death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Buddhist perspectives on death
Venerable Sangye Khadro begins the Peaceful Living and Dying retreat with Buddhist perspectives on death.
View PostStraight and clean clear
The importance of not wasting our time on things that don't matter, and cultivating a…
View PostDon’t be afraid of death
Developing a wisdom fear of death and cultivating a mind that makes use of our…
View PostPrayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...
Making aspirations to be reborn in Amitabha's pure land, to receive teachings there, and understand…
View PostComfort for the grieving
Venerable Chonyi examines some of the ways a friend can be of help when a…
View PostConnecting with Amitabha Buddha
The Amitabha Buddha practice and what a pure land is. The benefits and the causes…
View PostThe path to awakening: An overview
An overview of the path to awakening highlighting important points. How the lamrim system provides…
View PostMind and rebirth
Using reasoning to establish confidence in the continuity of the mind and rebirth. How to…
View PostMotivation to practice
How mindfulness of death and impermanence provides motivation to practice the Dharma, and why we…
View PostWhy study debate?
Introduction to the text with an explanation of why we would want to study debate.
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