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Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Death and impermanence
An explanation of the samsaric realms and Buddhist cosmology, plus discussion on impermanence and the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Types of duhkha
Continuing Chapter 2, covering the sections “Three Types of Duhkha”, “Feelings, Afflictions and Duhkha”, and…
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Four attributes of true duhkha
How the first and second attributes of true duhkha counter the distorted conceptions.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme End-of-life care
How can we approach the difficult process of making end-of-life care decisions regarding loved ones?
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Parts repairs and gratitude
Venerable Chonyi reflects on the kindness of health practitioners.
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Karma that ripens at death
Continuing Chapter 11, explaining many factors that affect the result of karma and different perspectives…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Refuting the elements as the cause of afflictions
Refuting views that assert the elements of the body are the substantial cause of the…
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Ramesh Don’t take life for granted
"In the blink of an eye, everything can change." A student examines how this truth…
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Freeing ourselves from negativity
Covering Verses 57-65 and finishes the commentary on the four opponent powers of purification and…
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Offering ourselves to the Buddhas
Continuing the commentary on Chapter 2, Verses 42-57: covering generating regret for negativities and seeking…
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Regretting negativity by reflecting on death
Giving commentary to Verses 32-41, showing how reflecting on death can help clarify what is…
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