Starting "The Perfection of Great Wisdom"
Join us on Tuesday 10/22
Hello all, hope you’re having a wonderful fall.
Our Dōgen study group will be starting a new reading, “Maka Hannya Haramitsu” (“The Perfection of Great Wisdom”), on Tuesday, October 22, at 7:15 p.m.
“Maka Hannya…” is Dōgen’s explication of the Heart Sutra (Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya, tr. “The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom”) and is a shorter reading than usual. The text is also an excellent introduction to our next reading, the long “Genjōkōan.”
You can find the reading below in several translations; you can pick one of them to read or read all of them.
As usual, we’ll read the entire text aloud in our first meeting, followed by more detailed discussions.
If you’re interested in joining us please leave a comment below, or contact me (Koji Varun) at neighborhoodzen(at)gmail(dot)com, and I’ll get back with more information.
I’ll be joining in at least for a short time! I unfortunately have a preexisting commitment at 8pm on the 22nd, but I’m hoping to at least stay for the reading and on following Tuesdays I should be able to remain for further discussion.
Any chance yinzers will be on zoom for Heart Sutra and Dogen discussions ???