death
Teachings on death from a Buddhist perspective, including preparing for death, dying peacefully, and helping the dying.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The eight worldly concerns
An outline of the eight worldly concerns, what happens at death and the three unfortunate…
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Preparing for death
Various spiritual practices to help us prepare for our own and others' death.
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Dealing with grief
The mindfulness of death practice and how to deal with grief over losing loved ones.
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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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Facing fear of death
How to face the fear of death and practical methods to decrease fear and anxiety.
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Death and impermanence
An explanation of the samsaric realms and Buddhist cosmology, plus discussion on impermanence and the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Types of duhkha
Continuing Chapter 2, covering the sections “Three Types of Duhkha”, “Feelings, Afflictions and Duhkha”, and…
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Four attributes of true duhkha
How the fisrt and second attributes of true duhkha counter the distorted conceptions.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme 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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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Parts repairs and gratitude
Venerable Chonyi reflects on the kindness of health practitioners.
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Karma that ripens at death
Continuing Chapter 11, explaining many factors that affect the result of karma and different perspectives…
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