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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Title	Speaker	Date
1991.05.29-serial.00097 Bell, Observe, Heart Sutra, Sutra, Emotions	Edward Brown	May 29 1991
1991.05.29-serial.00098 Bell, Observe, Heart Sutra, Sutra, Emotions	Edward Brown	May 29 1991
Paying Attention to Your Life Serial: BZ-00701B Lecture Ordination, Bowing, Bell, Heart Sutra, Lineage, uchiyama, Priest, Chanting,...	Pat Phalen	May 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Pali Canon Sutra on Right View (Middle Way) Serial: BZ-00700A Lecture Heart Sutra, Attachment, Doubt, causation, Hate, training, Lay	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 13 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Thoughts on Emptiness Serial: BZ-00264 Class 4 of 4 Heart Sutra, Chanting, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Subject-and-Object, Evil, Bell...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 28 1991 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Skanda, Form and Emptiness Serial: BZ-00265 Class 3 of 4 Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Anger, Passions, Skandas, Four Noble Truths, causation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 21 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Paramitas, Skandas, Emptiness, Bodhisattva Way Serial: BZ-00266 Class 2 of 4 Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Hindrances, Don'...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 14 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: The Sutra’s Place in History Serial: BZ-00267 Class 1 of 4 Heart Sutra, Chanting, Avalokiteshvara, Monastic Practice, Lineage, Practice Period,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 07 1991 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Mideast Crisis Serial: BZ-00687B Discussion led by Alan Senauke, Saturday Lecture Current Events, War, Peace, Avalokiteshvara, Enemies, Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Building...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 12 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-01517A Manifesting This Moment, Rohatsu Day 2 Genjokoan, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Happiness, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00725 Lecture BCR-2, Discrimination, Attachment, Duality, Oneness, Non-discrimination, Beginners,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 1990 Unknown Location
Avatamsaka Sutra Serial: BZ-00622 Class 1 of 5 Four Noble Truths, Offering, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Sixth Patriarch,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Oct 25 1990 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00494A Lecture Heart Sutra, Chanting, Doubt, Hindrances, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Posture,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 13 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Coursing in Deep Prajna Paramita Serial: BZ-00467B Saturday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 08 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Wisdoms Serial: BZ-00467A And Other Assorted Helpful Hints to a Better Life, Sesshin Day 3 Wisdom, Discrimination, Heart Sutra, Silent Illumination, Evil, Greed, Hate, Patience...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
1990.06.04-serial.00074 Ordinary Mind, Heart Sutra, Concentration, Samadhi, Sutra	Edward Brown	Jun 04 1990
February 17th, 1990, Serial No. 00072, Side A Concentration, Heart Sutra, Happiness, Avalokiteshvara, Bell		Feb 17 1990
February 17th, 1990, Serial No. 00134, Side A Concentration, Heart Sutra, Happiness, Avalokiteshvara, Bell		Feb 17 1990
The Triple Treasure Serial: BZ-00499 Saturday Lecture Three Treasures, Three Treasures, Sangha, Big Mind, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
September 16th, 1989, Serial No. 00383, Side B Enemies, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Hate,...		Sep 16 1989
1989.05.07-serial.00049 Serial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Emptiness, Observe, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Vow, Zendo,...	Lou Hartman	May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm
January 16th, 1989, Serial No. 01465 Peace, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Humility, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Daily Life,...		Jan 16 1989
December 8th, 1988, Serial No. 01473 Serial: BZ-01473 The first talk of the 1988 Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Genjokoan, Posture, Emotions, Buddha's Birthday, Daily Life, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1988 1 of 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Khandro Serial: SF-01914 Labor Day Posture, Peace, Transmission, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, stubbornness, Passions,...	Sogyal Rinpoche	Sep 03 1988 SFZC
