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Unfortunate rebirths
How Buddhist teachings on lower realms differ from theistic religions, and the importance of creating…
View PostDeath and refuge
How contemplating death and impermanence can lead us to taking refuge in the Three Jewels.
View PostDeath time and our body
The importance of cultivating a healthy relationship with our body.
View PostDeath time and relationships
Considering the people in our lives, the karma we create in relationship with them, and…
View PostGiving to those who harm us
Giving to those in the various realms and how to transform resistance towards giving to…
View PostDeath time and possessions
Considering how our possessions will not be of help at the time of death, that…
View PostThe time of death is indefinite
A continuation of the nine-point death meditation, considering how our time of death is indefinite,…
View PostDeath is definite
Beginning to discuss the nine-point death meditation. How thinking about death is important and how…
View PostMeaning in life by benefiting others
Having the desire to be of benefit to all sentient beings through thought, speech, and…
View PostMeditating on death and impermanence
The importance of the meditation on death and impermanence, how it helps us to re-prioritize…
View PostUnderstanding the workings of the mind
How the body and the mind have distinct continuities and what makes up the mind,…
View PostMeditation on giving our body
Transforming our bodies into the basis for sustaining all beings and the basis for them…
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