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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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Title	Speaker	Date
June 22nd, 2003, Serial No. 01347 Ego, Separation, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Attachment, Soto Zen, Passions, uchiyama,...		Jun 22 2003
August 3rd, 2003, Serial No. 00094 Letting Go, realization, Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart Sutra		Aug 03 2003
Vimalakirti Sutra Serial: SF-04084 Sunday Lecture: Manjushri questioning Vimalakirti. How should one view all sentient beings - like the reflection of the moon in water, etc. Love. Wisdom of love. Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Attachment, Manjushri, Mahayana, Emptiness, Vimalakirti,...	Lew Richmond	Aug 10 2003 Green Gulch
September 13th, 2003, Serial No. 01357, Side B Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Emotions, Separation, Religion,...		Sep 13 2003
October 2nd, 2003, Serial No. 00289 Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Religion, Duality, Building, Nirvana, Emotions,...		Oct 02 2003
October 9th, 2003, Serial No. 00288 Four Noble Truths, Two Truths, Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Way,...		Oct 09 2003
October 16th, 2003, Serial No. 00287, Side A Heart Sutra, Concentration, Culture, Politics, Interview, Chanting, Conversation,...		Oct 16 2003
The Practice of Love Serial: BZ-01372A Rohatsu Day 3 Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Separation, Duality, Vows, Ego, Attachment,...	Mary Mocine	Dec 03 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
The Power of Ten Serial: SF-00985 The silence of 'don't know'; outer space Vimalakirti Sutra; radiant vision of alternate universes. Motivation for literary inventiveness - world is not only what we think;... Vimalakirti, Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Mill Valley, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra...	Fu Schroeder	Dec 14 2003 Green Gulch
January 10th, 2004, Serial No. 00116 Commitment, Intention, Zazen Mind, Heart Sutra, Aspects of Practice		Jan 10 2004
Housekeeping Serial: SF-01024 Sunday Lecture: Children's Program. The Indian children who used to live here. Indian story about how the world was made. Staying home and accomplishing the way. Gateway into... New Year, Bodhisattva Precepts, Separation, Practice Period, Precepts, Mill Valley,...	Fu Schroeder	Feb 01 2004 Green Gulch
2004.02.08-serial.00021 Chanting, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Peace, Interview	Edward Brown	Feb 08 2004
Workshop Conversation, Balance, Heart Sutra, Observe, Posture, training, Patience, Mahayana,...	John Kabat-Zinn	Feb 14 2004 Green Gulch
The Cross of Buddhism: Principles of Practice Serial: BZ-01251 Stillness and Activity, Saturday Lecture Monastic Practice, Composure, Daily Life, Buddha Mind, Separation, Don't Know...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 21 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
2004.02.27-serial.00091 Buddha Nature, Nirvana Sutra, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, New Year, Subject-and-Object...		Feb 27 2004
March 17th, 2004, Serial No. 01108 Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Delusion, Karma, Zazen, Heart...	Jeffrey Schneider	Mar 17 2004 City Center
March 20th, 2004, Serial No. 01256, Side C Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Sanctuary, Liberation, Enemies, Culture, Instruction...		Mar 20 2004
Buddhism, Christianity, War and Peace Serial: SF-00939 Sunday Lecture: Two types of training: compassion and wisdom (wisdom: the entire universe is the true human body); US history; Christianity (is evil 'outside' or not); Mara... First Principle, Hate, Evil, Faith, Soto Zen, Heart Sutra, Bodhidharma, Separation,...	Fu Schroeder	May 16 2004 Green Gulch
May 20th, 2004, Serial No. 01023, Side B Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Duality, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Gaining Mind,...		May 20 2004
May 22nd, 2004, Serial No. 01264 Practice Period, Offering, Four Noble Truths, Practice Position, Heart Sutra,...		May 22 2004
June 26th, 2004, Serial No. 01272 Heart Sutra, Passions, Teacher-and-Student, Interdependence, Mahayana, Don't...		Jun 26 2004
August 21st, 2004, Serial No. 01241 Mahayana, Monkey Mind, Nirvana, Obstacles, Subject-and-Object, Impermanence, Heart...		Aug 21 2004
Eating Brown Rice, Eating Your Life Serial: BZ-01243C (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 1 Teacher-and-Student, Giving-and-Taking, Renewal, Heart Sutra, Offering, Intuition,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 04 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
