Heart of Wisdom
An Explanation of the Heart Sutra
By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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In this clear and detailed commentary to the Essence of Wisdom or Heart Sutra, one of the most popular Mahayana Buddhist texts, the author skilfully explains the dream-like nature of all things, the relationship between our mind and our world, and the extent to which we create our own reality.
Through studying, contemplating and meditating on this Sutra we can gain a perfect understanding of the nature of reality, overcome hindrances and difficulties in our daily life and finally overcome the obstacles preventing our attaining the perfect happiness of enlightenment.
‘For the serious student of Buddhism, a better book would be hard to come across.’ — THE MIDDLE WAY