On Bowing and Chanting Serial: BZ-01491 Morning talk. Offering, Diversity, Heart Sutra, Passions, Practice Period, Soto Zen, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 27 1988 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Perfect Just as You Are Serial: BZ-00891B Sesshin .day 4 Posture, cognitive process, Instruction, Lineage, Monkey Mind, Bowing, Buddha Nature...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jun 18 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Where the Hubless Active Wheel Turns Serial: BZ-00897B Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Bell, Separation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 14 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Life and Death Serial: BZ-00897A Lecture Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Fasting, Nirvana, Evil, Heart Sutra, Tassajara Zen...	Shosan Victoria Austin	May 07 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00898A One-Day Sitting Genjokoan, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Obstacles, Bowing, Samadhi, Chanting, Concentration...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 24 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
February 27th, 1988, Serial No. 01536 Serial: BZ-01536 Seventh day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. Discrimination, Duality, Four Noble Truths, Oneness, Non-discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 27 1988 7 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
December 14th, 1987, Serial No. 00303 Serial: BZ-00303 Sesshin Day 7 Attachment, Karma, Heart Sutra, Separation, Hate, Precepts, Culture, Ego	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 14 1987
Tightrope Lecture Serial: BZ-00902A Lecture Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Practice Position, Don't Know Mind, Posture, Lay, Fox,...	Maylie Scott	Dec 12 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Truths and Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00309 Rohatsu Day 1 Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Passions, Mundane Life, Attachment, Karma, Mahayana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1987
November 21st, 1987, Serial No. 01003, Side A Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Happiness, training,...	Katherine Thanas	Nov 21 1987 SFZC
Genjokoan III Serial: BZ-00908B Sesshin Day 2 Genjokoan, Religion, Eka, Heart Sutra, Bodhidharma, Interview, Silence, Building...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan I Serial: BZ-01501B Sesshin lecture Birth-and-Death, true dharma, Sixth Patriarch, Koan, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 03 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
March 1987 talk, Serial No. 03977 Serial: SF-03977 May be part of sesshin series Freedom, Dragons, Teacher-and-Student, Intimacy, Heart Sutra, Practice Period,...	Yvonne Rand	1987 SFZC
Heart Sutra Commentary Emptiness, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Observe, Impermanence, Four Foundations,...	Thich Nhat Hanh	1987 1
The Buddhist Meaning of Renunciation Serial: BZ-00883A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Renunciation, Emotions, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Anger, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony Serial: BZ-00876A Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Happiness, Renewal, Karma, Daily Life, Offering, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 24 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
What is Zen Spirit? Chanting, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Beginners, Bowing, American, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 10 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
The Subtle Touch of Non-Self-Centered Activity Serial: BZ-00875A Forms of Zen, Saturday Lecture No-Self, Silent Illumination, Right Effort, Bowing, Heart Sutra, training, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 19 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Death and Dying: Compassion Meditation Serial: BZ-00867B Lecture Buddha Nature, Building, Heart Sutra, Priest, Happiness, Conversation, Hate, War,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 23 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period (J. Ango) Serial: BZ-00410A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Ango, Study Period, Priest-and-Lay, Practice Period, training, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Chanting Practice Serial: BZ-01523B Saturday Lecture Chanting, Chanting, Offering, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Bell, American, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 26 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
1984.06.15-serial.00296 Vow, Chanting, Thich Nhat Hanh, Daily Life, Heart Sutra	Edward Brown	Jun 15 1984
1984.04.09-serial.00309 Emptiness, Ceremony, Freedom, Heart Sutra, Separation	Edward Brown	Apr 09 1984
1984.03.06-serial.00308 Dragons, Vow, Practice Period, Bell, Heart Sutra	Edward Brown	Mar 06 1984
Title unknown Serial: BZ-00416B Sesshin lecture Fox, Karma, Daily Life, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Priest...	Arnie Kotler	Oct 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II Serial: BZ-00403B Calling and Answering, Saturday Lecture MM-12, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Sixth Patriarch, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 1983 Berkeley Zen Center

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