Living with Impermanence

Applying the Dharma when faced with our own and others' experience of aging, sickness, and death.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

What helps at the time of death

Continuing the 9-point meditation on death, covering the third root of what helps at the…

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Buddhist perspectives on death

Venerable Sangye Khadro begins the Peaceful Living and Dying retreat with Buddhist perspectives on death.

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Dealing with Grief

Comfort for the grieving

Venerable Chonyi examines some of the ways a friend can be of help when a…

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Helping the Dying and Deceased

A Buddhist approach to helping the dying

An interview covering the Buddhist perspective on death, helping others create good karma before death…

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Healing after a Suicide

Loss of a loved one to suicide

Response to a student's request for re-visiting a previous conference talk she gave on healing…

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Living with Impermanence

Mindfulness of death and impermanence

Maintaining an awareness of death and impermanence brings energy to making our life meaningful and…

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Prison Poetry

A suicide

An incarcerated person learns of his cousin's death.

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Healing after a Suicide

Finding hope after a loved one’s suicide

A moving letter and poem from an incarcerated person grieving his cousin's suicide.

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Healing after a Suicide

Supporting a suicidal person

More on how to support someone who is suicidal, in line with National Suicide Prevention…

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Healing after a Suicide

Suicide prevention awareness

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares resources in anticipation of suicide prevention day on September 10.

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