Since others are generously contributing their stories of losing things, ideas, or relationships – Margaret thought it was only fair to tell you the story of one of her big losses. And how this loss changed the trajectory of her life.
Her story provides everything we need in a good exploration of impermanence. Loss, suffering, and clinging! Oh, and the ego too.
Margaret Meloni: That Time When My Job Died Read More »
Now, it is season 2, one year later, and COVID is still an important part of the conversation. In fact, when Justin Whitaker and I began our talk, we started with COVID. Acknowledging that this too is part of the death we experience in life. A way of life may have died, some dreams may have died and our cultures have changed.
Lessons Learned from Justin Whitaker: Candidly Discussing COVID Read More »
What is it like to meet your perfect partner, start planning your future, and then meet impermanence? Justin Whitaker of Buddhistdoor Global (https://www.buddhistdoor.net/) shares how a loss of a relationship took him through what he calls the fog of loss. And now, years later he sees how that experience has made him more compassionate to
Justin Whitaker: The Universality of Loss Read More »
The plans you have made for your week, your month, your year – all of this is built on a perception of control, and an illusion of certainty. Yet, plans help us navigate our lives. Keep making plans, and as you do, acknowledge that there will be impermanence. Some of your plans, or elements of your plans will die. And when this happens, call it death. Remind yourself, that this is a type of death. Now, you are living with death.
Making Friends with Death: An Interview with Margaret Meloni Read More »
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.
Preview: Season 2 of the Death Dhamma Podcast Read More »
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