Introduction to the Heart Sutra
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Program Description:
The Heart Sutra is one of the best-known and most revered texts in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. It centers on the ultimate nature of reality--shunyata, or emptiness—the realization of which is the key to ending our problems and dissatisfaction forever. It also succinctly presents the stages of the path to enlightenment.
In this brief introduction, Ven. Sangye Khadro will begin to unpack some of the most important points taught in this sutra and touch on how to relate them to our lives and experiences.There will be time for Q&A.
Join us in-person or on Zoom for the 6:30 p.m. (PST) teaching. Starting at 6:00 pm at the Center, there will be pizza and treats to welcome you.
The Heart Sutra is one of the best-known and most revered texts in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. It centers on the ultimate nature of reality--shunyata, or emptiness—the realization of which is the key to ending our problems and dissatisfaction forever. It also succinctly presents the stages of the path to enlightenment.
In this brief introduction, Ven. Sangye Khadro will begin to unpack some of the most important points taught in this sutra and touch on how to relate them to our lives and experiences.There will be time for Q&A.
Join us in-person or on Zoom for the 6:30 p.m. (PST) teaching. Starting at 6:00 pm at the Center, there will be pizza and treats to welcome you.
About Ven. Sangye Khadro:
Originally from California, Ven. Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald) was ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in 1974. She has studied Buddhism with various teachers such as Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At the request of her teachers, Ven. Sangye Khadro began teaching in 1979, while living in England, and since then has taught in many countries around the world. She was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, in Singapore, for 11 years. In 1988, Ven. Sangye Khadro took the full ordination (bhikshuni) vows. She is the author of How to Meditate and Awakening the Kind Heart. She completed the FPMT Masters Program in Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa, Italy, in 2013, and was on the faculty of the Human Spirit Psychoanalytic-Buddhist Training Program in Israel for seven years. She now lives in Sravasti Abbey, Washington, and teaches online.
Originally from California, Ven. Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald) was ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in 1974. She has studied Buddhism with various teachers such as Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At the request of her teachers, Ven. Sangye Khadro began teaching in 1979, while living in England, and since then has taught in many countries around the world. She was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, in Singapore, for 11 years. In 1988, Ven. Sangye Khadro took the full ordination (bhikshuni) vows. She is the author of How to Meditate and Awakening the Kind Heart. She completed the FPMT Masters Program in Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa, Italy, in 2013, and was on the faculty of the Human Spirit Psychoanalytic-Buddhist Training Program in Israel for seven years. She now lives in Sravasti Abbey, Washington, and teaches online.
Registration:
Advance registration is required.
We offer all Dharma teachings and center events on a “dana” basis. This means we’re grateful for your generosity but there is no required cost to attend and no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Suggested donation amounts are provided, and we welcome you to offer what you can to help us sustain our programming and make the dharma and events like this possible. And of course, ordained sangha (ordained nuns and monks) are always welcome free of charge.
If you're not donating at this time but would like to attend, please email [email protected].
Advance registration is required.
We offer all Dharma teachings and center events on a “dana” basis. This means we’re grateful for your generosity but there is no required cost to attend and no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Suggested donation amounts are provided, and we welcome you to offer what you can to help us sustain our programming and make the dharma and events like this possible. And of course, ordained sangha (ordained nuns and monks) are always welcome free of charge.
If you're not donating at this time but would like to attend, please email [email protected].