How long does it take to read The Heart of Understanding?
Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra
The Heart of Understanding by Thích Nhất Hạnh takes about 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 59 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1987. 54 pages, about 14,850 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is an older look at the Heart Sutra, but can be relevant today with all the local, national and international challenges we are confronted with. Unlike many 'religions', Buddhism, perhaps more a philosophy, encourages one to review how we see the world and our relationship to it; more like a psychological guide for how we can have a more grounded life. This writing and the Heart Sutra specifically, I found to be very helpful. Thich Nhat Hanh was written a new translation of the Sutra, but I find this older commentary easier of relate to, cleaner, more applicable to my daily processing of what is happening in the world and in my life. May you be well, know peace and enjoy reading.
Subjects: Commentaries, Tripiṭaka, Tripitaka
