{"id":57,"date":"2008-11-13T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2008\/11\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-heart-su-10.html"},"modified":"2008-11-13T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-13T10:18:00","slug":"sit-a-long-with-jundo-heart-su-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2008\/11\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-heart-su-10.html","title":{"rendered":"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Heart Sutra XXXII"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.dooks.org\/page47\/page11\/page6\/sites\/130\/page6_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 174px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dooks.org\/page47\/page11\/page6\/sites\/130\/page6_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">It&#8217;s one handy dandy, nifty jifty, super duper <\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" >Mantra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" >There\/fore\/ know\/ that\/ Praj\/na\/ Pa\/ra\/mi\/ta\/<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" >Is\/ the\/ sac\/red\/ man\/tra\/, the\/ lu\/min\/ous\/ man\/tra\/,<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" >the\/ sup\/reme\/ man\/tra\/, the\/ in\/com\/pa\/ra\/ble\/ man\/tra\/<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" >by\/ which\/ all\/ suf\/fe\/ring\/ is\/ clear\/.<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" >This\/ is\/ no\/ o\/ther\/ than\/ Truth\/.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:78%;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Traditionally, a &#8220;mantra&#8221; is a religious or mystical syllable or syllables first arising in the Vedic religion of India, which (while uses varied according to the school and philosophy associated with the mantra) was often said to have magical properties. Mantras were said to be spiritual conduits, words or vibration instilling sounds bringing one-pointed concentration in the devotee, but also to be used in ceremonies to accumulate wealth, avoid danger, or eliminate enemies.<\/p>\n<p>I do not put much stock in &#8220;magic&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yet I know that the Perfection of Wisdom is more magical and powerful than mere magic.<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:100%;\" ><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><embed flashvars=\"autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/flash\/video\/864074\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"380\" height=\"300\"><\/embed><br \/><span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Press on arrow for &#8216;play&#8217;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">PLEASE UPDATE FLASH.<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treeleaf.org\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=294\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 153);\">SEE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s one handy dandy, nifty jifty, super duper Mantra! There\/fore\/ know\/ that\/ Praj\/na\/ Pa\/ra\/mi\/ta\/ Is\/ the\/ sac\/red\/ man\/tra\/, the\/ lu\/min\/ous\/ man\/tra\/, the\/ sup\/reme\/ man\/tra\/, the\/ in\/com\/pa\/ra\/ble\/ man\/tra\/ by\/ which\/ all\/ suf\/fe\/ring\/ is\/ clear\/. This\/ is\/ no\/ o\/ther\/ than\/ Truth\/. 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