Death

Overview of the Initial Scope In the past few sessions, we’ve been speaking about reliance on a spiritual master and the precious human rebirth. Both these topics serve as a foundation for the subject matter that follows. It is possible that there are people of extremely sharp...

How to Use the Five Forces in This Life The fourth of the seven points is the condensation of the practices for one lifetime – how to condense all the practices into the essentials for a lifetime. This process is divided into two stages: what we do during one lifetime, and...

Our precious human life allows us to achieve liberation from uncontrollably recurring rebirth and reach the enlightened state of a Buddha through Dharma practice.

Accept the inevitability of death, to make a difference while you still can.

These teachings from “Advice of an Experienced Old Man” by Gungthang Rinpoche deal with the sufferings of old age and lay the ground for bodhichitta.

Meditation on death and impermanence is an essential Buddhist practice. It gives us a sense of urgency and strong motivation to practice the Dharma.

Gungthang Rinpoche’s text warns us that before the Dharma practice of tomorrow takes place, the death of today may come sooner.

Using traditional examples, Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche explains the graded path, emphasizing the importance of appreciating and taking full advantage of our precious human life.

Mara personifies everything that interferes with and puts to an end our spiritual practice.

The way to avoid suffering is to hold ourselves back from acting out of ignorance, anger or greed.