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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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Title	Speaker	Date
Mumonkan Case 15: Seeing Truth; Ordination and Dharma Transmission—Ordinariness Serial: BZ-00981B Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Conversation, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Mill...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jan 29 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00221 Class 3 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Big Mind, Avalokitesvara, Nirvana, Addiction, Heart Sutra, Bowing,...	Maylie Scott	Jan 27 1994 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00223 Class 1 of 4 Chanting, Doubt, Dragons, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Manjushri, Offering,...	Maylie Scott	Jan 13 1994 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Conference of Buddhist Teachers: Ryozan Enkan’s Dragons (Keizan’s Denkoroku) Serial: BZ-00629B Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Demons, Dragons, Enemies, Heart Sutra, Instruction, Mahayana,...	Maylie Scott	Sep 11 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Do Chanting Practice Serial: BZ-00629A Sesshin Day 3 Chanting, Bell, Chanting, Five Ranks, Hate, Heart Sutra, Instruction, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Sozan's Poem: Dragons Sing in the Dry Wood Serial: BZ-00667B Saturday Lecture Sozan, Precepts, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Way...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00214 Class 3 of 5 Attachment, Passions, Four Noble Truths, Offering, Buddha Nature, Lineage, Don't...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 20 1993 3 Berkeley Zen Center
A Reworking of the Prajna Paramita Sutra in 8000 Lines Serial: BZ-00666A Lecture Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Buddha Mind, Subject-and-Object,...	Lex Hixon	May 17 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism Serial: BZ-00262 Class 2 of 6 Four Noble Truths, Culture, Attachment, Impermanence, Dependent Origination, Right...	Ron Nestor	Mar 18 1993 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Paramitas: Prajna (Wisdom) Serial: BZ-00615 Class 6 of 6 Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Heart Sutra...	Fran Tribe	Oct 22 1992 6 Berkeley Zen Center
The Paramitas Serial: BZ-00639A One day sitting Happiness, Right Effort, Offering, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, Patience, Heart Sutra,...	Maylie Scott	Oct 03 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Paramitas: Dana (Giving) and Sila (Virtue) Serial: BZ-00611 Class 2 of 6 Addiction, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Conversation, Culture, Heart Sutra, Hindrances,...	Maylie Scott	Sep 24 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan, Case #1: Joshu’s Mu and the Importance and Significance of the Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00633A Lecture Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Four Noble Truths, Three Treasures, Book of Serenity,...	Lee DeBarros	Jul 25 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00709B Sesshin Day 2 Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Duality, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Ungan to Tozan Serial: BZ-00604 Class 5 of 6 Heart Sutra, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Five Ranks, Transmission,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 02 1992 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Lankavatara and Lotus Sutras Serial: BZ-00651 Class 2 of 6 Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Nirvana, Karma, Eight Awarenesses, Heart Sutra...	Maylie Scott	Mar 12 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Heart Sutra, Rise of Mahayana Serial: BZ-00650 Class 1 of 6 Perfect Wisdom, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Continuous Practice,...	Maylie Scott	Mar 05 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Heart Sutra, Emptiness Serial: BZ-00278 Class 5 of 5 Heart Sutra, Dependent Origination, Bell, Practice Period, Chanting, Bodhisattva...	Fran Tribe	Feb 20 1992 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Three Treasures; Tripitaka, 4 Noble Truths, 8-fold Path Serial: BZ-00281 Clas 2 of 5 Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Heart Sutra, Lay, Sangha, Karma, Buddha Mind,...	Fran Tribe	Jan 23 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages Serial: BZ-00273 Class 2 of 4 Concentration, Culture, Darkness-and-Light, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Light-and-...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 14 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00626 Class One, Class Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Lay, Beginners, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 13 1991 1 Tassajara
Wonderful Ramblings on Zen in America Serial: BZ-00703B Lecture Building, Heart Sutra, Interview, Peace, Posture, Religion, Tassajara, War	Philip Whalen	Nov 09 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
The Fire, Suffering, and Relationship With Japan Serial: BZ-00702B Saturday Lecture Japan, Current Events, Practice Period, Tassajara, Demons, Birth-and-Death, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Naturalness Serial: BZ-00970B Lecture Beginners, Buddha Nature, Composure, Concentration, Daily Life, Harmonizing, Heart...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jul 19 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Paying Attention to Your Life Serial: BZ-00701B Lecture Ordination, Bowing, Bell, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Uchiyama, Priest, Chanting,...	Pat Phelan	May 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Pali Canon Sutra on Right View (Middle Way) Serial: BZ-00700A Lecture Attachment, Causation, Doubt, Hate, Heart Sutra, 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 Anger, Attachment, Causation, Four Noble Truths, Hate, Heart Sutra, Hindrances,...	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, Avalokitesvara, 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, Anger, Avalokitesvara, Building, Enemies, Heart Sutra, Peace,...	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, Attachment, Beginners, Big Mind, Bodhidharma, Discrimination, Duality, Heart...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 1990 Unknown
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, Avalokitesvara, Discrimination, Evil, Greed, Hate, Heart Sutra, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
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
The Four Marks of Conditioned Existence Serial: BZ-00383B Lecture Enemies, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Hate,...	Bob Poulsen	Sep 16 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-01465 Monday night talk Peace, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Humility, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	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
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
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, Practice...	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, Anger, Attachment, Karma, Mahayana, Mundane Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1987

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