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Heart Sutra Talks
The Heart Sūtra is a popular sūtra in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Sanskrit, the title Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya translates as "The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom". It is traditionally associated with the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (commonly known in East Asian Buddhism as Guanyin, who is the interlocutor of the sūtra.
The Sūtra 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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Six Paramitas Patience, Heart Sutra, Paramitas, Precepts |
Jun 18 2021 |
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Beginner's Sesshin Continuous Practice, Mindfulness, Bowing, Heart Sutra, Kinhin |
Jun 06 2021 |
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The Five Skandhas Consciousness, Heart Sutra, Zazen Mind, Avalokitesvara, Money |
Jun 05 2021 |
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Boundlessness Heart Sutra, Peace, Chanting, Lotus Sutra, Jukai |
May 01 2021 |
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Practicing With Emptiness Avalokitesvara, Heart Sutra, Silence, Tassajara |
Feb 27 2021 |
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Remembering SojunSerial: BZ-02811 Part of a series of online gatherings where at each meeting three long time students of Sojun Roshi share their memories of him. Dokusan, Dragons, Heart Sutra, Tassajara |
Jan 15 2021 1 of 5 Zoom |
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Sangha Meeting After Sojun Roshi's Passing Chanting, Funeral, Gratitude, Heart Sutra |
Jan 09 2021 Zoom |
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Birth and Death, Part 2 Birth-and-Death, Building, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Ego, Zoom, Funeral, Interview,... |
Dec 20 2020 |
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Total Dynamic Working Birth-and-Death, Building, confusion, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Impermanence,... |
Dec 05 2020 |
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Senior Student Tributes for Sojun Roshi Birth-and-Death, Constancy, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Gratitude, Heart... |
Nov 01 2020 Zoom |
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Public Dokusan 11 Subject-and-Object, Intuition, Heart Sutra, Conversation, Posture, Karma, Birth-and-... |
Oct 30 2020 |
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The Whole Earth Is Medicine Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Nature, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Hindrances,... |
Oct 17 2020 |
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Dongshan Class 1 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, First Principle, Heart... |
Aug 25 2020 |
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Thinking and Non-Thinking Diversity, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Instruction, Interview, Passions, Right... |
Aug 22 2020 |
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Heart Sutra Avalokitesvara, Chanting, Emotions, Evil, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Priest, Silence,... |
Jul 25 2020 |
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Closely Watched Mind 4Serial: BZ-02759 Class 4 of 4 Karma, Don't Know Mind, Fox, Culture, Ego, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness,... |
Jul 21 2020 4 |
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Closely Watched Mind 1Serial: BZ-02749 Class 1 of 4 Don't Know Mind, Karma, Karmic Consequences, Priest, Ego, Heart Sutra, Happiness... |
Jun 29 2020 1 |
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Making Refuge Heart Sutra, Avalokitesvara, confusion, Conversation, Practice Period, Subject-and-... |
May 16 2020 |
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Buddha's Enlightenment Birth-and-Death, Chanting, Concentration, Dependent Origination, Happiness, Heart... |
Dec 05 2019 |
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Choices and Preferences Attachment, Bodhidharma, confusion, Conversation, Eka, Hate, Heart Sutra, Passions,... |
Sep 21 2019 |
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Going Beyond Heart Sutra, Intimacy, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Renewal,... |
Aug 24 2019 |
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Zenki Class 3Serial: BZ-02680 PP Class 3
Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Continuous Practice, Heart Sutra,... |
May 30 2019 |
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Practicing with Prayer Chanting, Continuous Practice, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Instruction, Offering,... |
Apr 27 2019 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Let the Mystery Be Building, Culture, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Posture, Practice Period, Priest, Silence... |
Mar 09 2019 |
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Taking Refuge Beginners, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Conversation, Four Foundations of Mindfulness,... |
Feb 09 2019 |
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Innermost Request Heart Sutra, Instruction, Intimacy, Mahayana, Nirvana, Posture |
Feb 02 2019 |
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Negative Capability Sesshin Commitment, Doubt, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, Liberation, Vow |
Jan 12 2019 |
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Being Time Buddha Nature, Sixth Patriarch, Doubt, Equanimity, Transmission, Dharma Transmission... |
Nov 10 2018 |
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Maylie Scott Bears the Unbearable Sesshin: Close Aspects of Practice Bell, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Offering, Peace, Practice... |
Nov 03 2018 |
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Tea Ladies and Their Mind-Refreshing TeachingSerial: BZ-02639 Sesshin Open Aspects of Practice
Duality, Ego, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Precepts, Priest, Sixth Patriarch, Soto... |
Oct 06 2018 |
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Beating the Drum Buddha Ancestors, Confession-and-Repentance, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Ordination,... |
Aug 11 2018 |
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Daikan Eno and The Hundred DharmasSerial: BZ-02618 Sesshin Day 2
Repentance, Doubt, Big Mind, Anger, Karma, Greed, Ego, Heart Sutra, Sixth Patriarch,... |
Jun 14 2018 |
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The Six Qualitative Factors That Keep Us Balanced and CenteredSerial: BZ-02617 Sesshin Day 1
Daily Life, Posture, Composure, Building, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Mahayana, Karma,... |
Jun 13 2018 |
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Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 3 Bell, Chanting, Composure, Daily Life, Ego, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Posture, Two Truths... |
Feb 18 2018 |
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Home Beginners, Big Mind, Building, Doubt, Heart Sutra, Interview, Posture, Separation,... |
Nov 25 2017 |
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Jewel Mirror Samadhi Part 1Serial: BZ-02569 Part 1 of 2 Transmission, Duality, Soto Zen, Five Ranks, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student... |
Sep 02 2017 1 |
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Practice and Ritual: Just Enough Bell, Chanting, Heart Sutra, Monastic Practice, Precepts, Priest, Soto Zen |
Jun 24 2017 |
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Gathas and PreceptsSerial: BZ-02556 Sesshin Day 5
Precepts, Vow, Soto Zen, Attachment, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death,... |
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
Anger, Forgiveness, Heart Sutra, Oneness, Posture, Practice Period, Precepts,... |
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, Avalokitesvara, 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 Practice... |
Dec 10 2016 |
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The Bodhisattva Chaplaincy Beginners, Book of Serenity, Buddha Nature, Evil, First Principle, Heart Sutra, Lay,... |
Aug 27 2016 |
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Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-02494 Class 1 Doubt, Emotions, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, Hindrances,... |
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, Dependent Origination, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Heart Sutra,... |
Jul 16 2016 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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Blanche Hartman: This Little LightSerial: BZ-02000 Saturday Lecture Avalokitesvara, Big Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra,... |
May 21 2016 Berkeley Zen Center |