Heart Sutra: Why do I say I’m unhappy?
05 The Heart Sutra
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Wisdom 
Nov 10, 2024 A series of teachings based on Essence of the Heart Sutra by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Gompa Tibetan Monastery Services
- The duhkha of change
- Things can change suddenly when karma ripens
- Desirable experiences don’t last forever
- The duhkha of conditionality
- Our fundamental ignorance of reality
- What renunciation really means
- How the mind and karma create our experiences
- Selflessness as it’s taught in different tenet systems
- Questions and answers
- What is it that most effectively motivates us to progress on the path?
- How do you we deal with not believing you deserve happiness?
- How should we understand samsara and purelands?
- Are beings in the god realms enlightened?
- What is the mental factor of intention?
Part 6 in this series:
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
