The Heart of Understanding, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Commentaries on the Prajñaparamita Heart Sutra
By Thich Nhat Hanh
Edited by Peter Levitt
Read by Edoardo Ballerini
Unabridged
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4 Formats: CD
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4 Formats: Library CD
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4 Formats: MP3 CD
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4 Formats: Playaway
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ISBN: 9781504609135
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ISBN: 9781504609111
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ISBN: 9781504609128
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ISBN: 9781504637220
| Runtime: | 1.17 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Religion |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
In this modern classic, world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh presents a clear, concise translation and commentary of the Heart Sutra—the world’s most popular piece of Buddhist scripture.
Comprising only 632 Chinese characters, the Heart Sutra is Buddhism in a nutshell. Despite its brevity, this powerful work covers more of the Buddha’s teachings than any other scripture, and its influence is more profound and wide-reaching than any other text in Buddhism. Thich Nhat Hanh’s translation and commentary is regarded as the most simple, clear, concise, and understandable available. He describes the sutra as “a precious gift to us, the gift of fearlessness,” offering subtle and profound teachings on nonduality and the letting go of all preconceived notions, opinions, and attachments, thereby becoming open to all the wonders of our life.
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Author
Author Bio: Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) was a Vietnamese Zen master, poet, scholar, and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He had written more than 100 books of poetry, fiction, and philosophy, with over a million copies in print. From Plum Village, his meditation center in France, he lead worldwide retreats, with the assistance of his monastic and lay disciples, on the art of mindful living. He had survived three wars, persecution, and more than thirty years of exile. He was a Buddhist monk, the master of a temple in Vietnam, the lineage of which is traceable across two centuries to the Buddha himself.
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| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD, Playaway |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Religion |
| Runtime: | 1.17 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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