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The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, in his narration, is telling us that the state of Prajnaparamita is available to all human beings. It is said: We are all, in essence, Buddhas. We only need to wake up to that fact. The \u003cb\u003eHeart Sutra\u003c\/b\u003e can be our wake-up call. \u003cb\u003eForm is. 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