Chanting & Zazen Circle (Mo thru Sa)

[Guest]

Bonjour Aprapti,

Oui, I remember having put this translation on the thread before. This French translation have been executed by Thích Nhất Hạnh.
Here is the English translation :

The Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore

Avalokiteshvara
while practicing deeply with
the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore,
suddenly discovered that
all of the five Skandhas are equally empty,
and with this realisation
he overcame all Ill-being.

“Listen Sariputra,
this Body itself is Emptiness
and Emptiness itself is this Body.
This Body is not other than Emptiness
and Emptiness is not other than this Body.
The same is true of Feelings,
Perceptions, Mental Formations,
and Consciousness.

“Listen Sariputra,
all phenomena bear the mark of Emptiness;
their true nature is the nature of
no Birth no Death,
no Being no Non-being,
no Defilement no Purity,
no Increasing no Decreasing.

“That is why in Emptiness,
Body, Feelings, Perceptions,
Mental Formations and Consciousness
are not separate self entities.

The Eighteen Realms of Phenomena
which are the six Sense Organs,
the six Sense Objects,
and the six Consciousnesses
are also not separate self entities.

The Twelve Links of Interdependent Arising
and their Extinction
are also not separate self entities.
Ill-being, the Causes of Ill-being,
the End of Ill-being, the Path,
insight and attainment,
are also not separate self entities.

Whoever can see this
no longer needs anything to attain.

Bodhisattvas who practice
the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore
see no more obstacles in their mind,
and because there
are no more obstacles in their mind,
they can overcome all fear,
destroy all wrong perceptions
and realize Perfect Nirvana.

“All Buddhas in the past, present and future
by practicing
the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore
are all capable of attaining
Authentic and Perfect Enlightenment.

“Therefore Sariputra,
it should be known that
the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore
is a Great Mantra,
the most illuminating mantra,
the highest mantra,
a mantra beyond compare,
the True Wisdom that has the power
to put an end to all kinds of suffering.
Therefore let us proclaim
a mantra to praise
the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore.

Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate, Bodhi Svaha!
Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate, Bodhi Svaha!
Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate, Bodhi Svaha!”


You can get explanations about this translation on this site :

https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/letters/thich-nhat-hanh-new-heart-sutra-translation/

See you soon my friend,

Yuki 雪.

Sat Chanting and Zazen Circle yesterday.

[Anchi]

[aprapti]

Bonjour Aprapti,

Oui, I remember having put this translation on the thread before. This French translation have been executed by Thích Nhất Hạnh.
Here is the English translation :

The Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore.

(...)


You can get explanations about this translation on this site :

https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/letters/thich-nhat-hanh-new-heart-sutra-translation/

See you soon my friend,

Yuki 雪.

Sat Chanting and Zazen Circle yesterday.

Hi Yuki,

yes, i know Thay's translation, he wrote a nice book about it: the other shore.
in fact its a new interpretation, the ancient one is in a booklet too: the heart of understanding. Reading this latter booklet, many, many years ago, made me understand a little the meaning of the heart sutra, in particular the meaning of emptiness, for the first time.. :0
In my humble opinion he is a great teacher, by living and by his books..

see you in two hours,

aprapti

[Ryokudo]

Hi All,

Unfortunately I will be stuck in work this evening for our chanting circle.

Many apologies guys,

Gassho,

Ryokudo

[Anchi]

Hello to Ryokudo,

Oh, Noooo

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Have a Lovely Weekend!

Gassho

[Guest]

Hi everybody !

Saturday, we add this short chant before Hannya Shingyo. It was interesting !

Kaikyō ge
Sutra-Opening Verse

Mu jo jin jin mi myo ho
Hyaku sen man go nan so gu
Ga kon ken mon toku ju ji
Gan ge nyo rai shin jitsu gi

The unsurpassed, profound, and wondrous dharma is rarely met with, even in a hundred, thousand, million kalpas.
Now we can see and hear it, accept and maintain it.
May we unfold the meaning of the Tathagata’s truth.

« Thich Nhat Hanh translated this verse as

The Dharma is deep and lovely.
We now have a chance to see it,
study it, and practice it.
We vow to realize its true meaning. »


You can listen it on this video on YouTube :

https://youtu.be/3_any6N6P1g

Yuki 雪

Sat Chanting and Zazen Circle yesterday.

[aprapti]

Hi everybody !

Saturday, we add this short chant before Hannya Shingyo. It was interesting !

