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Heart Sutra Talks

The Heart Sūtra is a popular sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Sanskrit, the title Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya translates as "The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom".

The Sutra famously states, "Form is emptiness (śūnyatā), emptiness is form." It has been called "the most frequently used and recited text in the entire Mahayana Buddhist tradition." The text has been translated into English dozens of times from Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan, as well as other source languages.

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Title	Speaker	Date
The Great Matter Serial: SF-00085 How awareness of death, and our own mortality, spurs us to greater effort in practice. Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Impermanence, Gratitude, Heart Sutra, Ceremony,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Mar 11 2006 City Center
Way Seeking Mind Serial: SF-00044 The route to becoming a zen monk; growing up Jewish and hanging out with the beats; meeting Suzuki Roshi. Monastic Practice, Japan, Way-Seeking Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Monastic Practice, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 2005 2 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra Class Serial: SF-03556 Dining Room Class 3 Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Mahayana, Big Mind, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Buddha...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 20 2004 Tassajara
Buddhism, Christianity, War and Peace Serial: SF-00939 Sunday Lecture: Two types of training: compassion and wisdom (wisdom: the entire universe is the true human body); US history; Christianity (is evil 'outside' or not); Mara... First Principle, Hate, Evil, Faith, Soto Zen, Heart Sutra, Bodhidharma, Separation,...	Fu Schroeder	May 16 2004 Green Gulch
Housekeeping Serial: SF-01024 Sunday Lecture: Children's Program. The Indian children who used to live here. Indian story about how the world was made. Staying home and accomplishing the way. Gateway into... New Year, Bodhisattva Precepts, Separation, Practice Period, Precepts, Mill Valley,...	Fu Schroeder	Feb 01 2004 Green Gulch
The Power of Ten Serial: SF-00985 The silence of 'don't know'; outer space Vimalakirti Sutra; radiant vision of alternate universes. Motivation for literary inventiveness - world is not only what we think;... Vimalakirti, Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Mill Valley, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra...	Fu Schroeder	Dec 14 2003 Green Gulch
Passions Passions, Priest, Evil, Enemies, Heart Sutra, Hate, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana,...	Kosho McCall	Dec 01 2002 Tassajara
Wednesday Lecture Serial: SF-01019 Work week: work practice, SFZC Mission Statement, two forms of Buddha's teaching: texts, etc, and common sense. Up to us to find satisfying relationship to Buddhist teaching, "... Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Dependent Origination, realization, Perfect Wisdom,...	Fu Schroeder	Jun 05 2002 Green Gulch
One-day Sitting Lecture Serial: SF-01018 Lotus Sutra (Heart Sutra), seals our mind with Buddha's mind, basics of the middle way are covered (in the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings), power of joy and compassion, devotion... Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Nirvana, Four Noble...	Fu Schroeder	May 11 2002 Green Gulch
Walking in Beauty Through Zen Farming Serial: SF-00073 Wednesday night. Anger, Mill Valley, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bowing, Heart...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jul 25 2001
Surangama Sutra Class confusion, Four Noble Truths, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Discrimination, Heart...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 11 2000 Unknown
Sunday Lecture Fox, causation, Karma, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Ceremony,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 10 2000 Green Gulch
Sesshin Lecture Skandas, Heart Sutra, Letting Go, Emptiness, Interdependence, Buddha Ancestors,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Apr 11 2000 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Ceremony, Manjushri, Offering, Heart Sutra, Zendo, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha's...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Apr 02 2000 Green Gulch
Wednesday Lecture Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Observe, Demons,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Mar 29 2000 Green Gulch
One-day Sitting Lecture realization, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Bell, Suzuki...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 26 2000 Green Gulch
January Practice Period Class Heart Sutra, Duality, Non-duality, Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Liberation, Two...	Fu Schroeder	Jan 19 2000 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Emotions, Practice Period, Ceremony, Passions, Letting Go, Enthusiasm,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 09 2000 Green Gulch
Wednesday Lecture Study Period, Birth-and-Death, Book of Serenity, Mill Valley, Buddha Mind, Enemies,...	Fu Schroeder	Aug 04 1999 Green Gulch
Buddha's Birthday Serial: SF-03241 Sunday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Ceremony, Renewal, Liberation, Vow, Happiness, Peace,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 04 1999 Green Gulch
25 Years of Green Gulch Serial: SF-03245 Sunday Lecture Gratitude, Bell, Commitment, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Ceremony, Teacher-and-Student...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 20 1998 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, zen meditation, Mindfulness, Religion, Koan, resistance, Letting Go,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	May 17 1998 Green Gulch
