The “Alphabet Heart Sutra”

Aura Glaser express the truth of the Buddha’s Heart Sutra in 26 words — from A to Z.

Aura Glaser27 July 2016
Alphabet, Heart Sutra, Lion's Roar, Poem, Acrostic, Aura Glaser

The Alphabet Heart Sutra came to me whole, arriving with the light of morning. I followed the inner prompting and immediately wrote it down. And once it was written, I felt moved to share it with others.

I have lived with, breathed with, recited, and loved the Heart Sutra for many years. I offer this poem/prayer with joyful appreciation for the ever-evolving fearless proclamations of timeless truths. May it inspire and illuminate.

Text Version

To the Great Mother everywhere present, nowhere found, I bow.
To the Great Mother in your endless, luminous, empty guises, I bow.
To the Great Mother, essence of my heart, I bow.

Ah
Boundless
Compassionate
Dharmakaya,
Everpresent
Formless
Ground.
Holy
Immanence,
Joyful
Kinship,
Loving
Manifestation
Nondual.
Ordinary
Presence
Quickens
Radiant,
Spontaneous,
Truth,
Unceasing.
Vivid
Wisdom
Xpressions,
Yet
Zero.

Teyata Om Gate Gate Paragate Parasam Gate Bodhi Svaha

Aura Glaser

Aura Glaser

Aura Glaser is an author, psychologist, photographer, and dharma coyote. After decades of deep immersion as student and teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, she is no longer affiliated with a particular tradition. Her website is www.auraglaser.com.