death

Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Dealing with grief

The mindfulness of death practice and how to deal with grief over losing loved ones.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Rebirth and the uncertainty of the time of death

Evidence supporting rebirth, and instruction on the second root of the nine-point death meditation—that the…

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Facing fear of death

How to face the fear of death and practical methods to decrease fear and anxiety.

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Death and impermanence

An explanation of the samsaric realms and Buddhist cosmology, plus discussion on impermanence and the…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Types of duhkha

Continuing Chapter 2, covering the sections “Three Types of Duhkha”, “Feelings, Afflictions and Duhkha”, and…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Four attributes of true duhkha

How the fisrt and second attributes of true duhkha counter the distorted conceptions.

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Helping the Dying and Deceased

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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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Karma that ripens at death

Continuing Chapter 11, explaining many factors that affect the result of karma and different perspectives…

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Black and white image of a man gazing off into the distance.
On Impermanence

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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