Heart Sutra: The Skandhas and Our Mistaken Identity

During the opening Spring Ango retreat, Seido talks about the first section of the Heart Sutra in which Avalokiteshvara is deeply meditating on wisdom beyond wisdom. She introduces the classical Buddhist teaching on the five skandhas, (form, sensation, perception, formation and consciousness) and how we mistake these everchanging interconnected stream for an “I” that is mine, in my control, permanent and separate from others.