Introduction to the nine-point death meditation
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Seven-point Mind Training 
Nov 13, 2008 A series of commentaries on Mind Training Like Rays of the Sun by Nam-kha Pel, a disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa, given between September 2008 and July 2010.
- Introduction to the teachings on the nine-point death meditation
- In-depth explanation about the first three points regarding the inevitability of death and the second three points regarding the uncertainty of the time of death
MTRS 09: Preliminaries—Death (download)
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.
