I Can Be Right or I Can Have Peace: Impermanence, Identity, and Caring for Aging Parents- Jomon, Zen Teacher

About this episode

Jomin discusses the challenges of allowing her mother to make her own choices while exploring themes of impermanence and identity through the Heart Sutra.

Using the Heart Sutra's teaching on the emptiness of the five aggregates as a guide, Jomin weaves together a daughter's struggle to let her mother make her own choices, a charged encounter at a farmers market, and the liberating practice of simply saying "I don't know." ★ Support this podcast ★

People in this episode

Guest: Jomin

Topics covered

• impermanence
• identity
• caring for aging parents
• Buddhism
• self-discovery

Keywords

• Heart Sutra
• impermanence
• identity
• caring for parents
• Buddhism
• self-discovery
• emptiness

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Books & works: Heart Sutra

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