the heart sutra

liberates all suffering

magical mantra

today is World Heart Day and the perfect day for the heart of teachings from wisdom traditions on emptiness, the heart of compassion… i had thought i would write of today’s very powerful full moon; however, this moment of eternity calls me to the heart sutra, more on this moon tomorrow unless the moment pulls me somewhere else…

compassion is empathy for suffering arising from the heart’s valorous capacity to recognize universal kinship and belonging, transforming resentment into forgiveness, hatred into friendliness, and fear into kindness for al beings… compassion mandates that we extend understanding, warmth, sensitivity, and openness to the sorrows of the world in a truthful and genuine way… heaven knows that in these chaotic moments of eternity, the global nervous system needs all the compassion we can muster…

the Sanskrit word for heart is “hridayam”, meaning “that which receives, gives and circulates…”

may we radiate lovingkindness and compassion with every breath in every sacred moment…

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