Starting July 20, I will read from a preliminary translation of Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra and lead a discussion of what H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III wrote about each of the Sanskrit words or concepts in the title of the Heart Sutra. This is a very important part of this great work with over 100 pages devoted to just the five words used in the title: “prajna,” “parami,” “ta,” “heart,” and “sutra.”
This book by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was released in Chinese in 2014 but is not yet available in English. It is based on a series of very famous discourses given in China in 1992, using the text, meaning, and principles of the Heart Sutra to transmit Dharma. It clearly explains the relationships between mind, Buddha, and living beings. It tells everyone what the absolute truth of Buddha-dharma and liberation is.
Several years ago, His Holiness told a number of Western disciples that this is the only book you need to read to understand emptiness and become enlightened. This text is for acquiring prajna or transcendental wisdom, although it also teaches the importance of cultivating character. These classes will only cover part of Learning from Buddha Seminary (LFBS) course DCB21–The part that explains in detail the meaning of the title. This is an essential foundation for understanding the rest of this profound and precious text.
To stress how important this holy book is, we must remember that just before the Buddha left this world His Holiness told us that “. . . At all times, we must think about bringing auspiciousness, serenity, happiness, and peace to living beings and to the world, to the extent of giving our all and even our lives. I have already brought true Buddha Dharma to this world. Everyone who practices in accordance with The Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation and Expounding the Absolute Truth Through the Heart Sutra will surely attain liberation. That’s all. I wish all living beings happiness.
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SYLLABUS & TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
The tentative schedule to cover the title is below with the first class to start at 10:00 am on July 20 and ending at 3:00 pm. We will meet monthly at 19099 Lemon Street next to Holy Heavenly Lake. There will be a short break for lunch. It is recommended you bring your lunch and enjoy it by the lake. There will be no class in November, January, or February. Classes are scheduled for both December and March, but subject to weather conditions as I do not want to travel over the mountains if there is snow.
CLICK for article providing outline of the content of all six DCB courses: DCB21-Forewards, Introductions, & PART ONE. Imparting the Dharma through the Title of the Heart Sutra; DCB22-PART TWO, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-I; DCB23-PART TWO, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-II; DCB24-PART TWO, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-III; DCB25-PART TWO, Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-IV: and DCB26-How to Realize Prajna.
CLICK for article on reading from Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra-Part One at Hua Zang Si, San Francisco that provides background on this sutra including a discussion of “prajna” and “ta” at a Learning from Buddha Seminary ZOOM discussion.
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