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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Three
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/23/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/23/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Three

“Doing deep prajnaparamita…”

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SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY SIX
Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/22/21 Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/22/21

SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY SIX

There is no way to describe this - it has to be experienced.

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Four
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/22/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/22/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Four

“Clearly saw emptiness in all the five conditions…”

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SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY SEVEN
Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/21/21 Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/21/21

SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY SEVEN

Instead, be serene in the oneness of things, savor the full interconnectedness of this present infinite moment, and dualism vanishes by itself.

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Five
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/21/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/21/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Five

“Clearly saw emptiness in all the five conditions…”

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SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY EIGHT
Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/20/21 Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/20/21

SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY EIGHT

Any attempt to conceptualize the Way creates its antithesis. Thus we tarry in dualism.

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Six
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/20/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/20/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Six

“…thus completely releiving misfortune and pain. O Shariputra…”

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SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY NINE
Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/19/21 Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/19/21

SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY NINE

People often try to stress the absolute as a 'right' concept - and dualism as 'wrong'. This is not the nature of oneness.

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A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Seven
The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/19/21 The Heart Sutra Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/19/21

A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Seven

“…form is no other than emptiness; emptiness no other than form…”

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SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY TEN
Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/18/21 Shin Jin Mei Sensei Michael Brunner, Ottawa, IL | Founder & Abbot 10/18/21

SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY TEN

When we put away wordiness and intellection, the universe opens up and there is nowhere we cannot pass freely. All in this very present moment.

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