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Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form
  • Published: 23 March 2027
  • ISBN: 9781645474784
  • Imprint: Shambhala
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $39.99
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Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form

A Guide to Practicing the Heart Sutra and Understanding the Perfection of Wisdom

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Experience the indivisibility of appearance and emptiness through the living tradition of the Heart Sutra, guided by authentic Vajrayana insight and heartfelt practice.

The Heart Sutra, taught by the Buddha on Vulture Peak Mountain, is the most recited and contemplated text in Mahayana Buddhist history. Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo invite readers beyond recitation into the heart of practices as it is lived in Tibet. In these pages, the elusive dance between form and emptiness becomes deeply personal—accessible, rigorous, and urgently relevant. 

The Buddha’s teaching on emptiness is not abstract philosophy—it is a practical tool for dismantling blame, transforming karmic momentum, dispelling obstacles to practice, and severing the root of suffering itself. Drawing on the lineage of these teachings in Tibet, including the yogas of appearance, emptiness, and indivisibility, this commentary unfolds the subtle layers of the perfection of wisdom through stories, direct instructions, and critical reflection.
  • Published: 23 March 2027
  • ISBN: 9781645474784
  • Imprint: Shambhala
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $39.99
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Praise for Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form

“Due to the way we are educated, modern people are often good at evaluating large amounts of information and forming their own ideas, opinions, and theories. But I don’t think this approach works with spiritual development. Not only is intellectual knowledge different from wisdom, but also, in this case, we have no idea if our intellectual understanding is correct or mistaken. Even if we determine it is mistaken, how do we correct it without guidance? If we want our understanding of wisdom to grow and our experience of suffering to lessen, I would again urge practitioners to train seriously in the Heart Sutra while relying on the examples, teachings, and instructions of the lineage masters.”