September 18th, 2004, Serial No. 01247 Heart Sutra, Liberation, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Culture, Daily...		Sep 18 2004
September 23rd, 2004, Serial No. 00562 Attachment, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Culture, American, Patience, Interview, Mahayana...		Sep 23 2004
2004.09.26-serial.00176 Heart Sutra, Culture, Bell, Offering, Dependent Origination, Posture, Daily Life,...		Sep 26 2004
September 26th, 2004, Serial No. 01281 Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Precious Mirror, Nirvana Sutra, Hindrances, Heart...		Sep 26 2004
October 7th, 2004, Serial No. 00564 Platform Sutra, Right Speech, Attachment, War, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Passions,...		Oct 07 2004
Lotus Sutra Class Serial: SF-03556 Dining Room Class 3 Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Mahayana, Big Mind, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Buddha...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 20 2004 Tassajara
November 4th, 2004, Serial No. 01028, Side A Five Ranks, Heart Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Rinzai, Aspects of Practice, Blue Cliff...		Nov 04 2004
November 6th, 2004, Serial No. 01288 Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Priest, Teacher-and-...		Nov 06 2004
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01291D Rohatsu Day 1 Heart Sutra, Form-and-Emptiness, Dependent Origination, Impermanence, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01292B Form and Emptiness; Interdependence, Rohatsu Day 2 Heart Sutra, Form-and-Emptiness, Interdependence, Teacher-and-Student, Demons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 30 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01293 Duality, Nonduality, Rohatsu Day 3 Heart Sutra, Duality, Non-duality, Duality, Intuition, Non-duality, Oneness, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 01 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01294 Dependant Origination; Nirvana Within Samsara, Rohatsu Day 4 Dependent Origination, Samsara, Nirvana, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Salvation Serial: BZ-01295 Saving All Beings in Our Zen Practice, Rohatsu Day 5 Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, Vows, Emotions, Attachment, Six...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01296 Conclusion, Rohatsu Day 6 Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Big Mind, Hindrances, Complete Perfect Enlightenment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Life Is Like Sesshin: Use of Kyusaku: Being Reborn Serial: BZ-01297 Forgiveness. Renewal for the New Year, Rohatsu Day 7 New Year, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Tassajara, Renewal, Forgiveness, Dragons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
December 5th, 2004, Serial No. 01565 New Year, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Tassajara, Renewal, Forgiveness, Dragons,...		Dec 05 2004
March 2005 talk, Serial No. 01574 Monastic Practice, Building, Priest, Fundraising, American, Heart Sutra, Tassajara,...		2005
January 22nd, 2005, Serial No. 01302, Side D Heart Sutra, Death-and-Dying, Four Noble Truths, confusion, Demons, Non-duality,...		Jan 22 2005
February 14th, 2005, Serial No. 00569 Heart Sutra, Culture, Mahayana, Ordination, Politics, Bodhisattva Vow, Happiness,...		Feb 14 2005
February 18th, 2005, Serial No. 00772 Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Describe, Nirvana Sutra,...		Feb 18 2005
Hokyo Zammai Class Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Delusion, Nirvana Sutra, Duality, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2005 Tassajara
March 5th, 2005, Serial No. 01312, Side C Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Anger, Interdependence, Ego,...		Mar 05 2005
Way Seeking Mind Serial: SF-00044 The route to becoming a zen monk; growing up Jewish and hanging out with the beats; meeting Suzuki Roshi. Monastic Practice, Japan, Way-Seeking Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 2005 2 Tassajara
2005.03.13-serial.00177 Heart Sutra, lecture, Describe, Impermanence, Politics, Funeral, Zazen, Samadhi, Vows...		Mar 13 2005
Way Seeking Mind Pt. 2 Serial: BZ-00590 Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Monastic Practice, Priest, Fundraising,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 2005
Way-Seeking Mind Zendo, Priest, Suzuki Roshi, Dharma Transmission, Monastic Practice, Tassajara, Heart...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 2005 Tassajara
March 14th, 2005, Serial No. 01570 Monastic Practice, Priest, Building, Tassajara, Soto Zen, American, Lay, Heart Sutra...		Mar 14 2005

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