On Jan 26 at Santa Barbara Zen Center Professor Emeritus Bill Powell led an illuminating reading and discussion of Red Pine's translation of the Heart Sutra, a core text regularly chanted in Zen practice. This introduction helps demystify the profound wisdom of the Heart Sutra. William (Bill) Powell is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Trained in the philological methods of Buddhist studies, he has translated the works of prominent 9th century Chan (Zen) monk Dong Shan. His recent research explores the intersections of Chinese Buddhism, pilgrimage, and sacred mountain sites.