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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Heart Sutra
Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, practicing deep prajna paramita,clearly saw that all five skandhas are empty, transforming all suffering and distress.
Shariputra, form is no other than emptiness, emptiness no other than form.Form is exactly emptiness, emptiness exactly form.Sensation, thought, impulse, consciousness are also like this.
Shariputra, all things are marked by emptiness - not born, not destroyed,not stained, not pure,without gain, without loss.Therefore in emptiness there is no form, no sensation, thought, impulse, consciousness.No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind.No color, sound, smell, taste, touch, object of thought.No realm of sight to no realm of thought.No ignorance and also no ending of ignorance to no old age and death and also no ending of old age and death.No suffering, and also no source of suffering, no annihilation, no path.No wisdom, also no attainment.Having nothing to attain, Bodhisattvas live prajna paramita with no hindrance in the mind.No hindrance, thus no fear.Far beyond delusive thinking, they attain complete Nirvana.All Buddhas past, present and future live prajna paramita and thus attain anuttara samyak sambodhi.
Therefore, know that prajna paramita is the great mantra, the wisdom mantra, the unsurpassed mantra, the supreme mantra, which completely removes all suffering. This is truth, not deception. Therefore set forth the prajna paramita mantra, set forth this mantra and say:
GATÉ GATÉ PARAGATÉ PARASAMGATÉ BODHI SVAHA
- http://www.dzogchen.org/chant/heartsutra.htm
- wong chee tat :)
Shariputra, form is no other than emptiness, emptiness no other than form.Form is exactly emptiness, emptiness exactly form.Sensation, thought, impulse, consciousness are also like this.
Shariputra, all things are marked by emptiness - not born, not destroyed,not stained, not pure,without gain, without loss.Therefore in emptiness there is no form, no sensation, thought, impulse, consciousness.No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind.No color, sound, smell, taste, touch, object of thought.No realm of sight to no realm of thought.No ignorance and also no ending of ignorance to no old age and death and also no ending of old age and death.No suffering, and also no source of suffering, no annihilation, no path.No wisdom, also no attainment.Having nothing to attain, Bodhisattvas live prajna paramita with no hindrance in the mind.No hindrance, thus no fear.Far beyond delusive thinking, they attain complete Nirvana.All Buddhas past, present and future live prajna paramita and thus attain anuttara samyak sambodhi.
Therefore, know that prajna paramita is the great mantra, the wisdom mantra, the unsurpassed mantra, the supreme mantra, which completely removes all suffering. This is truth, not deception. Therefore set forth the prajna paramita mantra, set forth this mantra and say:
GATÉ GATÉ PARAGATÉ PARASAMGATÉ BODHI SVAHA
- http://www.dzogchen.org/chant/heartsutra.htm
- wong chee tat :)
Beauty's harm destroys the heart
The title of that book is Beauty's harm destroys the heart. A passage reads:
' Sexual lust is the primary evil. A sage should be very careful about it, and not do anything against principle, even for one moment. He should resist and prevent sexual passion from arising as if protecting himself from the harm of a tiger. Thus, his virtue can become firm in purpose, through which he can protect himself. One should be wary of the arising of disgrace and scandal that would cause the loss of both fortune and honor. Upon seeing a beautiful woman, one's thought arises even though one may not commit any actions. Nevertheless, since one's thought has already arisen, one's spirit will also move. As one's spirit moves, one's heart will be disturbed. Caution! Caution!'
' As for the form of beauty, everyone loves it. It is like a beautiful object that everyone envies. Therefore, sexual passion is difficult to cut off. Along with an arising thought, one's heart moves. When one's heart is out of control, one can barely protect oneself. Even if the timing is not right to physically indulge, one's heart has already become disturbed. If the opportunity ripens, one loses virtue, and the body is in danger.'
' To prevent the harm of sexual passion, one should first restrict one's heart, not allowing it to go lax. One should take caution to prevent one's thought from arising. One should realize that when one's eyes act like a thief, and one's ears act like a robber, one's thought arises. When the thief and robber invade the internal arena, one's body and heart will lose control. Thus internally, one should guard one's heart; externally, one should take extra caution to guard one's ears and eyes. When one's ears and eyes no longer function to steal external objects, one's will and heart will become determined. If one's mind is virtuous, then devious thoughts will no longer arise.'
- www.tbsn.org
- wong chee tat :)
' Sexual lust is the primary evil. A sage should be very careful about it, and not do anything against principle, even for one moment. He should resist and prevent sexual passion from arising as if protecting himself from the harm of a tiger. Thus, his virtue can become firm in purpose, through which he can protect himself. One should be wary of the arising of disgrace and scandal that would cause the loss of both fortune and honor. Upon seeing a beautiful woman, one's thought arises even though one may not commit any actions. Nevertheless, since one's thought has already arisen, one's spirit will also move. As one's spirit moves, one's heart will be disturbed. Caution! Caution!'
' As for the form of beauty, everyone loves it. It is like a beautiful object that everyone envies. Therefore, sexual passion is difficult to cut off. Along with an arising thought, one's heart moves. When one's heart is out of control, one can barely protect oneself. Even if the timing is not right to physically indulge, one's heart has already become disturbed. If the opportunity ripens, one loses virtue, and the body is in danger.'
' To prevent the harm of sexual passion, one should first restrict one's heart, not allowing it to go lax. One should take caution to prevent one's thought from arising. One should realize that when one's eyes act like a thief, and one's ears act like a robber, one's thought arises. When the thief and robber invade the internal arena, one's body and heart will lose control. Thus internally, one should guard one's heart; externally, one should take extra caution to guard one's ears and eyes. When one's ears and eyes no longer function to steal external objects, one's will and heart will become determined. If one's mind is virtuous, then devious thoughts will no longer arise.'
- www.tbsn.org
- wong chee tat :)
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