The Heart of the Universe: Exploring the Heart Sutra

By Mu Soeng and George Albert Brown

Book Overview

Form is emptiness; emptiness is form. This is the bold and intriguing assertion of the Heart Sutra, a text of seminal importance to the Buddhist tradition made even more fascinating by its deep resonance with the cutting edges of quantum physics and cognitive science. In spare and approachable language, The Heart of the Universe deftly explores this gem of world religious literature from a variety of perspectives--historical, spiritual, linguistic, and scientific--each serving to interdependently illuminate the other.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861715748
• ISBN13: 9780861715749
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

An excellent commentary

Nutshell review - A very interesting commentary on one of Buddhism's most important and profound scriptures, The Heart Sutra. The sutra itself is just 35 lines in length but contains within it all you will need to know if one could truly grasp it. Mu Soeng offers a fascinating guide to its deep meaning with comparisons to quantum physics, meta-physics, spirituality and psychology as well as the historical context and provides a lot of food for thought. Another commentary worth looking into comes from Chan (Chinese Zen) Master Sheng-Yen There Is No Suffering: A Commentary on the Heart Sutra