The Heart Sutra

June 20 – 30, 2023

A 11-day Advanced Course Led by Geshe Kelsang Wangmo

HYBRID – You can attend in person (the entire course) or online (only Geshe Kelsang Wangmo’s teaching sessions)!

Buddha Shakyamuni taught the Perfection of Wisdom sutras, otherwise known as the Wisdom Gone Beyond, on Vulture’s Peak, Rajgir, in what is today the Indian state of Bihar. These sutras focus on the subject of emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality, and the Heart Sutra is one of the most significant. It is a beautifully condensed version of the Buddha’s teachings on emptiness, containing their essential meaning in only a few lines. The understanding of the view of reality as described in the Perfection of Wisdom constitute a key point in our personal development. Without realizing the nature of reality we will not be able to completely liberate ourselves from suffering.

In this course we will be systematically going through the Heart Sutra looking at how to develop the correct understanding of emptiness (Skt. shunyata) and then how to cultivate this wisdom of emptiness along the various stages of the path to enlightenment.

To deepen our understanding of emptiness we will also be looking at the view of reality as described within the four Buddhist philosophical systems of Vaibhasika, Sautrantika, Cittamatra and Madhyamika.

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This is a course for advanced-level students, but for more information about a proposed schedule, rules of discipline and how to register please see our Intermediate Course Page.

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