Spring Sesshin Serial: SF-02729 Saturday Repentance, Letting Go, Peace, Perfect Wisdom, Vow, Heart Sutra, Ceremony, Observe,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Mar 28 1998 Unknown
Scholarship Conference Paper Serial: SF-03238 Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, Lineage, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Religion, Study Period, Emptiness,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 16 1997 Green Gulch
Buddha's Birthday Serial: SF-03098 Sunday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Ceremony, Bell, Heart Sutra, Humility, Chanting, Renewal,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 06 1997 Green Gulch
Path Beyond Destination: Embracing Infinity Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Zazen, Letting Go, Vimalakirti, Suzuki Roshi,...	Steve Weintraub	Mar 15 1997
Song of Jewel Mirror Samadhi Serial: SF-00072 5:00 class Buddha Ancestors, Four Noble Truths, Absolute-and-Relative, Emptiness, Samadhi,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 04 1997
Die Into Who You Are Serial: SF-02711 Rohatsu Sesshin Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, realization, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Dec 06 1996 Unknown
Effort - While You're Already Perfect Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, realization, Precepts, Passions, Right Effort,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Nov 13 1996 Unknown
The Five Skandhas Serial: SF-03634 One-day sitting Skandas, Interview, Balance, Heart Sutra, Attachment, Manjushri, Lotus Sutra, Soto...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Sep 21 1996 Green Gulch
Buddha's Birthday Buddha's Birthday, Renewal, Offering, Ceremony, Bell, Heart Sutra, Nirvana,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 07 1996 Green Gulch
Prajna Paramita Class Emptiness, Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Ego, Faith, realization, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 27 1996 Unknown
Women in Buddhism Class Emptiness, Balance, Liberation, Nirvana, Lay, Heart Sutra, Religion, Mahayana, Birth-...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 06 1995 Unknown
Bowing, Sleepiness and Restlessness Serial: SF-00152 Wednesday dharma talk. Chanting, Bowing, Heart Sutra, Posture, Ceremony, Zendo, Hindrances, Vow, Suzuki...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 04 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Our Relationship with Form - Speech & Food Serial: SF-00151 Wednesday dharma talk. Practice Period, Conversation, Happiness, Ceremony, Silence, Bodhisattva Vow, Funeral...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Sep 06 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Jewel of Sangha Serial: SF-03102 Sunday Lecture Three Treasures, Gratitude, Sangha, Fox, zen meditation, Happiness, Teacher-and-...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 29 1995 Green Gulch
Wednesday Lecture training, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Posture, Instruction,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 30 1994 Green Gulch
Buddha's Birthday Serial: SF-03249 Sunday Lecture Buddha's Birthday, Renewal, Ceremony, Bell, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Offering,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 10 1994 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Serial: SF-03675 Includes Q&A and discussion Big Mind, Emptiness, Bell, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Instruction, Zazen,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Mar 13 1994 Green Gulch
Tara Rinpoche's Memorial Heart Sutra, Bell, Lineage, Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Happiness, training, Impermanence,...	Yvonne Rand	Jun 30 1991 Green Gulch Farm
Science and Spirit: A Unified Journey Serial: SF-00049 Sunday lecture Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Emptiness, Observe, Heart Sutra, Liberation, Vow, Zendo,...	Lou Hartman	May 07 1989 Green Gulch Farm
Heart Sutra Commentary Emptiness, Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Observe, Impermanence, Four Foundations,...	Thich Nhat Hanh	1987 1
The Human Encounter with Death Work, Time, Heart Sutra	Joan Halifax	Oct 11 1981 City Center
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Lineage, Aspects of Practice, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart Sutra, Sangha,...	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 2
Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Aspects of Practice, Lineage, Separation, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lay,...	Susan Murcott	Aug 14 1981 1
SF Seminar Serial: SF-00022 Myths and legends in religious traditions; natural and supernatural language. Attachment, Heart Sutra, Religion, Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Enemies,...	Dr Edward Conze	Feb 22 1973
Emptiness is Form Serial: SF-05968 Sunday, June 29, 1969 San Francisco Newly uploaded version has speed adjustments made; should be a little clearer for transcript - not just end, but correcting... Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Current Events, Balance, Faith, Beginners, Continuous...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 29 1969 Tassajara
In the Prajnaparamita Sutra Serial: SF-05113B 5pm lecture begins this side Heart Sutra, Sengai, Dogen, Emptiness, Family Practice, Beginners, Transmission,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jan 21 1966 5:00PM Sokoji
The Philosophy of Nature Serial: SF-03048A Importance of Space Sixth Patriarch, Silence, Interdependence, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Emptiness, Birth-...	Alan Watts	Unknown
Spirituality in End-of-Life Care Serial: SF-02736 There are no markings on this tape beyond manufacturers Work, Time, Heart Sutra	Unknown	Unknown