Ep. 55 – An Intimate Look at the Heart Sutra with Susan Piver
About this episode
Susan Piver joins David Nichtern to discuss her connection to The Heart Sutra and its transformative insights.
Meditation teacher, Susan Piver, joins David Nichtern to share her profound and ever-evolving connection to The Heart Sutra. Learn about the heart and mind of practice with David Nichtern and Krishna Das in an upcoming free online talk! Register HERE . In this episode, David Nichtern and Susan Piver explore: The many variations of The Heart Sutra and why it deeply inspires Susan Focusing on the sound of the words in The Heart Sutra, not just the meaning of the words Considering how a sutra can transform an environment and how an environment can transform a sutra The inseparability of meaning, sound, and atmosphere within the Heart Sutra A reading of The Heart Sutra from Susan Piver Tying our daily lives back to some form of study or practice Emptiness as the main theme of The Heart Sutra, and of the Buddhist arena in general Why Buddhist emptiness is not nihilism but an expansive, liberating insight The transformative value of being around someone wise with skillful means About Susan Piver: Susan Piver has an international reputation as an exceptionally skillful meditation teacher. She teaches workshops and speaks on mindfulness, innovation…
Keywords
- practice
- sound
- meaning
- environment
- wisdom
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