Words for the Heart
The Heart Sutra is chanted at almost every Buddhist occasion. Most serious practitioners have it memorized from reciting it so often. Some may even think they understand it because they know it word for word. Hakuin saw the error of such a view, so he wrote some notes in the margins to test their understanding, to push them to their utter limits. His comments may have a sting, but the cleansing action is second to none.

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