Book Club: The Heart Sutra (Commentaries by Master Sheng Yen & Thich Nhat Hanh)

Dear Dharma Drink Friends,

"Perhaps the best know of all Buddhist Sutras, the Heart Sutra is recited in Buddhist centers, temples, and monasteries around the world. Its popularity and importance to Buddhists, over centuries of practice, is understandable. Though brief, the Heart Sutra embodies the essence of Buddhadharma. Most longer sutras emphasize various individual aspects of Buddhadharma from many perspectives, but the Heart Sutra, jut over a page long, distills the teachings of the Buddha to their purest, clearest, most concise essence," There is No Suffering by Chan Master Sheng Yen.

BOOKS - Choose either book below:
- There is No Suffering A Commentary of Heart Sutra by Chan Master Sheng Yen. (Book 1)
- The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra with Commentaries by Thich Nhat Hanh (Book 2)

READING (Book 1 or Book 2):
Book 1 - Thru page 116
Book 2 - Ch 16 thru 18.

AMAZON LINKS:
- There is No Suffering A Commentary of Heart Sutra by Chan Master Sheng Yen.
- The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra with Commentaries by Thich Nhat Hanh.

NOTE: that we are here to read, exchange and help each other. We’re not here to expound. If you need deeper learning, please go visit a Buddhist teaching center. We will be adhering to the contents of the book. We will not have any inter-religious discussions. If you like to discuss any topics with anyone not pertaining to the book, we advise you to initiate a conversation with whomever on another zoom at another time, not during the book club discussion. Thank you for understanding.

Into video to book club - https://youtu.be/8H8ipH21uTk

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Pete

- - - About the authors - - -
Chan Master Sheng Yen - https://www.shambhala.com/the-legacy-of-master-sheng-yen/
Thich Nhat Hanh - https://www.shambhala.com/thich-nhat-hanh/