Kaikyō ge
Sutra-Opening Verse

Mu jo jin jin mi myo ho
Hyaku sen man go nan so gu
Ga kon ken mon toku ju ji
Gan ge nyo rai shin jitsu gi

The unsurpassed, profound, and wondrous dharma is rarely met with, even in a hundred, thousand, million kalpas.
Now we can see and hear it, accept and maintain it.
May we unfold the meaning of the Tathagata’s truth.

« Thich Nhat Hanh translated this verse as

The Dharma is deep and lovely.
We now have a chance to see it,
study it, and practice it.
We vow to realize its true meaning. »



Yuki 雪

Sat Chanting and Zazen Circle yesterday.

domo arigato, yuki san.



aprapti

sat

[Ryokudo]

domo arigato, yuki san.



aprapti

sat

That sounds great guys lets build it in on a regular basis:

So for today we can use this in conjunction with Silent Illumination, perhaps?

Silent lllumination

Hongzhi Zhengjue ( 1091-1157)

Silently and serenely, one forgets all words,
Clearly and vividly, it appears before you.
When one realizes it, time has no limits.
When experienced, your surroundings come to life.
Singularly ruminating is this bright awareness,
Full of wonder is the pure illumination-
The moon's appearance, a river of stars,
Snow-clad pines, clouds hovering on mountain peaks.
In darkness, they glow with brightness-
In shadows, they shine with a splendid light.
Like the dreaming of a crane flying in empty space,
Like the clear still water of an autumn pool,
Endless eons dissolve into nothingness,
Each indistinguishable from the other
In this illumination all striving is forgotten.
Where does this wonder exist?
Brightness and clarity dispel confusion
On the path of Silent lllumination,
The origin of the infinitesimal.
To penetrate the extremely small,
There is the gold shuttle on a loom of jade.
Subject and object influence each other
Light and darkness are mutually dependent,
There is neither mind nor world to rely on,
Yet do the two interact, mutually.
Drink the medicine of correct views.
Beat the poison-smeared drum.
When silence and illumination are complete
Killing and bringing to life are choices I make.
At last, through the door one emerges,
The fruit has ripened on the branch.
Only this Silence is the ultimate teaching,
Only this lllumination, the universal response.
The response is without effort,
The teaching, not heard with the ears.
Throughout the universe all things,
Emit light and speak the Dharma.
They testify to each other
Answering each other's questions.
Mutually answering and testifying,
Responding in perfect harmony.
When illumination is without serenity,
Then will distinctions be seen.
Mutually testifying and answering,
Giving rise to disharmony.
If within serenity illumination is lost,
All will become wasteful and secondary.
When Silent lllumination is complete,
The lotus will blossom, the dreamer will awaken.
The hundred rivers flow to the ocean,
The thousand mountains face the lofiiest peak.
Like the goose preferring milk to water,
Like a busy bee gathering pollen,
When Silent Illumination reaches the ultimate.
I carry on the original tradition of my sect.
This practice is called Silent lllumination.
It penetrates from the deepest to the highest.



Then we can easily do an Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, some zazen, Sanki Raimon and the 4 vows.

How does that sound to everyone?

Gassho,

Ryokudo

[Guest]

Sounds great !



Yuki 雪

Sat Tonglen Practice Circle yesterday

[Anchi]

Hi everyone,

It sounds lovely, as ever, it is lovely how the circle is ever changing.

It is always pleasant and joyful to sit with everybody.

See You!

Gassho

[Guest]

Hey everybody !

As we are reading Silent Illumination this week, you can also find it in French in the post #169.

See you online soon !

Yuki 雪
(Sat )

[Guest]

Hi everybody !

As we are in Ango period, I propose that we read Shin Jin Mei by Jianzhi Sengcan (529-613) (Japanese: Kanchi Sōsan) during the next week. There are many English versions of this poem, so we could pick up a new version everyday… ?
You can find those versions on this Terebess page : https://terebess.hu/english/hsin.html#1

As this text is very long, I put here the first lines, just to let’s you know the style.

( translation by Arthur Whaley)

« The Perfect Way is only difficult for those who pick and choose;
Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear.
Make a hairbreadth difference, and Heaven and Earth are set apart;
If you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against.
The struggle between "for" and "against" is the mind's worst disease;
While the deep meaning is misunderstood, it is useless to meditate on Rest.
It [the Buddha-nature] is blank and featureless as space; it has no "too little" or "too much;"
Only because we take and reject does it seem to us not to be so. »

What do you think about this suggestion ?

Yuki 雪
(Sat Zazenkai )

[Anchi]

Sounds lovely Yuki !





See You!

Gassho

[aprapti]

sounds very good, Yuki. I hope to be there again, monday.



aprapti

sat

[Yokai]

Aim to join you. I'll just follow along...[emoji120]

Gassho, Yokai sat/lah

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