Heart Sutra (---) <-- my commentary The Bodhisattva of Compassion ( Tara is the tibetan name ) when practicing the Prajna Paramita ( wisdom knowledge ) perceived that all 5 skandas are empty.. ( skandas == sort of heaps of consciousness) and is saved from ALL SUFFERING AND DISTRESS!!!! ( my emphasis ) Shariputra ( name of person that this story is being told to ), form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from form... That which is form is emptiness, that which is emptiness form... The same is true of feeling, perceptions, impulses, consciousness... ( look at this list carefully ) Shariputra, all dharmas ( truth ) are marked with emptiness. they do not appear or disappear, are not tainted or pure, do not decrease or increase..... Therefore, in emptiness NO form, NO feelings, NO perceptions, NO impulses, NO consciousness..... NO eyes, NO ears, NO nose, NO tongue, NO body, NO mind..... NO color, NO sound, NO smell, NO taste, NO touch, NO object of mind... NO realm of eyes, and so forth untill NO realm of mind consciousness... NO ignorance, and also NO extinction of it, and so forth untill NO old age and death and also NO extinction of them... NO suffering, NO origination, NO stopping, NO path, NO cognition, also NO attainment with NOthing to attain... ( no gate barrier to attainment of understanding ) The Bodhisattva depends on Prajna Paramita and the mind is no hindrance... without any hindrance no fears exist, Far apart from every perverted view one dwells in Nirvana.... ( this word is in Pop Culture... poorly defined ) In the 3 worlds all buddhas depend on Prajna Paramita and attain Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi ( perfect enlightenment ) Therefore know that Prajna Paramita is the great transcendent mantra, the the bright mantra, is the utmost mantra, the the supreme mantra, which is able to relieve all suffering and is true, not false. So proclaim the mantra that says..... gah-tey gah-tey, para-gah-tey, para-sum-gah-tey, bod-hi sva-ha (usually written gata gata paragate parasamgate bodhisatva )