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Death and Dying
Life is uncertain. Love is not.
Dying Doesn’t Feel Like What I’m Doing
How does a spiritual leader cope with a terminal cancer diagnosis? Rachel Cowan, a beloved Rabbi, a mindfulness teacher, civil rights activist, and community organizer meets her mortality head-on in this documentary about the last years…
Aging Is Reality
Although I studied Buddhism as a young man, it wasn’t until I reached the later years of my life that I truly understood the Buddha’s first encounters with old age, sickness, and death.
Personal Reflections Buddhist Chaplaincy
A Ministry of Presence
Buddhist healthcare chaplains have seen extreme suffering during COVID-19. Here’s what they want us to know.
Doulas at the Other End of Life
Caregivers are there when we’re born. Now they guide us through our final days.
Personal Reflections Death & Dying
Is Ram Dass Still Here Now?
A friend of the late spiritual teacher recounts their conversations on life and death.
Personal Reflections Death & Dying
My Phone Call With Mortality
Reflections on cancer diagnosis, fear, and gratitude
Abandoning the Grandmother
Ubasute, the mythical Japanese practice of leaving an older relative to die on a mountain, speaks to society’s troubling attitudes toward aging.
Living with Bears
We can never really prepare ourselves for the reality of suffering. But we can understand our fear of suffering.
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