Heart Sutra
(chorus, cello, di, marimba, percussions), 2015 [4'02"]

This piece was first released at SoundCloud on April 27, 2015, performed by Hsinchu Shimen Children Choir, and synthesized by Shu-Feng Tsai. On September 18, 2016, it was performed at Xuanzang Temple by Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan, and included in a CD produced by Ven. Master Tsung Tzu Shih.

The song is concerned with the ritual of copying the "Heart Sutra." The lyrics written by Ven. Master Tsung Tzu Shih are as follows:

手拿筆; 抄心經.     Pick up the pen; Copy the Sutra.
字字至誠又專心.     Earnestly focus on every word.
讀心經; 學心經.     Read the Sutra; Learn the Sutra.
五蘊皆空雜念清.     Clear all worries in our inner world.
學佛法; 戒定慧.     Learn Buddhism: precepts, samadhi, and wisdom.
虔誠抄經入禪定.     Sincerely copy the Sutra in deep meditation.
入禪定; 去煩心.     In deep meditation, stay worriless and calm.
清淨自在真法喜.     Enjoy tranquility, freedom, and Dharma satisfaction.
誦心經; 抄心經.     Recite the Sutra; Copy the Sutra.
開發智慧證本性.     Expand the wisdom and verify our conscience.
色即空; 空即色.     Everything is empty; Empty is everything.
清淨自在證真心.     Tranquility and freedom prove our true essence.
讀心經; 抄心經.     Read the Sutra; Copy the Sutra.
開啟般若悟佛性.     Open our mind and discover Buddhism.
抄心經; 入禪定.     Copy the Sutra. Engage in meditation.
開啟般若悟佛性.     Open our mind and discover Buddhism.