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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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Yunmen's Medicine and Sickness Heal Each OtherSerial: BZ-02469 Class Blue Cliff Record 67
BCR-67, Cultivation, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Darkness and Light, Light-and-... |
Mar 28 2016 |
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Blue Cliff Record Case 53Serial: BZ-02460 Class BCR-53, Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Composure, Heart Sutra, Doubt, Intimacy... |
Feb 27 2016 |
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Taking Care of Our Practice Heart Sutra, Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Intimacy, Mindfulness, Priest,... |
Feb 06 2016 |
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Suzuki Roshi Eko Lectures: Arhats PowersSerial: BZ-02732 Rohatsu Day 6
Karma, Fox, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra, Happiness, American, Diversity,... |
Dec 04 2015 |
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ZazengiSerial: BZ-02450 Rohatsu Day 3
Concentration, training, Diversity, Posture, Duality, Heart Sutra, Practice Period,... |
Dec 01 2015 |
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YunmenSerial: BZ-02441 Aspects of Practice
Emotions, Book of Serenity, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Aspects of... |
Oct 24 2015 |
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Hui Neng and the Poetry ContestSerial: BZ-02440 Aspects of Practice
Platform Sutra, Lineage, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Doubt, Politics, Teacher-and-... |
Oct 17 2015 |
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What Is Acceptance Forgiveness, Two Truths, Dependent Origination, Anger, Heart Sutra, Darkness and... |
Aug 08 2015 |
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Ummon's Every Day Is A Good Day Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Zazen Mind, Silence, Posture,... |
May 16 2015 |
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Seeing and Non-Seeing Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Platform Sutra,... |
Apr 12 2015 |
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We All Cover the Ground Equally Oneness, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Duality,... |
Feb 07 2015 |
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Kyogen's Man Up A Tree Ego, Subject-and-Object, Heart Sutra, Sanctuary, Building, Funeral, Passions, Evil,... |
May 24 2014 |
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Heart Sutra Class Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Duality, Concentration, Nirvana, Samsara, Ego, Interview,... |
May 15 2014 1 |
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Case 16 of Denkoroku Priest, Absolute-and-Relative, Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, American, Lay, Conversation... |
Apr 13 2014 |
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Taking Refuge In the Three Bodies of Buddha Peace, Big Mind, Religion, Buddha Nature, Mandala, Heart Sutra, Demons, Sangha,... |
Mar 08 2014 |
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The Heart Sutra Heart Sutra, Chanting, Aspects of Practice, Ego, Interdependence, Beginners,... |
Oct 19 2013 |
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Form and Formlessness in Zen Practice Precepts, Practice Period, Daily Life, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lay, Teacher-and-Student... |
Oct 05 2013 |
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Zen and Psychotherapy Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Mindfulness, War, Priest, Dragons, Aspects... |
Aug 03 2013 |
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Compassion Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Discrimination, training, Heart Sutra, Ego, Beginners... |
Jun 29 2013 |
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Joshu's Wash Your Bowl Subject-and-Object, Bell, Separation, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Buddha Nature,... |
Jun 01 2013 2 |
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Joshu's Wash Your Bowl Book of Serenity, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-Object, Practice Period, Dragons,... |
May 18 2013 1 |
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Samdhinirmocana Sutra Posture, Oneness, Duality, Subject-and-Object, Mahayana, Non-violence, Heart Sutra,... |
Apr 14 2013 |
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Yes and No Light-and-Darkness, Precepts, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind, Bodhisattva Ceremony... |
Feb 23 2013 |
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Bumblebees Can't Fly training, Practice Position, Duality, Separation, Attachment, Heart Sutra,... |
Feb 09 2013 |
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Mindfulness and Mindlessness Mindfulness, Hindrances, Patience, Four Foundations, Posture, Hate, Aspects of... |
Jan 19 2013 |
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Sandokai Lecture FourSerial: BZ-02281 Couplet 5, Rohatsu Day 4 Bell, Practice Position, Discrimination, Practice Period, Chanting, Subject-and-... |
Dec 05 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Please Call Me By My True Names Birth-and-Death, Humility, Impermanence, Silence, Heart Sutra, Separation, Gratitude... |
Jul 28 2012 |
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Genjo Koan - Section 9Serial: BZ-02247 No Gaining Idea, Sesshin Day 2, All dharmas are without self Subject-and-Object, Duality, Non-duality, Precious Mirror, Impermanence, Heart Sutra... |
Jun 21 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Getting to Yes with Giving In Vow, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Karma, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Culture,... |
Jun 02 2012 |
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Baoche's Fanning Platform Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Soto Zen, Heart Sutra, Passions, uchiyama, Buddha... |
Mar 24 2012 |
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Monastic PracticeSerial: BZ-02216 The Law of Circularity, Saturday Lecture Wearing down Self-centeredness, Jizo's Compassion, Tiger's Cave
Emptiness, Jizo, Compassion, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Demons, Building,... |
Nov 26 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Encountering Form in Daily Life Heart Sutra, Aspects of Practice, Offering, Intimacy, Bell, Mindfulness, Vow,... |
Oct 08 2011 |
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Zenki and ShojiSerial: BZ-02203 Part 4 of 4, study sesshin Birth-and-Death, Bell, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, confusion, Buddha Mind, Nirvana,... |
Sep 04 2011 4 |
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Zenki and ShojiSerial: BZ-02200 Part 1 of 4, study sesshin Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Lay, Bowing, Silence, Transmission... |
Sep 03 2011 1 |
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Zenki and ShojiSerial: BZ-02201 Part 2 of 4, study sesshin Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Samsara, Nirvana, Impermanence, Liberation,... |
Sep 03 2011 2 |
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Zazenshin Class Discrimination, Subject-and-Object, Teacher-and-Student, Doubt, Separation, Dragons,... |
Jun 09 2011 5 |
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Teshan and Lung Tan Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Anger, Ordinary Mind, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Mar 12 2011 |
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Intimate Zen, Perfect WisdomSerial: BZ-02154 Other Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Four Noble Truths, true dharma,... |
Jan 29 2011 Berkeley Zen Center |
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A Remembrance of Rebecca MayenoSerial: BZ-02145 Rohatsu Day 3
Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Conversation, Priest, Lay, Forgiveness, Fox, Funeral... |
Dec 07 2010 |
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Five Ranks Class Discrimination, Nirvana Sutra, Daily Life, Pure Existence, Nirvana, Intuition, Big... |
Sep 30 2010 8 |
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We Must Eat Time Four Foundations, Dependent Origination, Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, Happiness, Nirvana... |
Jul 03 2010 |
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Hyakujo and the Great Sublime PeakSerial: BZ-02110 Extraordinariness of the Ordinary, Sesshin Day 4 Intuition, Posture, Silent Illumination, Doubt, Culture, Instruction, Religion, Heart... |
Jun 26 2010 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Beyond Dharma and DharmasSerial: BZ-02071 Poem on Rohatsu, Rohatsu Day 4 Abhidharma, Five Skandhas, Big Mind, Discrimination, Karma, Concentration, Don't... |
Dec 09 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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Hozan Alan Senauke The World Is What You Make It Two Truths, Practice Period, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Precious Mirror,... |
Sep 19 2009 |
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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, resistance, Transmission, Evil... |
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, Bodhisattva Vow, Buddha Ancestors... |
Jan 03 2009 Berkeley Zen Center |