Germany, 21 Feb 2017 - 21 Feb 2017

The Heart Sutra is one of the most famous and powerful of the Buddhist teachings. It describes how to plant the seed for enlightenment through the perfection of wisdom. By learning the Heart Sutra we have the chance to develop deep wisdom about the fundamental nature of ourselves and of reality.

The Heart Sutra is literally called “The Heart of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom.” It explains how to achieve liberation through meditations by awakening wisdom. The Heart Sutra contains main concepts of Buddhist philosophy. We learn from the Heart Sutra that our conditioned way of thinking—our habits of judging, separating, labeling of aspects and aggregates—prevents us from recognizing the true nature of phenomena as empty. Even our concepts of “birth” and “death” stem from a dualistic and limited perspective.

Once we recognize this through deep meditation it becomes possible to eliminate our suffering and free ourselves from the cycle of samsara. We will become free of concepts and illusions. When we cultivate the perfection of wisdom, we can remain—for the benefit of all sentient beings—for an endless time in the cycle of samsara. Only with these realizations can we move beyond all deluded states of mind and achieve the perfection of wisdom, the state of the complete enlightenment.

Love is the essence of all energy. It is the only thing that truly motivates us in life. When there is no love, everything can make us tired and exhausted. This is because love is the only source of energy that we have.

Fortunately, love is also the most natural thing that we have. It is the most natural feeling because it is our deepest part, our very essence. Therefore, when we receive energy through love, that energy will never diminish. This is the healthiest energy, and no matter how much we use it, we will never become exhausted. It only recharges us. This is something very special about love!

In this teaching, Tulku Lobsang introduces us to the power of love. We can look within to find our love; it is not something that needs to come from the outside. We automatically receive the power of love when we touch our deepest nature because it is our most natural part. We are love. Learn to connect to this and discover the most effortless energy.