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5) The Heart of the Prajnaparamita Sutra
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, while moving in the
deep course of Perfect Understanding, shed light on the five skandhas
and found them equally empty. Alter this penetration, he overcame all
ill-being.
(bell)
Listen Shariputra, form is emptiness, emptiness is form. Form is not other
than emptiness and emptiness is not other than form. The same is true
with feelings, perceptions, mental formations and consciousness,
(bell)
Listen Shariputra, all dharmas are marked with emptiness; they are neither
produced nor destroyed, neither defiled nor immaculate, neither increasing
nor decreasing.
Therefore, in emptiness there is neither form, nor perception, nor mental
formations, nor consciousness; no eye, or ear, or nose, or tongue, or
body, or mind. No form. no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no object
mind. No realms of elements (from eyes to mind consciousness); no interdependent
origins and no extinction of them. (from ignorance to death and decay.)
No ill-being, no cause of ill-being, no end of ill-being, and no path.
No understanding, no attainment.
(bell)
Because there is no attainment, the bodhisattvas, grounded in perfect
understanding, find no obstacles in their minds. Having no obstacles,
they become no fear, liberating themselves forever from illusion and realising
Perfect Nirvana. All Buddhas in the past, present and future, thanks to this Perfect Understanding,
arrive at full, right and universal Enlightenment.
(bell)
Therefore, one should know that Perfect Understanding is the highest mantra,
the unequalled mantra, the destroyer of ill-being. The incorruptible truth.
A mantra of Prajna paramita should therefore be proclaimed. This is the
mantra:
Gate, gate paragate parasamgate Bodhi Svaha.
Gate, gate paragate parasamgate Bodhi Svaha.
Gate, gate paragate parasamgate Bodhi Svaha. (bell x 2)