THE INGENIOUS APPLICATION OF THE HEART SUTRA
Master Jun Hong Lu: The ingenious secret of the Heart Sutra lies in using the mind to overcome the impurities and unwholesomeness within. Many people say, “My heart has been so deeply wounded and there is no way that anyone can soothe my broken heart”.
In reality, the Heart Sutra is able to heal your wound because it essentially helps you gain realisation so that you are able to see through the reality of things.
When performing recitation, you are very much like having a conversation with the Bodhisattva from which you will gradually gain the understanding that our mind is, in actuality, free from hindrances.
The real obstruction to our mind is our very own six sense organs and their corresponding objects. It’s us who fall short of taming and safeguarding this mind of ours such that we fail to unite our mind with the cultivated state of mind of the Bodhisattva.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program), 1 April 2017
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