Heart Sutra by Kimberly Haynes Lyrics
Avalokiteśvara
The Bodhisattva of Compassion
Meditating deeply on the perfection of wisdom
Saw clearly that the five skandas are empty
And so released himself from suffering
Answering the monk Śāriputra, he said this:
Body is nothing more than emptiness
Emptiness is nothing more than body
The body is exactly empty
And emptiness is exactly body
The other four aspects of human existence
Feeling, thought, will, and consciousness
Are likewise nothing more than emptiness
And emptiness is nothing more than they
All things are empty
Nothing is born; nothing dies
Nothing is pure; nothing is stained
Nothing increases and nothing decreases
So, in emptiness, there is no body
No feeling, no thought, no will
No consciousness
There are no eyes, no ears, no nose
No tongue, no body, no mind
There is no seeing, no hearing, no smelling
No tasting, no touching, no imagining
Nothing is seen, nothing heard
Nothing is smelled; nothing is tasted
Nothing is touched; nothing imagined
There is no ignorance
No end to ignorance
There is no old age and death
No end to old age and death
There is no suffering; no cause of suffering
No end to suffering
No path to follow
No path to follow
No path to follow
There is no attainment of wisdom
No wisdom to attain
The Bodhisattvas rely on the perfection of wisdom
And so with no delusions
They feel no fear
And have Nirvana here and now
All the Buddhas
Past, present, and future
Rely on the perfection of wisdom
And live in full enlightenment
The perfection of wisdom
It is the greatest mantra
The clearest mantra
The highest mantra
The mantra that removes all suffering
This is the truth that cannot be doubted
This is the truth that cannot be doubted
This is the truth that cannot be doubted
(Say it so)
(Say it so)
(Say it so)
This is truth that cannot be doubted
(Say it so)
(Say it so)
This is truth that cannot be doubted
(Say it so)
This is truth that cannot be doubted
Say it so
Say it so
Say it so
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté
Bodhi
Svaha
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté
Bodhi
Svaha
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté
Bodhi
Svaha
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté
Bodhi
Svaha
Gone, gone
Gone beyond
Gone fully beyond
Awakened
Gone, gone
Gone beyond
Gone fully beyond
Awakened
Gone, gone
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone beyond
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone fully beyond
(Bodhi)
Awakened
(Svaha)
Gone, gone
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone beyond
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone fully beyond
(Bodhi)
Awakened
(Svaha)
Gone, gone
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone beyond
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone fully beyond
(Bodhi)
Awakened
(Svaha)
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone, gone
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone beyond
(Bodhi)
Gone fully beyond
(Svaha)
Awakened
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone, gone
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone beyond
(Bodhi)
Gone fully beyond
(Svaha)
Awakened
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone, gone
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone beyond
(Bodhi)
Gone fully beyond
(Svaha)
Awakened
Gone, gone
Gone beyond
Gone fully beyond
Awakened
The Bodhisattva of Compassion
Meditating deeply on the perfection of wisdom
Saw clearly that the five skandas are empty
And so released himself from suffering
Answering the monk Śāriputra, he said this:
Body is nothing more than emptiness
Emptiness is nothing more than body
The body is exactly empty
And emptiness is exactly body
The other four aspects of human existence
Feeling, thought, will, and consciousness
Are likewise nothing more than emptiness
And emptiness is nothing more than they
All things are empty
Nothing is born; nothing dies
Nothing is pure; nothing is stained
Nothing increases and nothing decreases
So, in emptiness, there is no body
No feeling, no thought, no will
No consciousness
There are no eyes, no ears, no nose
No tongue, no body, no mind
There is no seeing, no hearing, no smelling
No tasting, no touching, no imagining
Nothing is seen, nothing heard
Nothing is smelled; nothing is tasted
Nothing is touched; nothing imagined
There is no ignorance
No end to ignorance
There is no old age and death
No end to old age and death
There is no suffering; no cause of suffering
No end to suffering
No path to follow
No path to follow
No path to follow
There is no attainment of wisdom
No wisdom to attain
The Bodhisattvas rely on the perfection of wisdom
And so with no delusions
They feel no fear
And have Nirvana here and now
All the Buddhas
Past, present, and future
Rely on the perfection of wisdom
And live in full enlightenment
The perfection of wisdom
It is the greatest mantra
The clearest mantra
The highest mantra
The mantra that removes all suffering
This is the truth that cannot be doubted
This is the truth that cannot be doubted
This is the truth that cannot be doubted
(Say it so)
(Say it so)
(Say it so)
This is truth that cannot be doubted
(Say it so)
(Say it so)
This is truth that cannot be doubted
(Say it so)
This is truth that cannot be doubted
Say it so
Say it so
Say it so
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté
Bodhi
Svaha
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté
Bodhi
Svaha
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté
Bodhi
Svaha
Gaté, gaté, paragaté, parasamgaté
Bodhi
Svaha
Gone, gone
Gone beyond
Gone fully beyond
Awakened
Gone, gone
Gone beyond
Gone fully beyond
Awakened
Gone, gone
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone beyond
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone fully beyond
(Bodhi)
Awakened
(Svaha)
Gone, gone
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone beyond
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone fully beyond
(Bodhi)
Awakened
(Svaha)
Gone, gone
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone beyond
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone fully beyond
(Bodhi)
Awakened
(Svaha)
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone, gone
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone beyond
(Bodhi)
Gone fully beyond
(Svaha)
Awakened
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone, gone
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone beyond
(Bodhi)
Gone fully beyond
(Svaha)
Awakened
(Gaté, gaté)
Gone, gone
(Paragaté, parasamgaté)
Gone beyond
(Bodhi)
Gone fully beyond
(Svaha)
Awakened
Gone, gone
Gone beyond
Gone fully beyond
Awakened