death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Imagining your death
The Buddhist practice of meditation on our own deaths can free our minds from the…
View PostNine-point death meditation
By reflecting carefully and thoroughly on death and impermanence, we reach the conclusion that we…
View PostPeace and justice after September 11
Dealing with fear and moving forward with compassion after the September 11, 2001 attacks on…
View PostDealing with depression
How putting our life into perspective through spiritual practice can help with depression.
View PostMind, rebirth, and liberation
What happens to the mindstream continuum after death and the causes and conditions that influence…
View PostGuided meditations on the lamrim
A step-by-step guide to the meditations associated with the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
View PostGuided meditations on the lamrim in Spanish
Introduction to the Buddhist view Mind is the source of happiness and pain Mind is…
View PostThe four messengers
The signs of aging, sickness, death, and the spiritual seeker deeply moved Prince Siddhartha, and…
View PostMedicine Buddha practice for the deceased
Medicine Buddha practice for the recently deceased differs slightly from the standard practice. Beautiful visualizations…
View PostCompassion through the dying process
Many issues surround the end of life for caregivers as well as the dying. A…
View PostLack of faith, forgetfulness, non-introspective aler...
How to be aware of mental factors that affect our practice and how to develop…
View PostConcealment, lethargy, laziness
How the afflictions related to ignorance impede spiritual progress and how to overcome them.
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