About sutras

Hello, guys.

Do you like reading the Heart Sutra? That's amazing.
Sutras are the same as songs, so they have rhythm. I'm probably reading without rhythm, so my breathing becomes irregular and it's hard to breathe.
There are samples of how to recite the Heart Sutra on YouTube, etc., so why not listen to them and try imitating them? Good luck! Gassho

Good evening

Maybe they have an image that sutras = funeral (death), or maybe they naturally think so.
There is no meaning of death in sutras, and there is no such thing as being possessed by anything by reading or listening to sutras. Please feel free to sing.

The Heart Sutra is a sutra that explains the content of enlightenment experienced by Shakyamuni, and everyone can attain enlightenment.
It's definitely not a bad thing.
However, in your case, if you keep reading at a constant rhythm, you may react.
This is not limited to sutras; humans have secondary reactions when they come into contact with something.
Rather than having palpitations simply because it's a sutra, it's probably a type of secondary reaction of yourself to the thing itself.
In my case, when I hear a child crying, it becomes painful if I want to do something about it. My heart is tightened when someone in a weak position is bullied. Kakugen doesn't have time to cry either.
Humans sometimes have images, preconceptions, and other things that have come to mind beforehand later on them.
It is natural that even what you think will have an effect on your body.
Sometimes I have dark feelings about temples that I myself own.
I learned valuable lessons at the ascetic dojo, but on the other hand, I also had a horrible experience. One of my friends passed away, and I had various experiences.
For that reason, every time I go to an ascetic dojo to say hello, I sometimes feel bad in a place where I have bad memories. Of course, it's only temporary at that time, but even so, it appears as a natural flashback. I used to be tormented by that dark feeling for a long time.
Currently, I have come across the correct Buddhism, and since then I have dealt with it as follows.
When I have painful feelings or palpitations, I don't touch it at all after that.
The mind is a delicate thing, and there are times when we touch it to calm the ripples that have arisen on the surface of the water without waves, our motivation increases more and more.
It's not that the sutras are bad.
It's not that temples are bad for me either.
It is a natural “reaction” to that thing itself.
There is nothing wrong with the reaction.
If you try to do something about that reaction, it may become more and more painful.
The Heart Sutra says, “Stay away from all falling dreams.”
It is human thought that makes us look at things upside down.
Please keep your distance wisely so that you don't suffer from secondary reactions or secondary thoughts.

Rano-sama

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

As Tange Kakumoto also said, in the “Heart Sutra,” it is important to adjust the way we look at the truth by understanding the teachings of this sutra, which is “overturned dreams,” that is, we usually see things wrong, and understand the teachings of this sutra, which is preached as sutra of sutras.

The true way of looking at things is the view that things and things are “empty” that do not form an entity.

In particular, “nothing,” which comes up many times in the Heart Sutra, is not “nothing,” meaning nothing, and requires understanding as “nothing,” meaning “no substance.”

Now, when it comes to how exactly things and things are made, it is necessary to further consider the aspect of “luck.”

Regarding this, I hope you can also refer to the following humble remarks.

“On the 'sky' in the Heart Sutra”
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/hidetoshi-k/e/93cd51b49c2264eb00fcc00a904a3392

The content is poor, but I would be happy if you could help ease that suffering by understanding the Heart Sutra even a little bit.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho