Living with Impermanence
Applying the Dharma when faced with our own and others' experience of aging, sickness, and death.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron On death and bereavement
How to support our loved ones through the dying process while managing our grief, and…
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Clear wishes for our final moments
Engaging in mind training throughout our lives in order to die without terror and regret.
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Daily practices for time of death
Working with the mind at the time of death and how to use an awareness…
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Dying without fear and regret
Preparing our family for our death, living wills and notifying them of spiritual commitments and…
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Notes on preparing for a loved one’s death
What we can do to support loved ones through the dying process, at the time…
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A meditation for survivors of suicide
Guided meditation on how to heal from a loved one's suicide.
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Cultivating connection, compassion, and confidence i...
Thoughts for survivors of a loved one's suicide.
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Healing after suicide
Reflections on sharing the pain of survivors of a loved one's suicide at the 18th…
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Letter to someone whose son committed suicide
Advice to a student working with difficult emotions after his son with schizophrenia committed suicide.
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Advice for a child with a chronic illness
Advice to a young girl with diabetes on how to transform difficult emotions around her…
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Death under the bodhi tree
The unexpected death of a monastic at a holy site stirs thoughts of how self-deprecation…
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