"In voidness there is no form, and no sensation, perception, volition or consciousness; no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind; no sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, thought; there is no realm of the eye all the way up to no realm of mental cognition” The Heart Sutra

“We need to experience the world through relationships.” Guo Gu

Guo Gu elaborates on the 18 Realms of Consciousness, consisting of the six sense organs, the six sense objects and the six sense consciousnesses. As he pulls apart our experience, he reveals how we exist only in relationships.

This video is a continuation of a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on "The Heart Sutra", one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month throughout 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at: https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra

Guo Gu on The Heart Sutra

“Form is not other than emptiness and emptiness not other than form.” — The Heart Sutra

“The whole Buddhist project is about building new relationships with the world.” — Guo Gu

This video is a continuation of a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on "The Heart Sutra", one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month throughout 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at: https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra.

Join the Tallahassee Chan Center online for live meditations and discussion Monday through Thursday, at 7:30 PM EST. Learn more at https://tallahasseechan.org/events/.

Guo Gu on The Heart Sutra

“The juncture at which the sense organ connects to the sense object is where practice happens.” — Guo Gu

Much like Avalokiteśvara awakened through the contemplation of sound, Śāriputra awakened through the contemplation of sight. Guo Gu provides us with a simple practice upon which to build this contemplation.

Since 2023, GuoGu has been offering a series of talks on the Heart Sutra, one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month into 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk. We also have a monthly student discussion group about each month’s talk.

More information can be found at: https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra.

Join the Tallahassee Chan Center online for live meditations and discussion Monday through Thursday, at 7:30 PM EST. Learn more at https://tallahasseechan.org/events/.

“The whole point of the Heart Sutra is freedom.” — Guo Gu

This video is a continuation of a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on "The Heart Sutra", one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month and will last until 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at: https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra

Join the Tallahassee Chan Center online for live meditations and discussion Monday through Thursday, at 7:30 PM EST. Learn more at https://tallahasseechan.org/events/.

“What is it like when the Five Skandhas are empty? We are no longer disturbed by vexations … and can reside in the miraculous functioning of conditions.” — Guo Gu

This video is a continuation of a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on "The Heart Sutra", one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month and will last until 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be the opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra.

Join the Tallahassee Chan Center online for live meditations and discussion Monday through Thursday, at 7:30 PM EST. Learn more at https://tallahasseechan.org/events/.

Guo Gu on The Heart Sutra

“Suffering only exists because of me, I, mine. Contemplation of the Five Skandhas reveals the emptiness of self.” — Guo Gu

This video is a continuation of a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on "The Heart Sutra", one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month and will last until 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at https://www.tallahassee.chan.org/hear....

Guo Gu on the Five Skandhas

“Liberation is to be free of the Five Skandhas.” — Guo Gu

This is the first of several talks on the Five Skandhas that Guo Gu will give as part of his series of commentaries on The Heart Sutra. The Heart Sutra is one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month and will last until 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at: https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra

Join the Tallahassee Chan Center online for live meditations and discussion. We have a free, live-stream meditation service on Mondays at 6:30pm Eastern each week.

Learn more at https://tallahasseechan.org/events/.

Guo Gu explains how our attachment to fixed identities and possessions can lead to suffering, and how understanding the interdependent and impermanent nature of existence can lead to liberation. Guo Gu also touches on the concept of emptiness, a key tenet found in early Prajnaparamita literature, which recognizes that nothing has a fixed or independent existence.

This video opened a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on The Heart Sutra, one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month and will last until 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at: https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra

Join the Tallahassee Chan Center online for live meditations and discussion Monday through Thursday, at 7:30 PM EST.

Learn more at https://tallahasseechan.org/events/.

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara reached enlightenment by “perceiving the sounds of the world.” Guo Gu introduces two methods for contemplating sound. The first is to use a particular sound as an object of meditation. The second is to be aware of the sounds during daily life. In both instances it is important to put most of our attention on relaxing and grounding the body.

This video is the second in a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on "The Heart Sutra", one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month and will last until 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at: https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra

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Join the Tallahassee Chan Center online for live meditations and discussion Monday through Thursday, at 7:30 PM EST. Learn more at https://tallahasseechan.org/events/.

Guo Gu explains how our attachment to fixed identities and possessions can lead to suffering, and how understanding the interdependent and impermanent nature of existence can lead to liberation. Guo Gu also touches on the concept of emptiness, a key tenet found in early Prajnaparamita literature, which recognizes that nothing has a fixed or independent existence.

This video opened a series of commentaries by Guo Gu on The Heart Sutra, one of the shortest Mahayana scriptures that expound the core message of Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is also one of the most important scriptures in the Chan/Zen tradition. The series will continue every first Monday of each month and will last until 2024. Each talk will be independent, but we encourage you and your friends to attend all sessions. During these Monday sits, we will begin with a short period of meditation followed by the Dharma talk. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and to socialize a bit after the talk.

More information can be found at: https://tallahasseechan.org/heart-sutra

Join the Tallahassee Chan Center online for live meditations and discussion Monday through Thursday, at 7:30 PM EST.

Learn more at https://tallahasseechan.org/events/.