We are going to circle back to the concept of grief and loss, as we encounter it in our lives every day. Not Death with a capital D, but our other experiences with impermanence and how Buddhism helps us deal with grief and disappointment.
Sitting with Death was born out of curiosity, with the goal of helping us all include death in our Buddhist practices. So that we may all have less suffering, more peace, and the ability to help others through loss.
“These are the five facts that one should reflect on often, whether one is a woman or a man, lay or ordained.” The Five Recollections combine a healthy recognition of impermanence with death awareness.
Let this realization fill your heart with an abundance of compassion so that it cannot be contained. Your best response is to send that compassion out to all beings.
A sense of common themes begins to emerge. Shared humanity. And if there is ever a time when you need to know that you are not alone, it is when you are staring loss and heartbreak right in the face.
