial: SF-03053 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Describe, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Evil, Heart Sutra, Hate, Liberation, Bell, Zazen,... |
1998 Unknown |
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January 24th, 1998, Serial No. 00341, Side A Culture, Ego, American, Building, Religion, Darkness and Light, Bodhidharma, Duality... |
Jan 24 1998 |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-02729 Saturday Repentance, Letting Go, Peace, Perfect Wisdom, Vows, Heart Sutra, Ceremony, Observe,... |
Mar 28 1998 Unknown |
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May 2nd, 1998, Serial No. 00348, Side A Evil, Manjushri, Vows, Lotus Sutra, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Practice Period... |
May 02 1998 |
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May 9th, 1998, Serial No. 00348, Side B Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Gratitude, Vows, Offering, Chanting, Continuous,... |
May 09 1998 |
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Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, zen meditation, Mindfulness, Religion, Koan, resistance, Letting Go,... |
May 17 1998 Green Gulch |
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June 6th, 1998, Serial No. 00350, Side A cognitive process, Observe, Mahayana, Dependent Origination, Describe, Religion,... |
Jun 06 1998 |
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Sunday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Ceremony, Karma, Heart Sutra, Skandas, training, Triple Treasure... |
Jun 14 1998 Green Gulch |
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25 Years of Green GulchSerial: SF-03245 Sunday Lecture Gratitude, Bell, Commitment, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Ceremony, Teacher-and-Student... |
Sep 20 1998 Green Gulch |
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April 1st, 1999, Serial No. 00836 Lotus Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Buddha Nature... |
Apr 01 1999 |
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Buddha's BirthdaySerial: SF-03241 Sunday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Ceremony, Renewal, Liberation, Vows, Happiness, Peace,... |
Apr 04 1999 Green Gulch |
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May 22nd, 1999, Serial No. 00076, Side B Birth-and-Death, Sanctuary, Lay Ordination, Ego, Hate, Family Practice, Book of... |
May 22 1999 |
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July 8th, 1999, Serial No. 00925 Heart Sutra, Six Realms, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Mindfulness... |
Jul 08 1999 |
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July 15th, 1999, Serial No. 00924 Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Mahayana, Manjushri, Sanctuary, Separation,... |
Jul 15 1999 |
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Genjokoan (Pt. 7/8)Serial: BZ-00158B Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Anger, Daily Life, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Aspects of Practice... |
Jul 17 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 17th, 1999, Serial No. 00674, Side A Anger, Daily Life, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Aspects of Practice, Heart... |
Jul 17 1999 |
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July 22nd, 1999, Serial No. 00923 Heart Sutra, Oneness, Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Interview, Bodhisattva... |
Jul 22 1999 |
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July 29th, 1999, Serial No. 00922 Four Noble Truths, Ego, causation, Heart Sutra, First Principle, true dharma, Right... |
Jul 29 1999 |
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Wednesday Lecture Study Period, Birth-and-Death, Book of Serenity, Mill Valley, Buddha Mind, Enemies,... |
Aug 04 1999 Green Gulch |
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August 5th, 1999, Serial No. 00921 Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Samsara, Liberation,... |
Aug 05 1999 |
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September 4th, 1999, Serial No. 00193, Side B Dependent Origination, Attachment, Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Four Noble... |
Sep 04 1999 |
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October 21st, 1999, Serial No. 00931 Five Ranks, Precious Mirror, Ego, Dependent Origination, Evil, Duality, Big Mind,... |
Oct 21 1999 |
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October 21st, 1999, Serial No. 01544 Five Ranks, Precious Mirror, Dependent Origination, Ego, Continuous, Evil, Duality,... |
Oct 21 1999 |
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November 27th, 1999, Serial No. 00198, Side A Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Big Mind, Book of Serenity, Heart Sutra, Bell, New Year,... |
Nov 27 1999 |
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Branching Streams Flow in the DarknessSerial: BZ-00198B Rohatsu Day 1 Sandokai, Branching Streams, Big Mind, soto, Observe, Discrimination, Branching... |
Nov 29 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Emotions, Practice Period, Ceremony, Passions, Letting Go, Enthusiasm,... |
Jan 09 2000 Green Gulch |
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January Practice Period Class Karmic Consciousness, Heart Sutra, realization, Birth-and-Death, Platform Sutra,... |
Jan 11 2000 Green Gulch |
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January Practice Period Class Heart Sutra, Duality, Non-duality, Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Liberation, Two... |
Jan 19 2000 Green Gulch |
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Branching Streams Flow in the DarknessSerial: BZ-00202A Zen Words, Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Branching Streams, Blue Cliff Record, Don't Know... |
Jan 22 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2000.02.02-serial.00122 Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Freedom, lecture,... |
Feb 02 2000 |
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One-day Sitting Lecture realization, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Bell, Suzuki... |
Feb 26 2000 Green Gulch |
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2000.02.27-serial.00006 Heart Sutra, Sutra, Sengai, Chanting, Avalokiteshvara |
Feb 27 2000 |
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Wednesday Lecture Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Observe, Demons,... |
Mar 29 2000 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Ceremony, Manjushri, Offering, Heart Sutra, Zendo, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha's... |
Apr 02 2000 Green Gulch |
