orm is emptiness, emptiness is form. In The Heart of Understanding,Thich Nhat Hanh offers a lucid and engaging interpretation of this core Buddhist text—The Heart Sutra—which is one of the most important sutras, offering subtle and profound teachings on non-duality.

In The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra with Commentaries (2014), Thich Nhat Hanh provides the new translation with commentaries based on his interpretation.

The Heart of Understanding

Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

Published: December 1, 2009

In The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra with Commentaries (2014), Thich Nhat Hanh provides the new translation with commentaries based on his interpretation.

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