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4.B.2.A.1.a. Remembering Death
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for the Lamrim outline for this section]
[Click here for
talks and articles on "Death & Dying"]
*Disadvantages
of Not Thinking About Death (including the 8 Worldly Concerns).
Dharma Friendship Foundation,
Seattle. 1991/92. [Transcript
in PDF format]
Disadvantages of Not Remembering Death
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8
Worldly Concerns [14
min]: Download
1st 2 pairs of Worldly Concerns
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Last 2 pairs of Worldly Concerns
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Question-and-Answer session
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Topics discussed:
- Acquiring a good reputation to serve others; Using meditation
to check on our motivation
- Importance of continually reflecting on death
- Dealing with criticisms
- Non-attachment to money
*Elaboration
of the 3rd Disadv of Not Remembering Death:
1. Detaching Ourselves from the 8 Worldly Concerns
2. Relying on the 10 Innermost Jewels of the Kadam Tradition
DFF, Seattle. 1991/92.
[Transcript
in PDF format]
Questions & Answers on last teaching
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Topics discussed:
- Freeing ourselves of anxiety
- Handling Criticism
Detaching Ourselves from the 8 Worldly
Concerns
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The
10 Innermost Jewels of the Kadam Tradition:
a) The 4 Trusting Acceptances
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b) The 3 Vajra-like Convictions
c) The 3 Mature Attitudes
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*9-Point
Meditation on Death. DFF,
Seattle. 1991/92.
[Transcript in PDF
format]
Death is definite
Time of death is indefinite
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Nothing else can help at the time
of death except the Dharma [19
min]: Download
How to Meditate on the above
Review
[6 min]: Download
Question-and-Answer session
[18 min]: Download
Topics discussed:
- Antidote to regret
- Accepting the death of a person who's likely to have a lower
rebirth
- Being calm is not the same as being passive
- How to help a very anxious dying person?
- Reading materials on death
- Purpose of prolonging life
- Preparation for death
- Violent deaths
- Dharma friends vs ordinary friends
- Do we need help when we are dying?
- What would dharma friends do to help their dying friend?
*Meditations
on Death & Impermanence (including imagining our own death).
DFF, Seattle. 1991/92.
[Transcript
in PDF format]
Review
Gross Impermanence and Subtle Impermanence
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Benefits and Ways to Meditate on Death
[11 min]:
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Different Dying Experience of Two
Students; Mind Frame of a Third Student
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Meditation
Question-and-Answer session
[9 min]:
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Topics discussed:
- Eternal and Permanent
- Bodies of the Buddha - Permanent / Impermanent / Eternal / Not
Eternal
- Types of Buddha Nature - Permanent / Impermanent
- Understanding Impermanence Leads to Understanding Emptiness
The Eight Wordly Concerns. Maitripa Institute , Portland, OR: 08 June 2007.
Part 1
Introduction and outline of the Eight Worldly Concerns: Activities that keep our mind "spinning" in the world
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Part 2
Eight Worldly Concerns in depth: Is the Buddha trying to make us miserable?
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Part 3 Q&A
- Praise, Blame and Co-workers
- Afflictive Thoughts
- Eight Worldly Concerns and looking for a job
- First Thoughts in the Morning
- Boredom
- Offering Sense Pleasures to the Buddhas
- Second Guessing Motivation
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