The keys to happiness
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Teachings by Ven. Sangye Khadro 
May 15, 2024 A talk for the Tekchen Choeling Tibetan Buddhist Study Center held simultaneously online and in-person in Spain
- Why understanding our mind is essential for happiness
- Two kinds of happiness and how they differ
- The importance of overcoming negative emotions
- How to transform problems and disturbing emotions
- The connection between concentration and happiness
- Different ways of being generous and how that leads to happiness
- Guided meditation on transforming problems
- Questions and answers
- How a distracted mind leads to unhappiness
- Repressing emotions
Venerable Sangye Khadro
California-born, Venerable Sangye Khadro ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery in 1974 and is a longtime friend and colleague of Abbey founder Venerable Thubten Chodron. She took bhikshuni (full) ordination in 1988. While studying at Nalanda Monastery in France in the 1980s, she helped to start the Dorje Pamo Nunnery, along with Venerable Chodron. Venerable Sangye Khadro has studied with many Buddhist masters including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. At her teachers’ request, she began teaching in 1980 and has since taught in countries around the world, occasionally taking time off for personal retreats. She served as resident teacher in Buddha House, Australia, Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore, and the FPMT centre in Denmark. From 2008-2015, she followed the Masters Program at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Italy. Venerable has authored a number books found here, including the best-selling How to Meditate. She has taught at Sravasti Abbey since 2017 and is now a full-time resident.
