death

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

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Healing after a Suicide

Finding hope after a loved one’s suicide

A moving letter and poem from an incarcerated person grieving his cousin's suicide.

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On Impermanence

Being Tashi, facing the death of a child

A student searches for peace after the death of her child.

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Healing after a Suicide

Supporting a suicidal person

More on how to support someone who is suicidal, in line with National Suicide Prevention…

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Healing after a Suicide

Suicide prevention awareness

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares resources in anticipation of suicide prevention day on September 10.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Taking rebirth from the intermediate state

The transition from the intermediate state to a new rebirth based on explanations in the…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Death and the intermediate state

Factors affecting our death, and the importance of the state of mind at death. What…

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Man in business suit and carrying briefcase, walking at sunset.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

A wake-up call

A newly-diagnosed health problem brings a practitioner face to face with the reality of impermanence.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Gomchen Lamrim review: Birth, aging, sickness, and d...

How to reflect on the dukkha of birth, aging, sickness and death to generate the…

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Elderly woman picking tomatoes from garden.
Living with Impermanence

How to age happily

We will take the mental habits we cultivate now into our old age, so it…

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Retreatants with Venerable Chodron at the Phendeling Centre teaching.
Living with Impermanence

We need to remember that we are going to die

Do the practice and the results will come when they are ready. Julie Relsted of…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Gomchen Lamrim review: The importance of remembering...

A review of the drawbacks of not remembering death and the benefits of remembering death.…

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