death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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The noble search
A realistic view of monastic life; commentaries on sutras. How taking vows, engaging in ethical…
View PostContemplating death
How thinking about death can make our lives more meaningful and how Dharma practice can…
View PostUnfortunate rebirths
How Buddhist teachings on lower realms differ from theistic religions, and the importance of creating…
View PostDeath and refuge
How contemplating death and impermanence can lead us to taking refuge in the Three Jewels.
View PostDeath time and our body
The importance of cultivating a healthy relationship with our body.
View PostDeath time and relationships
Considering the people in our lives, the karma we create in relationship with them, and…
View PostDeath time and possessions
Considering how our possessions will not be of help at the time of death, that…
View PostThe time of death is indefinite
A continuation of the nine-point death meditation, considering how our time of death is indefinite,…
View PostDeath is definite
Beginning to discuss the nine-point death meditation. How thinking about death is important and how…
View PostMeditating on death and impermanence
The importance of the meditation on death and impermanence, how it helps us to re-prioritize…
View PostReview: Death and impermanence
Review session on the second of the four preliminary practices, the impermanence of all things…
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