Tag Archive for: death

So You Should View This Fleeting World
How mindfulness and compassion helped me face a terrible tragedy, see the goodness in humanity, and appreciate the impermanence of this fleeting world

Transforming Suffering with Mindfulness
Sometimes called slogan or compassion training, the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Lojong uses aphorisms as a memory aid for transforming life's circumstances, whatever they may be, into an awakening of the heart.

Mindfulness of Mortality
Contemplative practices and skills such as mindfulness and self-compassion can help resource us to face mortality with wisdom, live our lives with greater appreciation and presence, become more skillful supporters of our dying loved ones, and prepare for our own deaths in ways that decrease unnecessary suffering.