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Lie Down and Breathe

What Corpse Pose can teach us about starting again

By Octavia Raheem

Spring 2022

A Matter of Life and Death

Thoughts on a classic text about dying and duality from a late Zen teacher

Adapted from a talk by Sojun Mel Weitsman, edited by Hozan Alan Senauke

Summer 2021

No Beginning, No Ending, No Fear

When you’re afraid of what might happen, remember that all you have is now.

By Norman Fischer

Summer 2021

What We Can Discover in the Dark Unknown

Exploring our fear of the dark can reveal truths about death and what comes after.

By Andrew Holecek

Jun 28, 2019

Confronting Corpses

In some Thai hospitals, Buddhists can observe autopsies to contemplate death. A Thai Forest monk explains the power of this practice.

By Ajahn Sumedho

Apr 25, 2019

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Khache Phalu’s Advice: How a Muslim Text Became a Tibetan Bestseller

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You Can’t Be Yourself By Yourself: Overcoming Structural Selfishness

In this Dharma Talk, Malcolm Martin proposes the term "structural selfishness" to discuss the ways that a fixed idea of self hinders our practice, while offering insight on how to embrace the complexity of interdependence.

Malcolm Martin

Jun 2022

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