[Lekooks] Special speaker this Thursday at the Sangha

[Erich Moraine]

Mark Overs has agreed to be our speaker this coming week 8/7.

Mark will speak on the Heart Sutra, The Hollow Bones translation of this
text is on pages 5 and 6 of our Sutra book. Mark will compare this to a
translation done by his teacher Zen Master Seung Sahn which is as follows:











*Perceiving that all five skandhas are empty saves all beings from
suffering. Form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ
from form. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. No appearing, no
disappearing. No taint, no purity. No increase, no decrease. All Dharmas
are marked with emptiness. No cognition-no attainment. Nirvana. Unexcelled
perfect enlightenment-anuttara samyak sambodhi Gate, gate, paragate,
parasamgate, bodhi svaha!*

The Heart Sutra is one of the most widely read and used traditional
writings arguably having been written around the year 650 although versions
may have existed as much as 400 years prior. It is considered a
foundational text and still has great value today.

Come hear Mark share this essential teaching. Lets talk about whether this
is still relevant in the 21st century.

Doors open at 6PM the program begins at 6:30PM and ends at 8:30PM. No prior
experience is required. All are welcome.
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