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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Eleven
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/15/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/15/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Eleven

“No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind; no color sound, smell, taste, touch, phenomena; no realm of sight, no realm of consciousness;”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Twelve
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/14/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/14/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Twelve

“No ignorance, and no end to ignorance; no old age and death, and no end to old age and death;”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Thirteen
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/13/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/13/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Thirteen

“No suffering, no cause of suffering, no extinguishing, no path;”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Fourteen
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/12/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/12/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Fourteen

“…no wisdom, and no gain.”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Fifteen
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/11/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/11/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Fifteen

“No gain and thus the Bodhisattva lives prajna paramita,…”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Sixteen
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/10/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/10/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Sixteen

“…with no hindrance in the mind; no hindrance, therefore no fear.”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Seventeen
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/9/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/9/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Seventeen

“Far beyond deluded thoughts, this is nirvana.”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Eighteen
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/8/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/8/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Eighteen

“All past, present, and future Buddhas live prajna paramita and therefore attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi.”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Nineteen
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/7/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/7/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Nineteen

“Therefore know, prajna paramita is the great mantra, the vivid mantra, the best mantra, the unsurpassable mantra.”

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Twenty
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/6/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael, Founder & Abbot 10/6/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Twenty

“It completely clears all pain. This is the truth — not a lie.”

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