death

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

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Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds

Counteracting laziness

The different types of laziness and how to counteract them, and the importance of remembering…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 5: Verses 101-102

A reflection on the determination to be free of suffering: what role mindfulness of death…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Nine-point death meditation

Meditating on death to make life more meaningful and the two meditations to use: the…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

The importance of remembering death

The purpose of remembering death is to help make life meaningful and motivate practice not…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 32: The master executioner

Death is definite. It is important to practice virtue and avoid non-virtue while we still…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 31: The invisible disease

Our refusal to acknowledge and accept the process of aging and sickness is a cause…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Looking at rebirth

How the continuity of the mind has taken rebirths in the past and will take…

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Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2014

Life support or not?

Responds to a question about going on life support, which prolongs life by artificial means.

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Dealing with Grief

Dealing with grief and loss

Fresh perspectives on how to work with changes that we do not welcome.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 1

A review of Chapter 1 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…

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Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2013

Giving up clinging to this life

Thinking about the reality of impermanence and death helps us let go of our strong…

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