death

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

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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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Helping the Dying and Deceased

Practices for the deceased

Practices we can do to benefit those who have recently passed into the bardo so…

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Helping the Dying and Deceased

Helping a dying friend

How we can work with our mind, and what prayers and practices we can do…

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Healing from Gun Violence

One year after the Aurora shooting

Reflecting with compassion on the one-year anniversary of the Batman movie shooting in Colorado.

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Venerable Chodron teaching on video
Responding to Prejudice

The social impact of gun violence

Keeping a calm and compassionate mind in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 2: Verses 39-50

Geshe Thabkhe continues teaching on the inappropriateness of seeing what is suffering as pleasure, and…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 2: Verses 26 – 35

Geshe Thabkhe responds to questions and continues teaching on Chapter 2, devoted to abandoning erroneous…

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