The Sutra on the Heart of Realizing Wisdom Beyond Wisdom
O Shariputra,
[who listens to the teachings of the Buddha],
form is not separate from boundlessness;
boundlessness is not separate from form.
Form is boundlessness; boundlessness is form.
The same is true of feelings, perceptions, inclinations, and discernment.
O Shariputra,
boundlessness is the nature of all things.
It neither arises nor perishes,
neither stains nor purifies,
neither increases nor decreases.
Boundlessness is not limited by form,
nor by feelings, perceptions, inclinations, or discernment.
It is free of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind;
free of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and any object of mind;
free of sensory realms, including the realm of the mind.
It is free of ignorance and the end of ignorance.
Boundlessness is free of old age and death,
and free of the end of old age and death.
It is free of suffering, arising, cessation, and path,
and free of wisdom and attainment.
Being free of attainment, those who help all to awaken
abide in the realization of wisdom beyond wisdom
and live with an unhindered mind.
Without hindrance, the mind has no fear.
Free from confusion, those who lead all to liberation
embody profound serenity.
All those in the past, present, and future,
who realize wisdom beyond wisdom,
manifest unsurpassable and thorough awakening.
Know that realizing wisdom beyond wisdom
is no other than this wondrous mantra,
luminous, unequalled, and supreme.
It relieves all suffering.
It is genuine, not illusory.
So set forth this mantra of realizing wisdom beyond wisdom.
Set forth this mantra that says:
[Reference: A new translation of the Heart Sutra by Kaz Tanahashi and Roshi Joan Halifax]
般若波羅蜜心經
般若波羅蜜多心經 唐三藏法師，玄奘翻譯 觀自在菩薩。行深般若波羅蜜多時。 照見五蘊皆空。度一切苦厄。 舍利子。色不異空。空不異色。 色即是空。空即是色。 受想行識。亦復如是。 舍利子。是諸法空相。 不生不滅。不垢不淨。不增不減。 是故空中無色。無受想行識。 無眼耳鼻舌身意。無色聲香味觸法。 無眼界。乃至無意識界。 無無明。亦無無明盡。 乃至無老死。亦無老死盡。 無苦集滅道。無智亦無得。以無所得故。 菩提薩埵。依般若波羅蜜多故。 心無罣礙。無罣礙故。無有恐怖。 遠離顛倒夢想。究竟涅槃。 三世諸佛。依般若波羅蜜多故。 得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。 故知般若波羅蜜多。 是大神咒。是大明咒。 是無上咒。是無等等咒。 能除一切苦。真實不虛。 故說般若波羅蜜多咒。即說咒曰。 揭諦揭諦 波羅揭諦 波羅僧揭諦 菩提薩婆訶。
About Venerable Juewei, Director Nan Tien Institute Humanistic Buddhism Centre
Venerable Dr Juewei is the Director of Nan Tien Institute’s Humanistic Buddhism Centre and Head of Program for the Institute’s Applied Buddhist Studies and Humanistic Buddhism programs. Venerable Dr Juewei holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies, a Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies, a Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering.
Venerable Juewei’s recent publications include ‘A Reflection on the Humanism in The Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch’ in Studies on Humanistic Buddhism, vol. 5, and ‘Flows of Innovation in Fo Guang Shan Oceania: transregional dynamics behind the Buddha’s Birthday Festival’ in Journal of Global Buddhism, vol. 23, no. 2. She is co-editor, with Professor Suzanne Franzway and Professor Stephen Hill, of Cultivating compassion: going beyond crises (Peter Lang, 2023). She is also on the editorial board of the Studies on Humanistic Buddhism journal.
Juewei’s research interests include Humanistic Buddhism, Buddhist acculturation, and Buddhist issues in modern society, including Buddhist Economics, Buddhist Ethics, Buddhism and Artificial Intelligence, and Buddhist responses to contemporary crises and social challenges. Besides research, Venerable Dr Juewei also teaches subjects such as Buddhism and Modern Society, Buddhist Ethics and subjects related to Chinese Buddhism.
Through the Humanistic Buddhism Centre, Venerable Dr Juewei leads a number of research projects, including the grant funded Buddhism in Australia project, the Buddhism in the Sea of Islands project, and the Humanistic Buddhism Special Interest Group. She also leads a number of engagement projects, including Communities of Practice (Sunday Check-in Sessions), and, since 2017, the collection and publication of real-life humanistic applications of Buddhist teachings in the Turning Points series.
In addition, Venerable Dr Juewei is an active member of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order. She has held many international positions within the order’s University Consortium and Temples, including University of the West and Hsi Lai Temple in California, USA, and Australia’s Nan Tien Temple.
Bio source: https://www.nantien.edu.au/about-us/faculty-and-staff/venerable-dr-juewei/
