death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) The four maras
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential," describing the four maras.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Aging or death
Completing Chapter 7, describing the twelfth-link, aging or death and starting Chapter 8 "Dependent Origination:…
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Questions and answers on meditation
Teaching from Chapter 7, responding to questions on meditating on the dying process and how…
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Renewed existence
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, describing renewed existence in Sanskrit tradition and in Pali tradition.
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Clinging and renewed existence
Teaching from Chapter 7, describing clinging in Sanskrit tradition and Pali tradition and explaining the…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The eight worldly concerns
An outline of the eight worldly concerns, what happens at death and the three unfortunate…
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Preparing for death
Various spiritual practices to help us prepare for our own and others' death.
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Dealing with grief
The mindfulness of death practice and how to deal with grief over losing loved ones.
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Rebirth and the uncertainty of the time of death
Evidence supporting rebirth, and instruction on the second root of the nine-point death meditation—that the…
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Facing fear of death
How to face the fear of death and practical methods to decrease fear and anxiety.
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Death and impermanence
An explanation of the samsaric realms and Buddhist cosmology, plus discussion on impermanence and the…
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