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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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Genjokoan IIISerial: BZ-00908B Sesshin Day 2 Genjokoan, Bodhidharma, Building, Eka, Heart Sutra, Interview, Religion, Silence... |
Jun 05 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genjokoan ISerial: BZ-01501B Sesshin lecture Anger, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Koan, Observe, Sixth Patriarch, Soto... |
Jun 03 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Buddhist Meaning of RenunciationSerial: BZ-00883A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Anger, Ego, Emotions, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Practice Period,... |
Nov 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-00876A Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Happiness, Renewal, Karma, Daily Life, Offering, Heart Sutra,... |
May 24 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What is Zen Spirit? Beginners, Bowing, Chanting, Culture, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Intuition... |
May 10 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Subtle Touch of Non-Self-Centered ActivitySerial: BZ-00875A Forms of Zen, Saturday Lecture No-Self, Bell, Bowing, Chanting, Ego, Heart Sutra, Renunciation, Right Effort, Silent... |
Apr 19 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Death and Dying: Compassion MeditationSerial: BZ-00867B Lecture Buddha Nature, Building, Heart Sutra, Priest, Happiness, Conversation, Hate, War,... |
Nov 23 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Study Period (J. Ango)Serial: BZ-00410A Saturday Lecture Study Period, Ango, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Lay, Practice Period, Precepts, Priest,... |
Aug 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Chanting PracticeSerial: BZ-01523B Saturday Lecture Chanting, Bell, Chanting, Ego, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Offering, War... |
Jan 26 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title unknownSerial: BZ-00416B Sesshin lecture Bodhidharma, Daily Life, Fox, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lay, Priest, Priest-and-... |
Oct 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. II: Calling and AnsweringSerial: BZ-00403B Saturday Lecture MM-12, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Sixth Patriarch, Don... |
Oct 01 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, Paragate: The Mantra of Your LifeSerial: BZ-00001A Sesshin Day 5 Bowing, Concentration, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Passions, Priest, Samadhi, Tassajara... |
May 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Meaning of DevotionSerial: BZ-00011A Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, Emotions, Mahayana, Religion, Heart Sutra, Avalokitesvara, Ego,... |
Apr 03 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Celebration of Spring--This Shore, The Other Shore: Keeping Your PlaceSerial: BZ-00014B One-Day Sitting Sixth Patriarch, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Happiness, Observe |
Mar 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Rinzai ZenSerial: BZ-00015 Sesshin day 1 Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, Doubt, Buddha... |
Feb 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Stages of Practice ISerial: BZ-00024A One-Day Sitting Study Period, Heart Sutra, Obstacles, Chanting, Daily Life, Posture, Beginners, Doubt... |
Mar 28 1981 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 28th, 1981, Serial No. 01063 Beginners, Bowing, Buddha Nature, Chanting, Daily Life, Doubt, Heart Sutra, Posture,... |
Mar 28 1981 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Passage to JapanSerial: BZ-00555 Part 3 of 3 Heart Sutra, Attachment, Ordination, Silence, Chanting, Lineage, Bell, Religion,... |
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The Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01537A First part of class 1 of 4 Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Time |
1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01537B Class second part of class 1 of 4 Heart Sutra, Chanting, Buddha |
1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01538 Class 2 of 4 Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Abhidharma |
2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01539 Clas 3 of 4 Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Desire |
3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Passage to JapanSerial: BZ-00553 Part 1 of 3 Conversation, Culture, Dragons, Heart Sutra, Intuition, Lay, Practice Position,... |
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July 17th, 1999, Serial No. 00674, Side A Anger, Concentration, Daily Life, Emotions, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Non-duality,... |
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Heart Sutra: 18 Emptinesses; Continuous ExistenceSerial: BZ-01042A Class 3 of 5 Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Emotions, Forgiveness, Heart... |
3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sojun Gives Doan and Kokyo Training: Chanting and BellsSerial: BZ-01046 Class Bell, Bowing, Chanting, Don't Know Mind, Harmonizing, Heart Sutra, Sangha,... |
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Realizing the Precepts in PracticeSerial: BZ-01395 Saturday Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Greed, Heart Sutra, Interdependence, Observe, Practice Period,... |
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Faith in Buddhism: IgnitionSerial: BZ-01054A Class 2 of 5 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Nature, Commitment, Composure, Cultivation, Heart Sutra... |
2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Preparing for the New Year: Zazen, Vows, Resolutions (Kid Zendo)Serial: BZ-01106 Saturday Lecture Darkness-and-Light, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Lay, New... |
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The Brain and EnlightenmentEnlightenment, Bodhidharma, Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Monkey... |
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Dizang's Weakness: Case 20, Book of Serenity; Serial No. 01162Serial: BZ-01162 Saturday talk Koan, Dizang, SER-20, Anger, Bowing, Gratitude, Heart Sutra, Intimacy, Nirvana,... |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00745A Lecture Birth-and-Death, Continuous Practice, Dependent Origination, Enemies, Four Noble... |
1 of 4 Tassajara |
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Four Noble Truths: NirvanaSerial: BZ-00443 Class 3 of 4 Monastic Practice, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra,... |
3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 16th, 2003, Serial No. 00287, Side A Chanting, Concentration, Conversation, Culture, Ego, Heart Sutra, Interview, Peace,... |
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Introduction to Buddhism: The Bikkuni Order and the Mahayana SchoolSerial: BZ-00569 Class 4 of 4 Culture, Discrimination, Evil, Fundraising, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Mahayana,... |
4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Trust in One’s Self and the Eightfold PathSerial: BZ-01516B Saturday Lecture Concentration, Eight Aspects, Emotions, Heart Sutra, Instruction, Mindfulness,... |
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