Record of Traces and Dreams: The Heart Sutra
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Rating | : | 4.77 (662 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1475948867 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-02-14 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Here, he shares his teachings in a straightforward and honest fashion.. The Heart Sutra cannot be fully grasped with pure intellect alone. I would like you to know that by exerting yourself daily in the way it describes the time will come without a doubt when the results of your effort will manifest -Master Kido Inoue To fully understand the meaning of the Heart Sutra, one cannot simply follow, or have faith in what it is says, without detailed analysis. When the words are approached with both the mind and the heart, its full understanding will naturally be revealed through practice. Practicing the True Way requires you to throw away all things and to forget the ego. This sutra describes the Ultimate Path in a most straightforward manner. The purpose of a reclusive monk such as myself audaciously presenting a volume like this is to transmit the True Dharma and the Great Compassion of Buddha. In doing this, I wish to highlight the fact that the Heart Sutra is an outstanding guidebook for the path to liberation and for the practice of the Buddha Way. Because of this, the guidance of a real Dharma Master (or Roshi)-such as Master Kido Inoue-is required
. He has written several books on Zen in Japanese. Roshi Inoue Kido was born in 1940 and took his first religious vows at thirteen. In 1962, he received a bachelor of arts degree in Oriental philosophy at Aichi University. From 1962 to 1984, he practiced at Shorinkutsu Seminary under Gikoh Inoue Roshi and Daichi Inoue Rohni. In 1981, he was appointed head priest of Kaizoji, and in 1984 he became the fifth abbot
In 1962, he received a bachelor of arts degree in Oriental philosophy at Aichi University. About the Author Roshi Inoue Kido was born in 1940 and took his first religious vows at thirteen. In 1981, he was appointed head priest of Kaizoji, and in 1984 he became the fifth abbot of Shorinkutsu Seminary. He has written several books on Zen in Japanese. From 1962 to 1984, he practiced at Shorinkutsu Seminary under Gikoh Inoue Roshi and Daichi Inoue Rohni.
Insight into Heart Sutra Truly, the only way to "get" the Heart of Wisdom Sutra is to experience it for yourself and that means meditating into deep samadhi (non-dualistic state of consciousness). For those of us who have yet to reach these lofty states, this small book leads us line by line to a clearer intellectual understanding of the True Wisdom all beings seek.Roshi Inoue Kido is a Zen Master who writes in a clear and easy way. If you've been called to the Heart Sutra I highly recommend this book for its clear concise prose and for its acc