death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme “Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...
The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 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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Thubten Tashi (Laveeta) - Sep 14, 2016
Thubten Tashi (Laveeta) Being Tashi, facing the death of a child
A student searches for peace after the death of her child.
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Supporting a suicidal person
More on how to support someone who is suicidal, in line with National Suicide Prevention…
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Suicide prevention awareness
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares resources in anticipation of suicide prevention day on September 10.
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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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Death and the intermediate state
Factors affecting our death, and the importance of the state of mind at death. What…
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Kenneth Mondal
- Jul 23, 2016
A wake-up call
A newly-diagnosed health problem brings a practitioner face to face with the reality of impermanence.
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Venerable Thubten Samten 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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How to age happily
We will take the mental habits we cultivate now into our old age, so it…
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General characteristics of karma
The four characteristics of karma, with examples from personal stories.
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Julie Relsted
- May 9, 2016
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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