death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Compassion in action
A talk given at Jewel Heart Center Chicago, which has just started a new hospital…
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The four maras
Explaining the four maras that Yamantaka destroys: the afflictions, polluted aggregates, death, and the son…
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The person and the aggregates
If the person cannot be found in the aggregates, does it exist separate from the…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Guided nine-point death meditation
Meditating on death brings meaning and purpose to our life and helps to avoid wasting…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Guided meditation: imagining our death
Imagining our death prepares our mind for death and helps us make our life meaningful…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Guided meditation on death and impermanence
Seeing that death is definite and lifespan uncertain reflecting on the eight worldly concerns can…
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Advice for Dharma practice
A question and answer session covering topics such as social conformity, guilt and regret, dealing…
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Counteracting laziness
The different types of laziness and how to counteract them, and the importance of remembering…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 5: Verses 101-102
A reflection on the determination to be free of suffering: what role mindfulness of death…
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Nine-point death meditation
Meditating on death to make life more meaningful and the two meditations to use: the…
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The importance of remembering death
The purpose of remembering death is to help make life meaningful and motivate practice not…
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