The Buddha’s Death
A Zen reading of the Buddha’s last teaching
Death & Dying
Who Were the Hungry Ghosts, Really?
The evolving stories of pretas reveal much about Buddhist views of karma, cosmology, and grief.
The List
A Buddhist reality check
To Be or Not to Be
How do we live with this outrageous fortune?
The Grieving Body
Psychologist Mary-Frances O’Connor explores the toll that loss takes on our bodies—and what this can teach us about care, compassion, and interdependence.
The Gift of Fearlessness
A teaching and practice on end of life care
Breaking Is a Part of Healing
How accepting death as part of the life cycle can help us cultivate greater peace and accountability
Becoming Aflame
Essayist Pico Iyer discusses how sitting in stillness can train us to care for one another in a world on fire.
How to Grieve What We’ve Lost
Clinical psychologist Sameet Kumar offers concrete strategies for finding meaning and cultivating resilience in the face of loss.
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