Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra

A • va • lo • ki • tesh • va • ra Bo • dhi • satt • va,
do • ing deep Praj • na Pa • ra • mi • ta,
clear • ly saw emp • ti • ness
of all the five con • di • tions,
thus com • plete • ly re • liev • ing
mis • for • tune and pain.

Oh Sha • ri • pu • tra, form is no o • ther
than emp • ti • ness,
emp • ti • ness no o • ther than form.
Form is ex • act • ly emp • ti • ness,
emp • ti • ness ex • act • ly form.
Sen • sa • tion, con • cep • tion,
dis • crim • i • na • tion, a • ware • ness
are like • wise like this.

Oh Sha • ri • pu • tra, all dhar • mas
are forms of emp • ti • ness;
not born, not de • stroyed,
not stained, not pure,
with • out loss, with • out gain.

So in emp • ti • ness there is no form;
no sen • sa • tion, con • cep • tion,
dis • crim • i • na • tion, a • ware • ness;
no eye, ear, nose, tongue,
bo • dy, mind;
no co • lor, sound, smell, taste,
touch, phe • nom • e • na;
no realm of sight;
no realm of con • scious • ness,
no ig • no • rance
and no end to ig • no • rance,
no old age and death
and no end to old age and death,

no suf • fer • ing, no cause of suf • fer • ing,
no ex • tin • guish • ing, no path,
no wis • dom, and no gain.
No gain and thus the bo • dhi • satt • va
lives Praj • na Pa • ra • mi • ta,
with no hind • rance in the mind;
no hind • rance, there • fore no fear.

Far be • yond de • lu • ded thoughts;
this is Nir • va • na.
All past, pre • sent, and fu • ture
Bud • dhas live Praj • na Pa • ra • mi • ta
and there • fore at • tain
a • nut • ta • ra • sam • yak • sam • bod • hi.

There • fore know Praj • na Pa • ra • mi • ta
is the great man • tra,
the vi • vid man • tra, the best man • tra,
the un • sur • pass • a • ble man • tra.
It com • plete • ly clears all pain.
This is the truth, not a lie.

So set forth
the Praj • na Pa • ra • mi • ta man • tra,
set for this man • tra and say:

Ga • te! Ga • te! Pa • ra • gate! Pa • ra • sam • gate!
Bo • dhi Sva • ha!
Praj • na Heart Su • tra

Adapted from the Zen Mountain Monastery Liturgy Manual (Dharma Communications, 1998).
Presented here in syllable form by Kusala Healing Arts.