Record of Traces and Dreams

<p>The purpose of a reclusive monk such as myself audaciously presenting a volume like this is to transmit the True Dharma and the Great Compassion of Buddha. In doing this I wish to highlight the fact that the <i>Heart Sutra</i> is an outstanding guidebook for the path to liberation and for the practice of the Buddha Way. This sutra describes the Ultimate Path in a most straightforward manner. I would like you to know that by exerting yourself daily in the way it describes the time will come without a doubt when the results of your effort will manifest.</p><p>-Master Kido Inoue</p><p>To fully understand the meaning of the <i>Heart Sutra</i> one cannot simply follow or have faith in what it is says without detailed analysis. <i>The Heart Sutra</i> cannot be fully grasped with pure intellect alone. Practicing the True Way requires you to throw away all things and to forget the ego.</p><p>When the words are approached with both the mind and the heart its full understanding will naturally be revealed through practice. Because of this the guidance of a real Dharma Master (or Roshi)-such as Master Kido Inoue-is required. Here he shares his teachings in a straightforward and honest fashion.</p>