now believed to have been in China by the way, not India. It was written hundreds of years after the life of the Buddha, by other authors. The Heart Sutra was not actually preached at Vulture Peak (another place I was fortunate to visit!). Nonetheless, it was an incredible human journey and testament to his faith. or, better said, found many Buddhism(s) that had blossomed over time. In a sense, he went to India looking for the "real Buddhism" and probably did not find it there. I read the diary of the 7th Chinese monk Xuanzang during my own recent pilgrimage to India (by train and plane, not foot and elephant however). I will say that the presentation is a bit idealized.
You can learn more about the history of The Heart Sutra by watching this documentary: This particular sutra invokes strength in faith. Afterall, I knew there was something special about The Heart Sutra, and many other sutras. So, I am trying memorize the heart sutra, but I find it difficult to internalize. I would definitely be interested in joining the book club for either of these books. SatTodayI have never read Living By Vow, but I have wanted to.
yes yes! He covers the Heart Sutra and many of the other Chants that one encounters around here. I would very much look forward to it being a book for reading during our book club. Oh, yes yes! He covers the Heart Sutra and many of the other Chants that one encounters around here. and when to put the words down and not to!) Monks of old understood this basic philosophy and these doctrines, engraving them in their bones, before they "burned the books." So, I usually recommend folks to read and understand what is written there, and then and only then, to forget about what the words mean and pour oneself into the sound.
#Shozan zen meaning free#
(It is not that Zen is free of all philosophizing and doctrines and viewpoints, but merely that our philosophy and often mindbending viewpoints are not are usual ways of seeing and experiencing the world and who we are, and we know when to think about things. The Heart Sutra and "Harmony of Relative & Absolute", for example, are basic statements of Emptiness, the interidentity of such to this world of apparent form in which we live, and the role of the human mind in creating such interidentity.
) are actually statements of Zen Buddhist and Mahayana philosophy and viewpoints. Perhaps that book, or Red Pine's, would be good as our next selection in the "Beyond Words & Letters Book Club"? Hmmmm.īy the way, most of the Chants (Heart Sutra, Harmony of Relative & Absolute, Four Vows. Sat TodayOh, yes yes! He covers the Heart Sutra and many of the other Chants that one encounters around here.Ī Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts I found Shohaku Okamura's explanation in his book "Living by Vow" to be very helpful.
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