The heart of understanding : commentaries on the Prajñaparamita Heart Sutra

The heart of the Prajñaparamita sutra -- Interbeing -- Empty of what? -- The way of understanding -- Long live emptiness -- Happy continuation -- Roses and garbage -- The moon is always the moon -- Buddha is made of non-Buddha elements -- Freedom -- Svaha! The Heart of the Prajaparamita Sutra is regarded as the essence of Buddhist teaching. It is recited daily in Mahayana temples and practice centers throughout the world. This cassette, The Heart of Understanding is a recording of Thich Nhat Hanh's lecture on the Heart Sutra at the Green Gulch Zen Center in Muir Beach, California on April 19, 1987 This is an older look at the Heart Sutra, but can be relevant today with all the local, national and international challenges we are confronted with. Unlike many 'religions', Buddhism, perhaps more a philosophy, encourages one to review how we see the world and our relationship to it; more like a psychological guide for how we can have a more grounded life. This writing and the Heart Sutra specifically, I found to be very helpful. Thich Nhat Hanh was written a new translation of the Sutra, but I find this older commentary easier of relate to, cleaner, more applicable to my daily processing of what is happening in the world and in my life. May you be well, know peace and enjoy reading. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. In The Heart of Understanding, Thich Nhat Hanh offers a lucid and engaging interpretation of this core Buddhist textThe Heart Sutrawhich is one of the most important sutras, offering subtle and profound teachings on nonduality. The Bodhisattva Avalokita, while moving in the deep course of Perfect Understanding, shed light on the five skandhas and found them equally empty. Thich Nhat Hanh ; Edited By Peter Levitt. Includes Text Of The Prajñaparamita Heart Sutra In English.