The Heart Sutra Part 2B - Guo Gu Offers Two Guided Meditations On The Contemplation Of Hearing

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The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara has described his journey towards enlightenment in the Śūramgama Sutra. Here, Guo Gu offers two meditations. The first explores the faculty of hearing in a grounded, embodied way. The second meditation leads us through the 6 stages of the Bodhisattva’s journey, as described below.
爾時觀世音菩薩即從座起。頂禮佛足而白佛言。世尊憶念我昔無數恒河沙劫。於時有佛出現於世名觀世音。我於彼佛發菩提心。彼佛教我從聞思修入三摩地。1)初於聞中入流亡所。2)所入既寂動靜二相 了然不生。3)如是漸增聞所聞盡。4)盡聞不住覺所覺空。5)空覺極圓空所空滅。6)生滅既滅寂滅現前。
Thereupon Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva rose from his seat, prostrated himself with his head at the feet of the Buddha and declared: "I still remember that long before numbers of eons countless as the sand grains in the Ganges, a Buddha called Avalokiteśvara appeared in the world. Under Him, I gave rise to the Bodhi Mind. I was instructed by Him to enter samādhi by means of the hearing, contemplating, and practicing. 1)At first amidst the stream of hearing, the object of sound ceased. 2)Having stilled the hearing [of sounds], the attributes of sounds and silence also ceased to arise. 3)Gradually progressing in this way, the hearing and that which was heard ceased. 4)Even when that state in which everything had come to an end disappeared, I did not rest. Then, awareness and the objects of my awareness were emptied, 5)and when that process of emptying my awareness was thoroughly perfected, even that emptying and that which had been emptied ceased. 6)Then, rising and ceasing ceased to be; perfect extinction [i.e., nirvāṇa] manifested.
This video is a continuation of a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on "The Heart Sutra", one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month and will last until 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.
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