If you copy the Heart Sutra...

I don't know the true meaning of why that temple said such a thing, but my denomination doesn't think like that.
I think the Sha family has probably read the Heart Sutra, but nowhere is that explained in the Heart Sutra.
There are many Heart Sutras, and among them, the Heart Sutra describes “sky,” which is an auspicious sign of Mahayana Buddhism.
That teaching is by no means a teaching that makes wishes come true.

However, I think that copying sutras is a very good thing.
In the past, copying sutras was a noble thing only allowed people could do, but of course anyone can do it easily nowadays.
When you copy the sutras, you can face each letter by letter and thoroughly enjoy the Buddha's sermon.

The act of “copying the sutras” itself is precious, and if you copy the sutras, your wish will not come true.
The teaching of Buddhism is that you don't even need to wish in the first place.

Sha family
Hello, I'm Tetsuya Urakami from Nagomi An.

The answers to this question may differ depending on the denomination, but the Jodo Shinshu sect does not think that “whether you copy sutras or recite sutras, it is the direct cause and cure of illness.”

If the causes/relationships (direct causes and indirect causes) of getting sick are met, you may become ill, and conversely, if the causes/relationships that heal are there, the disease may be cured. Whether it's a disease or a wish, it's the same thing.

However, there is a newspaper article like this.
“Proving the effects of preventing dementia, invigorating the brain by transcribing sutras”
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/fukujukai/e/9366cdcfe1b8df5113cafbb178789f39

As mentioned in the question, I don't think there is a “goryak” for recovering from illness or fulfilling wishes that ignores cause and relationships.

However, I also do shakyo-kai sessions at my temple, and my ability to concentrate is very demonstrated during that time, so it may have “benefits” like the link above.

Carefully copying sutras, letter by letter, creates concentrated time to focus on one thing. Wouldn't it be okay to have a moment to pick up a brush without thinking about illness or wishes?

Will my wish come true if I copy sutras? To be honest, there is no choice but to say “no” to the question.
However, “won't it come true?” If you say that, it's impossible to say that it doesn't come true.

In general, I think a wish is whether people can listen to it or whether things can be realized.

The merits obtained by copying sutras are not the only merits described in the sutras.
Correct your dignity, apply ink quietly, face pure white paper, and carefully transcribe the characters in the sutras letter by letter while feeling “one character, one Buddha.”
That attitude is nothing but “facing it from the bottom of your own eyes” without changing anything.
Facing it with oneself leads to reviewing one's own outlook on life and life.

If your outlook on life changes, changes will naturally appear in your actions and actions.
Of course, the attitude towards things will change, and the way people look at things will also change.

Wishes don't come true by relying on anything.
What comes true for the first time due to one's own thoughts, effort, and attitude, that is, it is something that “comes true” from oneself.

If you face yourself while copying the sutras, look back at yourself, and get some kind of opportunity from there, that is also an advantage you can get from copying the sutras.
And it may be a great force for making wishes come true.

It is also called “sickness comes from mind.” I don't think my illness will be cured by copying the sutras, but if copying the sutras calms my mind even a little bit and my energy is fulfilled, I may be able to get better from my illness.

The temple who said, “If you copy the Heart Sutra, you will heal your illness,” probably meant that.

Hello. (-omega-)
My name is Tange Kakumoto, and I used to be a Shakyo-kai lecturer at Soji-ji Temple, the head temple of the Soto sect, and while encouraging many people with his three-inch brush tip and three-inch tongue tip, now he feared many people with his three inch fingertips and three inch mouths.

The first thing to do is try it before you don't eat it once and lose your dislike.
Right now, I think you've taken a one-sided view of the sutras with your own thoughts even before you copied the sutras.
While I'm begging for logic, not a single line, character, or Buddha's heart appears.
First, you'll be able to write one character without bringing in your own thoughts or style, even if it's not a copy of the sutras. This is called “❝ you can become me ❞.”
When you're really copying the sutras [ideal], there's no such thing as being good or bad at handwriting.
What does ❝ ideal ❞ mean?
It means leaving human values and opinions.
If you leave human values and self-opinion, you become a Buddha, Buddha's actions, Buddha's expression, and Buddha's appearance. (act of inaction)
Sha sutra, or shabutsu, is to drag out the Buddha nature and Buddha nature, which is not the human nature of selfishness within me.
You can't do it while the person within you (self) is writing. Forget about yourself
I can't say that I was able to leave my inner person (my opinion) and have the Buddha (original self) write in an act of futility, and I was able to write sutras and Buddha while it wasn't in the Buddha's handwriting,
There is no human desire or purpose in one letter or book of the Buddha.
There are no wins or losses there.
There is no superiority or inferiority there.
There is no question about that; there is only one word of truth.
At that time, I even forget my disgust for illness.
Even though it's an illness, I forget that I was sick, and there are no problems.
If we are in the human mind, let's be eroded by values, logic, and convenience, even in society.
If you have a Buddha's heart (peace of mind, smile, flexibility, nothing, no work, no work), of course, you can properly expect the effects of recovering from illness, healing, and enhancing healing power.
Of course, trying to do it for that is selfish.
As a result of my heart being turned over to the Buddha's heart, I am naturally moving away from illness and sickness.
First, try writing even one letter.
I wonder if your sense of hesitation will go away there.
Can you write a letter of truth or a character of futility?
Whether you don't copy the sutras, or whether you have doubts about the sutras, you have your own doubts and doubts, so destroying them is the greatest merit.

The Sha Family

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.

Regarding “Sha Sutra,” I have previously answered the following questions.

Question “The sutras belong to a high priest”
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/archives/1002966096.html

“... As a source of authority for merit from transcribing sutras, there is “... acceptance, reading, interpretation, explanation, and writing of the Myōhō Ke Sutra...” in Hokke Sutra and Hoshibin 10, I believe that from where merits in writing are explained, eventually, the meaning of profit (riyaku), memorial service, or prayer was also included. However, I believe that in order not only to “copy the sutras” mechanically and operationally, but in order to turn it into a true merit, profit, and memorial service, it is still most important to have a firm understanding of the content and put that teaching into practice. ・・”

In particular, the Heart Sutra deals with the truth of the “sky,” which is most important for gaining wisdom in Buddhism. Understanding this “emptiness” also means knowing the principles and laws that can be reliably connected to the result of profit, and in turn, by putting them into practice in accordance with those principles and laws, it is actually no exaggeration to say that “wishes come true” in a sense.

However, those wishes, happiness, and profits will be different from what we usually think in the world in general... well, please look forward to that later.

Anyway, I hope you can take this opportunity to firmly advance your understanding of what the Heart Sutra is trying to say one by one. The negative terms “nothing” and “no” are used a lot, but it definitely does not mean “nothing.” First, it is important to firmly hold down what is being denied.

Also, we have dealt with the “Heart Sutra” in the following questions until now, so please take a look.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/tag/般若心経

As you continue to study Buddhism, I would be grateful if you could work on understanding the contents of the Heart Sutra.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho