death

Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Mindfulness of the conventional nature of mind

Explaining the sections on Mindfulness of the Impermanence of Mind, and Mindfulness of the Conventional…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Charnel ground contemplation

Explaining the section on the Nine Charnel Ground Contemplations, and beginning the section on Mindfulness…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Meditating on the foulness of the body

Checking if our notion of the body corresponds with what the body actually is Experiences…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The thirty-two parts of the body

Continuing the section on mindfulness of the foulness of the body, covering the six groups…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Mindfulness of breathing

Concluding an overview of mindfulness of the body and explaining the first meditation object for…

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The continuity of consciousness

Exploring the continuity of consciousness in regards to karma and impermanence.

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Preparing for death

The importance of end-of-life planning and how to work with death in a way that…

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Karma and rebirth

Exploring karma, rebirth, and the way that causes and conditions influence our lives.

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Mind, consciousness, and AI

Exploring the differing causes of body and mind and issues related to artificial intelligence.

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