File Name: 66-01-21-BN
Friday, January 21, 1966
verbatim transcript, from audio, tape noise,
In Prajnaparamita Sutra, which we recite every morning and evening, it says, “No mind.” It says, “No form, no sensation, no thought, no active substance, no consciousness, no eyes, no ear, no nose, no tongue.” And so on. No. This negative, no, means liberation. When you do something, you know, it doesn't mean you have no nose or no eyes. You have eyes; you have nose. But when we say, “no nose,” it means you think, you know, your faces consist of your nose and eyes and mouth and hairs and ears. ... Read Transcript (this version is updated and corrected at times. Any other transcripts below are not).