Preparing for death
03 The Death Process (2026)
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Teachings 
Apr 18, 2026 Part of a series of teachings given during Venerable Chodron's 2026 European Teaching Tour that were hosted at the Longku Center for Tibetan-Buddhist Studies and Meditation in Bern, Switzerland
- Questions and answers
- Why do we bow before teachings?
- Forgiving those who harm us and our loved ones
- Preparing for death
- Nagarjuna’s advice about wealth and possessions
- The importance of end-of-life planning
- The nine-point meditation on death
- More questions and answers
- Whether deities appear only to those who are initiated
- Can you contact people after death?
- How to develop a feeling of urgency regarding death’s approach
The next teaching in this series:
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.
