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 Loss of a loved one to suicide
Healing from a loved one's suicide by transforming the traumatic experience into a cause for…
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Dealing with the craving for excitement
Working with the mind that always looks forward to something new and exciting, and looking…
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Incarcerated people
Denial of death
How to get to the appropriate feeling towards death; examining who it is that's making…
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37 Practices: Verses 7-9
The relationship with our spiritual mentor is the most important one in our life. An…
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Discriminating wisdom
A discussion covering topics such as "bad friends," dealing with intense emotions, bad dreams, and…
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37 Practices: Verses 4-6
Verses describing the miseries of samsara, the importance of thinking about beginningless lives, giving up…
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Panic fear, wisdom fear, and the adrenaline rush
Discussion with retreatants on the proper way to use the death meditation, the I that…
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Peeling away the view of permanence
Even though we die and are reborn so often, we think the experiences of this…
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Renunciation and bodhicitta
We can end our grasping at the illusory happiness of our lives and learn to…
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What is important at the time of death
A guided meditation on imagining our own death. How to practice in preparation for death…
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