death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Counteracting laziness
The different types of laziness and how to counteract them, and the importance of remembering…
View PostChapter 5: Verses 101-102
A reflection on the determination to be free of suffering: what role mindfulness of death…
View PostNine-point death meditation
Meditating on death to make life more meaningful and the two meditations to use: the…
View PostThe importance of remembering death
The purpose of remembering death is to help make life meaningful and motivate practice not…
View PostVerse 32: The master executioner
Death is definite. It is important to practice virtue and avoid non-virtue while we still…
View PostVerse 31: The invisible disease
Our refusal to acknowledge and accept the process of aging and sickness is a cause…
View PostLooking at rebirth
How the continuity of the mind has taken rebirths in the past and will take…
View PostLife support or not?
Responds to a question about going on life support, which prolongs life by artificial means.
View PostDealing with grief and loss
Fresh perspectives on how to work with changes that we do not welcome.
View PostReview of Chapter 1
A review of Chapter 1 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
View PostGiving up clinging to this life
Thinking about the reality of impermanence and death helps us let go of our strong…
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