If you are looking for a mantra to help you navigate everyday life then consider this, “Have an Open Heart.” If you are looking for a mantra to assist with your ability to help yourself and others prepare for death, try, “Have an Open Heart.” Are you currently sitting with your own experiences of grief …
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If you think that being a Buddhist is all about passive meditation and not about taking action – please listen to Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo. She will not say this, but I will, she is a role model for compassionate Buddhist social action.So when she says that the way we live sets the stage for …
What happens when someone says, “You are dead to me?” How do we navigate the death that is not really a death?
When it comes to preparing for death, many people say, “I will cross that bridge when I come to it.” Timber Hawkeye is here to tell you that you are already on that bridge. You might as well keep moving forward. Stop assuming that death is bad. You don’t know that. You know that you …
When the right person is providing spiritual care, it might not matter which robes he or she is wearing. The right chaplain in the right circumstance is invaluable. Speaking with Venerable Guan Zhen was a reminder of the importance of a chaplain who is comfortable with death. In a world where we all have different …
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