Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats
Teachings from multi-year weekend retreats on how to prepare for the time of death led by Venerable Sangye Khadro.
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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying with Venerable Sangye Khadro (New Mexico 2023)
A retreat series on living meaningfully and dying peacefully, given at Thubten Norbu Ling in New Mexico, USA in April 2023.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro
What helps at the time of death
The last three points of the nine-point death meditation and how to prepare for death.
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A real awareness of death
Teachings on the first six points of the nine-point death meditation.
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Buddhist perspectives on death
What the Buddha taught about death and the benefits of meditating on it.
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Practices for preparing for death
A brief introduction to preparatory practices for death, including 7-point mind training (lojong) and taking…
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Spiritually preparing for death
A third guided meditation on death, touching on unhelpful attitudes towards death.
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The 9-point meditation on death
Two guided meditations on death with questions and answers.
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The way we live will affect the way we die
Awareness of impermanence and death helps us to live more meaningfully and die peacefully.
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Preparing for death
Various spiritual practices to help us prepare for our own and others' death.
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Dealing with grief
The mindfulness of death practice and how to deal with grief over losing loved ones.
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Rebirth and the uncertainty of the time of death
Evidence supporting rebirth, and instruction on the second root of the nine-point death meditation—that the…
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Facing fear of death
How to face the fear of death and practical methods to decrease fear and anxiety.
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