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republished from the old discussion forum So many people have such issues which they blow so far out of proportion. They get so wound they think they have penetrated the issue that consumes their mind. But they have succeeded only in creating a deep thick fog. They have lost themselves in ego interpretations. This has helped me understand myself. I hope it will serve to do the same for whoever has the courage to wrestle with this sutra. If that happens, you will begin to realize that things you thought were important no longer are, and things you thought unimportant truly are. This sutra allows for penetration of all issues before you. Wrestle with it. Prajnaparamita Hrdaya Sutra When the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was coursing (VERY IMPORTANT WORD!) in the deep Prajnaparamita, he saw that the five skandhas were empty; thus he overcame all ills and suffering. "O Sariputra, form does not differ from the Void, and the Void does not differ from Form. Form is the Void, and the Void is Form; the same is true for feelings, conceptions, impulses, and consciousness. O Sariputra, the characteristics of the Voidness of all Dharmas are not arising, not ceasing, not defiled, not pure, not increasing, not decreasing. Therefore, in the Void, there are no forms, no feelings, conceptions, impulses, consciuosness; no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, or mind; no form, sound smell, taste, touch or mind-object; no eye elements, until we come to no elements of consciuosness; no ignorance and also no ending of ignorance, until we come to no old age and death and no ending of old age and death; also there is no truth of suffering, of the cause of suffering, of the cessation of suffering or of the path. There is no wisdom, and there is no attainment whatsoever. Because there is nothing to be attained (you already have attained buddha- you just don't know it) a Bodhisattva relying on Prajnaparamita has no obstruction in his mind. Because there is no obstruction he has no fear, and he passes far beyond all confused imagination and reaches Ultimate Nirvana. The Buddhas in the past, present, and future, also by relying on the Prajnaparamita (in whatever it's form, whatever you decide to call it) have attained Supreme Enlightenment. Therefore, the Prajnaparamita is the great magic spell, is the great spell of illumination, is the supreme spell, is the unequalled spell, which can truly protect one from all suffering without fail." Therefore he uttered the spell of Prajnaparamita, saying: "Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasemgate, Bodhi-svaha." Ahhhhhhhhhh. Isn't that better? -arhat |
