death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Meditation on bones
Meditating on bones to deepen our understanding of impermanence and our renunciation of cyclic existence.
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Safety or guns?
Reflections from a Dharma perspective and a call for civic engagement in response to the…
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Hope after the Sandy Hook school shooting
Working with difficult emotions and cultivating compassion in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook…
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Resistance
Overcoming old habits is not easy. Being honest with oneself helps us to gain a…
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Death and impermanence
The importance and benefits of contemplating death, complemented by explanation of the nine-point death meditation.
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Three virtues entwined
A mother shares how she deals with her child's fear of death from cancer.
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The hindrances: Desire and malice
The difference between arhats and bodhisattvas in attaining full awakening. The hindrances of sensual desire…
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Healing from a war
Reflections on a Time Magazine article on how more U.S. soldiers have died by suicide…
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Sadness and anger in response to mass shootings
Working with the sadness and anger in response to mass shootings. How to generate compassion…
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Notes on preparing for a loved one’s death
What we can do to support loved ones through the dying process, at the time…
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The four distortions: Seeing what is impermanent as ...
Understanding impermanence helps us to take advantage of the opportunities we have to practice the…
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