Completing Chapter 7, describing the twelfth-link, aging or death and starting Chapter 8 “Dependent Origination: Cycling in Samsara”.
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
Questions and answers on meditation
Teaching from Chapter 7, responding to questions on meditating on the dying process and how to do visualization
Renewed existence
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, describing renewed existence in Sanskrit tradition and in Pali tradition.
Clinging and renewed existence
Teaching from Chapter 7, describing clinging in Sanskrit tradition and Pali tradition and explaining the tenth-link, renewed existence
Craving
Teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the eighth-link, craving.
Preparing for death
Various spiritual practices to help us prepare for our own and others’ death.
Dealing with grief
The mindfulness of death practice 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”.
