Heart Sutra Talks on the Sit-a-Long have begun ...

Hi,

For the "SIt-a-Long with Jundo" daily sittings ...

http://treeleafzen.blogspot.com/

... I've now begun (with no beginning or end, of course!) a short series of talks on the " HEART SUTRA " (The Heart of Perfection of Wisdom Sutra). Please be sure to give a listen, and 'sit-a-long'.

For those who do not know, the "Heart Sutra" is the following, and is cherished by Mahayana Buddhists of almost all schools for its shortness and sweetness, yet infinite depth of meaning ... It is what we chant at the start of our Saturday 'Zazenkai' and at many other times (I try to chant it every day).

By the way, Will did a great version of the "Heart Sutra" awhile back that is our 'official' Treeleaf tune ...

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=6273880

Gassho, Jundo

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The Heart of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra*
(Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo in English)


A/vo/lo/ki/tes/va/ra/ Bo/dhi/satt/va/, A/wa/kened/ One/ of/ Com/pas/sion/,

In/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/, the/Deep/ Prac/tice/ of/ Per/fect/ Wis/dom/*

Per/ceived/ the/ emp/ti/ness/ of /all /five /con/di/tions/,

And/ was/ free/ of/ suf/fer/ing/.

O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, form/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ emp/ti/ness/,

Emp/ti/ness/ no/ o/ther/ than/ form/;

Form/ is/ pre/cise/ly/ emp/ti/ness/, emp/ti/ness/ pre/cise/ly/ form/.

Sen/sa/tions/, per/cep/tions/, for/ma/tions/ and/ con/scious/ness/ are/ al/so/ like/ this/.

O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, all/ things/ are/ ex/pres/sions/ of/ emp/ti/ness/,

Not/ born/, not/ des/troyed/, not/ stained/, not/ pure/;

Nei/ther/ wax/ing/ nor/ wan/ing/.

Thus/ emp/ti/ness/ is/ not/ form/; not/ sen/sa/tion/ nor/ per/cep/tion/,

not/ for/ma/tion/ nor/ con/scious/ness/.

No/ eye/, ear/, nose/, tongue/, bo/dy/, mind/;

No/ sight/, sound/, smell/, taste/, touch/, nor/ ob/ject/ of/ mind/;

No/ realm/ of/ sight/, no/ realm/ of/ con/scious/ness/;

No/ ig/no/rance/, no/ end/ to/ ig/no/rance/;

No/ old/ age/ and/ death/,

No/ ces/sa/tion/ of/ old/ age/ and/ death/;

No/ suf/fer/ing/, nor/ cause/ or/ end/ to/ suf/fer/ing/;

No/ path/, no/ wis/dom/ and/ no/ gain/.

No/ gain/ – thus/ Bod/dhi/satt/vas/ live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/*

With/ no/ hin/drance/ of/ mind/ –

No/ hin/drance/ there/fore/ no/ fear/.

Far/ be/yond/ all/ de/lu/sion/, Nir/va/na/ is/ al/rea/dy/ here/.

All/ past/, pre/sent/ and/ fu/ture/ Budd/has/

Live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/*

And/ re/al/ize/ su/preme/ and/ com/plete/ en/light/en/ment/.

There/fore/ know/ that/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/

Is/ the/ sac/red/ man/tra/, the/ lu/min/ous/ man/tra/,

the/ sup/reme/ man/tra/, the/ in/com/pa/ra/ble/ man/tra/

by/ which/ all/ suf/fe/ring/ is/ clear/.

This/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ Truth/.

There/fore/ set/ forth/ the/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/ man/tra/.

Set/ forth/ this/ man/tra/ and/ pro/claim/:*

(1x)
Gate! Gate! (Already Gone, Gone)
Paragate! (Already Gone Beyond)
Parasamgate! (Already Fully Beyond)
Bodhi! Svaha! * (Awakening, Rejoice)

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Looking forward to your teaching and interpretation on the Heart Sutra. I have TNH's book on the sutra. :)

Jundo,

I'm looking forward to your talks. Thanks for posting the link to Will's song. Now that I finally got DSL, I am able to finally listen to it.

Will, nice job! I really enjoy the Heart Sutra (I'm listening to it as I write this), as well as Crunchy Sweet.

Best,
Keith

Should be quite interesting. ;)

May the force be with you
Tb

Look forward to your comments on Heart Sutra, Jundo!

Thanks! :)

Gassho, Irina

Looking forward to the talks, Jundo!

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Originally Posted by zoukithustra

I can't watch the third installment because the play button doesn't appear. I have always been able to watch the sittings before, so I don't think I need a flash update... anybody else having this problem?

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Yes. i cant see you.
and my flash is uppgraded to the lastest ...

//Tb

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Originally Posted by zoukithustra

I can't watch the third installment because the play button doesn't appear. I have always been able to watch the sittings before, so I don't think I need a flash update... anybody else having this problem?

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Same here. I can see the play button on the other vids below this one.

exactly the same problem here ("is it a problem?" would ask Joko)

Sorry guys. Some problem at Ustream that has been popping up these last couple of weeks.

Well, the subject was the Bodhisattva Paramita (Virtues), which includes "patience" and "tolerance" ... :|

... in other words, please wait. I have noticed that most of the delayed netcasts do eventually become available in a day or so.

Gassho and Apologies, J

I had the same issue, and just emailed Jundo about it, but I was able to watch them all just a few minutes ago on the Ustream TV website.

Gasho,
Keith

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Originally Posted by Keith

I had the same issue, and just emailed Jundo about it, but I was able to watch them all just a few minutes ago on the Ustream TV website.

Gasho,
Keith

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Hi Keith,

No, the most recent one does not seem to be working there either. It will work soon. Gassho, J

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Originally Posted by Jundo

Well, the subject was the Bodhisattva Paramita (Virtues), which includes "patience" and "tolerance" ... :|

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But I want my Heart Sutra!!!!!! :evil:

:wink:

^^ :lol:
looking forward to this!
Many thanks Jundo

Gassho
Dirk