heart sutra
When I was 15 I started to perceive the energy fields of living things, and even the presence of the energy within rocks and water and the other elements. Up until that point I had been a deeply religious Christian. The concept of God was very precious to me. My new perceptions raised very scary questions. Was I possessed? Was I sensing something evil or good? At that stage the New Age had not yet taken hold in my neck of the woods, so I had nothing to compare my experiences to.
I spoke to the youth pastor at my church, and I was told to forget the whole thing, and not tell anyone else in our fellowship. As you can imagine, this didn't help at all, and after much soul searching I decided to leave the church and do some exploring. What followed was a few years of consciousness expansion with the aid of plants, but oft times these left me with more questions than answers.
Then I met a man who practised Zen Buddhism, and he challenged me like nothing I had ever encountered before. Every one of my assumptions about reality popped like bubbles. We spent a year together on a little farm far away from everything. During that time I came to understand the idea that reality is Maya, an illusion. For those of you who haven't encountered this concept before, it is hard to swallow. At first I used every logical arguement at my disposal to try and keep my view of a intrinsic reality intact.
Eventually I realised that even science upholds the idea that reality is really just made of energy, and our perceptions of it. I began to sit zazen, and for the first time since I left the church i began to experience the kind of relief that the concept of God used to provide. Only this time I wasn't looking to some outside entity to carry me, i was instead letting my self go.
One of the principal tennets of the Buddhist practice is the Heart Sutra. I have put it to music because it is beautiful.The heart sutra. (right-click here and 'save as' to download) Prajna Paramita Hrydaya Sutra Here is a link to the words
I spoke to the youth pastor at my church, and I was told to forget the whole thing, and not tell anyone else in our fellowship. As you can imagine, this didn't help at all, and after much soul searching I decided to leave the church and do some exploring. What followed was a few years of consciousness expansion with the aid of plants, but oft times these left me with more questions than answers.
Then I met a man who practised Zen Buddhism, and he challenged me like nothing I had ever encountered before. Every one of my assumptions about reality popped like bubbles. We spent a year together on a little farm far away from everything. During that time I came to understand the idea that reality is Maya, an illusion. For those of you who haven't encountered this concept before, it is hard to swallow. At first I used every logical arguement at my disposal to try and keep my view of a intrinsic reality intact.
Eventually I realised that even science upholds the idea that reality is really just made of energy, and our perceptions of it. I began to sit zazen, and for the first time since I left the church i began to experience the kind of relief that the concept of God used to provide. Only this time I wasn't looking to some outside entity to carry me, i was instead letting my self go.
One of the principal tennets of the Buddhist practice is the Heart Sutra. I have put it to music because it is beautiful.The heart sutra. (right-click here and 'save as' to download) Prajna Paramita Hrydaya Sutra Here is a link to the words
posted by Gaelin at 11:58 AM
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"gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha"
What do these words mean, gaelin?
The translation I used in the song is "Beyond, beyond, and hail those who go beyond." Another translation is "Go, go, go beyond, go far beyond - awaken - Hail!"
The way I see it "going beyond" is the practice of going beyond the ego, the self who shapes your identity, and experiencing the freedom of no self, the universal identity.
Very nice. Perhaps you should have had a rap near the end?
A rap? hmmm... interesting... :) You have any suggestions re lyrics?
gaelin, is there anyway i could acquire your heart sutra and put it on my mp3 player? i like it.
Hi oxeye :) I have altered the html in my post to allow for downloads (I think) Please let me know if you're not able to save the link, and then I will come up with a more elegant solution!
gaelin, I was able to download it with no problem. thank you so much. :)
Stunning and haunting, this is the most "listenable" recording of the Heart Sutra text I know of. Gaelin, you've brought something to the Heart Sutra that wasn't there for me before. Thanks for that!
Thank you for listening, I know that sounds soppy but it means so much when somebody new appreciates my work. I'm going to be cleaning up that track a bit, I'll cut out the background noise and make the sounds a little clearer. My husband runs a music/production studio and he's agreed to show me the ropes ;) I'll send you a heads up when the final version is available.
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