death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Kenneth Mondal 
Venerable Thubten Chodron Connecting with Amitabha Buddha
The Amitabha Buddha practice and what a pure land is. The benefits and the causes…
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The path to awakening: An overview
An overview of the path to awakening highlighting important points. How the lamrim system provides…
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Mind and rebirth
Using reasoning to establish confidence in the continuity of the mind and rebirth. How to…
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Motivation to practice
How mindfulness of death and impermanence provides motivation to practice the Dharma, and why we…
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Why study debate?
Introduction to the text with an explanation of why we would want to study debate.
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A Buddhist approach to helping the dying
An interview covering the Buddhist perspective on death, helping others create good karma before death…
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Loss of a loved one to suicide
Response to a student's request for re-visiting a previous conference talk she gave on healing…
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Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 2
Continued explanation of the prayer for the time of death from the Amitabha sadhana. Meditating…
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Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 1
An explanation of the prayer for the time of death. Through practice and familiarity with…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Mindfulness of death and impermanence
Maintaining an awareness of death and impermanence brings energy to making our life meaningful and…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa “Precious Garland” review: Quiz 7 questi...
Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review on Quiz 7 questions 4-7, on the qualities we…
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