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TNG - PHOENIX 2023: Event 5

How to Approach Death?

December 1 to 4, 2023

Approaching death in a Buddhist context involves preparation on both practical and spiritual levels.

The main objective is to navigate the dying process with mindfulness, ethical integrity, and an understanding of impermanence.

Spiritual Preparation calls for understanding Impermanence: Recognize that death is a natural part of life, and impermanence is a fundamental law of existence. This recognition comes about through receiving instructions and engaging proper meditation practice.

While the subject may appear morbid to some, such training serves as a profound tool for spiritual awakening, ethical living, and an enriched experience of life.

Fostering good deeds, and ethical conduct creates positive mental imprints that can aid during the dying process. Focus on generating good karma through virtuous deeds and ethical living.

Further, one can prepare by giving practical written instructions by making clear your end-of-life wishes to family and healthcare providers, specifying what actions should be taken for one's health if they are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity.

The presence of a Lama or Sangha members or a spiritual friend can offer emotional and spiritual support. These individuals can guide you through the dying process from a spiritual perspective. Ensure that your wishes in this matter be provided on your behalf at the time of death.

Lama Sangyay Tendzin will provide meaningful instructions enabling one to proceed to harmonizing spiritual and practical preparations. This will allow one to approach death with greater clarity, compassion, and mindfulness, which is considered highly beneficial in Buddhist teachings.

This event will end with a teaching on the Vajrayana root downfalls and a Ganachakra to Jetsün Milarepa.