HeartofUnderstanding:CommentariesonthePrajnaparamitaHeartSutra

Comprisedofonly632Chinesecharacters,theHeartSutraisBuddhisminanutshell.Despiteitsbrevity,thispowerfulworkcoversmoreoftheBuddha’steachingsthananyotherscripture,anditsinfluenceismoreprofoundandwide-reachingthananyothertextinBuddhism.ThichNhatHanh’stranslationandcommentaryisregardedasthemostsimple,clear,concise,andunderstandableavailable.Hedescribesthesutraas"apreciousgifttous,thegiftoffearlessness,"offeringsubtleandprofoundteachingsonnon-dualityandthelettinggoofallpreconceivednotions,opinions,andattachments,therebybecomingopentoallthewondersofourlife.Thiscompletelyrevisededitioncelebratesthe20thanniversaryofthefirstpublicationofamodernclassic.