Spiritual practices to help prepare for our own and others’ death.
Preparing for death
Tag Archives | death
Dealing with grief
Practicing mindfulness of death and how to deal with grief over losing loved ones.
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 time of death is uncertain.
Facing fear of death
How to face the fear of death and practical methods to decrease fear and anxiety.
Types of duhkha
Continuing Chapter 2, covering the sections “Three Types of Duhkha”, “Feelings, Afflictions and Duhkha”, and “Six Disadvantages of Cyclic Existence”.
Four attributes of true duhkha
How the first and second attributes of true duhkha counter the distorted conceptions.
End-of-life care
How can we approach the difficult process of making end-of-life care decisions regarding loved ones?
Review of Chapter 9
Reviewing Chapter 9, discussing the 9 point death meditation.
Parts repairs and gratitude
Venerable Chonyi reflects on the kindness of health practitioners.
Karma that ripens at death
Continuing Chapter 11, explaining many factors that affect the result of karma and different perspectives on what karma ripens at the time of death.