Category Archives: tibetan buddhism

Advice for the Moment of Death Tibetan Buddhism

This may well be the most important post I have ever shared. Very clear explanation of the Buddhist teachings which are relevant to our times. If you can listen to just the first 30 minutes you will get the gist … Continue reading

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How Can You Go Back to Normal?

The YouTube talk below featuring the brilliant scholar and translator Robert Thurman is about The Teaching of Vimalakirti, text also available as a free ebook. Toward the beginning of this very extensive sutra, the Buddha has shared an experience of … Continue reading

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One Man’s Quest to Change the Way We Die

See a story about Dr. B.J. Miller and the Zen Hospice in this recent article in NY Times. The Zen Hospice Project has long been a forerunner in the conscious death and dying movement. From their website: Zen Hospice Project’s legacy … Continue reading

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The Heart of Meditation: Teachings of the Dalai Lama and Pema Chodron

We will be meeting tonight to discuss The Heart of Meditation: Teachings of the Dalai Lama, Pema Chodron and others. According to the Buddhist teachings, the essential thing that brings meditation alive is Compassion. Without this basic foundation other practices are pointless. Fortunately, … Continue reading

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A Nice Explanation of Tibetan Medical Diagnosis – The Medicine Buddha

This article on Tibetan medical diagnosis is interesting in many ways, but what I find most striking is how Tibetan is so different than western medicine with it’s inclusion of spiritual realms.

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In honour of the Passing of Stephen Levine

  Who Dies? was and continues to be a life changing book for many people. It served to open my eyes to the conscious death and dying movement with such pioneers as Ram Dass, Joan Halifax, Christine Longaker, EJ Gold, … Continue reading

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