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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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A Buddhist approach to helping the dying
An interview covering the Buddhist perspective on death, helping others create good karma before death…
View PostLoss of a loved one to suicide
Response to a student's request for re-visiting a previous conference talk she gave on healing…
View PostAmitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 2
Continued explanation of the prayer for the time of death from the Amitabha sadhana. Meditating…
View PostAmitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 1
An explanation of the prayer for the time of death. Through practice and familiarity with…
View PostMindfulness of death and impermanence
Maintaining an awareness of death and impermanence brings energy to making our life meaningful and…
View Post“Precious Garland” review: Quiz 7 questi...
Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review on Quiz 7 questions 4-7, on the qualities we…
View PostThe Vimalakirti Sutra: How to be reborn in a pure land
The qualities of pure lands and the qualities that we need to cultivate in order…
View PostThe Vimalakirti Sutra: Introduction
The Buddha’s profound teachings are conveyed through an engaging dialogue between his great arhat and…
View PostQuiz questions Part 7 for Precious Garland
Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…
View Post“Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...
The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…
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