All conditioned phenomena are impermanent
04 The Heart Sutra
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Wisdom 
Nov 9, 2024 A series of teachings based on Essence of the Heart Sutra by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Gompa Tibetan Monastery Services
- Investigating how words exist on a conventional level
- Basis of designation versus object of designation
- Defining the meaning of “contaminated phenomena”
- Why “unsatisfactoriness” is a better translation than “suffering”
- Three levels of duhkha (unsatisfactoriness) in Buddhism
Part 5 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.
