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In an age of impatience,

People tend to become impetuous.

The pressure in life makes people restless and uneasy.

Copying the Heart Sutra,

It is a good way to concentrate your mind.

It is the process of dialogue with wise men.

It is the process of practice.

It is the process of opening up wisdom.

The Heart Sutra, or the Heart Sutra for short, is the shortest and most profound scripture in the Mahayana Buddhist canon. It contains the essence of the six hundred volumes of the Great Prajna Sutra in just two hundred and sixty words. Emperors, generals, eminent monks, calligraphers, and writers of all dynasties have always admired writing the Heart Sutra. She started from here and arrived at the other shore. This is like opening up the realm of martial arts, which makes people suddenly understand what a person really needs.

Part of Wang Xizhi's Heart Sutra

The inscription was selected by Zen Master Huairen from various calligraphy works of Wang Xizhi. The characters such as "zhi", "qu", "huo", "qun", "ran", "lin", "huai" and "jiang" were all taken from "Lanting Preface". Due to Huairen's profound attainments and rigorous attitude towards calligraphy, the characteristics and charm of Wang's calligraphy are fully reflected, reaching a peaceful and simple state.

Part of Wang Xizhi's Heart Sutra

Ouyang Xun's regular script is rigorous and powerful, unparalleled in the world, and he is known as the best regular script writer in the Tang Dynasty. Although this small regular script of the Heart Sutra may be a forgery by someone else (it has always been regarded as an authentic work, so let's just regard it as the work of Ouyang Xun), it is also very interesting.

If you read this post carefully, you will feel the spirit of a noble scholar lying down and listening to the clear spring water. Seeing it every day can calm your mind and feel like fresh sandalwood.

If you think about it, it must have been difficult for the ancients to be contemplative and at ease during the copying process: it was not easy to be upright, to write straight and fluent strokes, and not to be distracted. The scriptures composed of Chinese characters are a record of the ancients' wisdom and wisdom, and the unity of man and nature. They are articles of wisdom. But after a while, my hands became sore, and the long-lost Chinese characters suddenly became familiar, and I was filled with joy and gratitude.

Zhang Xu's Cursive Script of the Heart Sutra in Tang Dynasty Zhang Xu, the "Cursive Saint", was bold and fond of drinking. He often danced when drunk, then returned to the table, picked up his pen and wrote in one stroke. Some people said he was rude and gave him the nickname Zhang Dian. In fact, he was very careful. He believed that everything he encountered in daily life could inspire his writing. If he occasionally gained something, he would melt it into his own calligraphy. At that time, people regarded any piece of paper with his calligraphy as a treasure and passed it down from generation to generation.

Although it is difficult to discern what is written in his Heart Sutra, it is rigorous and orderly, and can be called the "most freehand Heart Sutra". If you write with your heart, you will get the method. If the sutra is in your heart, what is the point of writing?

Part of Zhang Xu's cursive calligraphy of the Heart Sutra

This "Heart Sutra" is free and uninhibited, yet strict and disciplined, with a mysterious and charming feeling floating in the midst of its grandeur. It has the courage and spirit of Zhong Kui eating ghosts, and is as alluring as poppy. It can be called a work of ghosts and gods.

"Heart Sutra" by Zhao Mengfu Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), whose courtesy name was Zi'ang, was a native of Huzhou and was known as one of the "Four Great Masters of Regular Script."

Since the Southern Song Dynasty, calligraphy and painting have long lost the vivid charm of the Northern Song Dynasty and have shown a trend of decline. Zhao Mengfu, who lived in the Yuan Dynasty, tried to correct the current ills and make a difference, just like the common practice of using ancient times to reform the system in Chinese history. In calligraphy and painting, he advocated "the importance of ancient meaning" to revive the decline. In calligraphy, he sought to absorb nutrition from the works of Wei and Jin people, creating a new style of calligraphy that looks like the ancients.

Part of the Heart Sutra by Zhao Mengfu Zhao Mengfu wrote the Heart Sutra in cursive script, which was a pioneering work in the history of sutra writing.

Buddhists have always regarded copying scriptures as a form of practice, believing that copying scriptures can purify the body and mind, increase blessings and wisdom, eliminate karma, and benefit all living beings in the underworld. Copying scriptures means using the heart, cultivating the mind, and nourishing the heart. Copying scriptures means being in harmony with the Buddha.

"Heart Sutra" by Wen Zhengming of the Ming Dynasty. Wen Zhengming's small regular script has graceful strokes and gentle rhythm, which is in harmony with his painting style. It is known as "the best in the Ming Dynasty."

His calligraphy style is less fiery, and often reveals a gentle and elegant air when he writes with great pleasure.

Perhaps the bumpy career path he had experienced wore away his youthful vigor, but his late success made his style increasingly stable.

Dong Qichang's Heart Sutra

Dong Qichang's Heart Sutra

When copying scriptures, one must be respectful, quiet, and pure. Respect means respect and sincerity. One point of sincerity and respect brings one point of benefit. Ten points of sincerity and respect bring ten points of benefit. Quiet means quiet, calm, at ease, and peaceful. Pure means clean and pure. The environment should be clean, the handwriting should be clean, and the heart should be pure.

Heart Sutra by Ming Dynasty Fu Shan Fu Shan's calligraphy was revered by his contemporaries as "the first calligrapher in the early Qing Dynasty". His calligraphy and paintings are permeated with his lofty character and noble integrity, and overflow with the breath of patriotism.

Part of Fu Shan's Heart Sutra

The word formation and brushwork of Fu Shan's "Heart Sutra" are both ancient and mellow in meaning. It can be seen as a wonderful work that successfully practices the ideal of not being clumsy without being clever, not being ugly without being flattering, not being fragmented without being frivolous, and not being sincere without being arranged.

Part of Fu Shan's Heart Sutra

Qianlong made it a routine to copy a copy of the Heart Sutra every Spring Festival. This was the emperor’s way of delivering New Year greetings to the common people during the Spring Festival.

Hongyi, whose original name was Li Shutong (1880-1842), was a famous music and art educator, calligrapher, and drama activist. He later became a monk, with the Buddhist name Yanyin, the pseudonym Hongyi, and the later pseudonym Wanqing Laoren. He was later respected as Master Hongyi.

Part of Hongyi's Heart Sutra

The Heart Sutra must be written from the heart, as Master Hongyi did.

Pu Ru (1896-1963), courtesy name Xinshe, was the great-grandson of Emperor Daoguang and a famous painter, calligrapher and collector in modern times. Together with Zhang Daqian, he is known as "Southern Zhang and Northern Pu". Pu Ru was a devout Buddhist and a filial son. This scroll of the Heart Sutra was written with his own blood for his mother. It is pure, upright and dignified, and is a rare treasure. It is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

Part of Pu Ru's Heart Sutra

Although copying a portion of the Heart Sutra by Pu Ru is a lot, it purifies the mind and brings wisdom and happiness. When copying the sutra, put your whole body and mind into it and concentrate your mind. Cut off all kinds of distracting thoughts and focus your mind on the sutra to reach a state of one-pointedness. One-pointedness is concentration, which means that if you focus your mind on one thing, you can accomplish anything. While you are one-pointed, you should maintain the awareness of the present moment, which is called observation. Every stroke should be clear and distinct, and you will gradually understand the meaning and increase your wisdom.

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