For more than 2,000 years, the Heart Sutra has been of central importance to millions of Buddhists. Whether memorized, chanted, or studied, this sacred text is often looked to for inspiration. Based on talks the Dalai Lama gave in the spring of 2001, Essence of the Heart Sutra is a masterful translation of the Dalai Lama's teachings and reflections on the Heart Sutra, teachings that provide fresh insights on a mainstay of Buddhist practice. In addition to providing the words of the Dalai Lama, this book also brings together an overview of Buddhism, background material, and complete commentaries to elucidate the teachings and place them in their proper context. These bonus materials make Essence of the Heart Sutra a book that can be valued by beginners as well as one that provides seasoned Buddhists with many delightful new facts and ideas. A deeply profound and powerful book, Essence of the Heart Sutra provides precious thoughts on how to appreciate life's endeavor.
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Editor's Preface I: Buddhism in Context Chapter 1: The Quest for Inner Development Chapter 2: Religion in Today's World Many Teachings, Many Paths Maintaining One's Own Tradition Sharing Each Other's Traditions Learning from Other Traditions Chapter 3: The Foundations of Buddhism De_ning Features The Buddha The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination The Af_ictions Abandoning the Causes of Suffering Chapter 4: The Great Vehicle The Mahayana School Nagarjuna and the Great Vehicle Origins of the Great Vehicle Chapter 5: Freedom from Suffering Suffering and Compassion Integrating All the Teachings II: The Heart Sutra The Text of the Heart Sutra Chapter 6: The Opening The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras Giving the Title and Paying Homage The Origin of the Teaching Essence and Form Chapter 7: Entering the Bodhisattva Path The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Noble Sons and Noble Daughters Buddha Nature The Way Things Are Chapter 8: Sel_essness in Context Ultimate Bodhichitta The Doctrine of No-self The Four Seals Chapter 9: Interpreting Emptiness The Two Types of Sel_essness The Mind-only Interpretation De_nitive Versus Provisional Interpretations The Middle Way Interpretation The Two Middle Way Schools Emptiness and Dependent Origination Chapter 10: Developing an Unmistaken View of Reality Correctly Refuting Intrinsic Existence Understanding the Two Truths Traditions of Interpretation The Eight Aspects of Emptiness Chapter 11: Attaining the Result The Emptiness of All Phenomena Nirvana The Mantra of the Perfection of Wisdom The Implicit Meaning of the Heart Sutra All Rejoice III: The Way of the Bodhisattva Chapter 12: Generating Bodhichitta A Gradual Approach The Seven-Point Cause-and-Effect Method Equalizing and Exchanging Oneself and Others Self-Cherishing Versus Cherishing Others The Practice of Giving and Taking Generating Bodhichitta Afterword Appendix: Thorough Elucidation of the Meaning of the Words: An Exposition of the "Heart of Wisdom" Jamyang Gawai Lodr" (1429-1503) Notes Bibliography Index
