The Death Dhamma Podcast
Open and honest discussions with wise and skillful teachers about their experiences with life, death, and Buddhism. If you wonder how others on the path have dealt with death and dying and grief, be sure to listen in. Everyone has a story, a perspective, and a valuable lesson to share. Embrace death, live a full life and learn to love impermanence because nobody gets out of this alive.
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Preview: Season 2 of the Death Dhamma Podcast
Between birth and death, we lose many things. Not just our keys and our glasses. We lose friendships, jobs, things, and of course, sentient beings. All of these experiences are opportunities to become comfortable with impermanence.
The good news is that we don’t do this alone! Once again, kind and generous people have stepped forward to teach us. This season we learn about the different ways that impermanence touches our lives, and how we can live peacefully, knowing that everything changes.
Thoughts on Karma: A Special Bonus Episode
Was I a bad person in a past life? This is an unanswerable question. And anyway, there is nothing I can do about my past lives. All I can do is work to be the best person that I can be now. The karma that I experience is a blend of my past and current actions
Death Dhamma Season 1 is NOT the End
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: Buddhist Insights to Help You Face Your Fears and Live a Peaceful Life
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.
Five Recollections For Today, Tomorrow, and Every Day
“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.
Journeying Through Grief? Bring Compassion Along.
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.