On Relationships, Greed, and Generosity
Margaret Meloni, PhD
26 June 2023
Managing our attachments and knowing when to let go
Death Dhamma
Where there is birth, there will also be death. You know this. But do you really connect with it, embrace it, live it and welcome it into your practice? Welcome to Death Dhamma. A place where death will be your teacher. Together we will explore how the ultimate impermanence can strengthen our practice and improve the quality of our lives.
Margaret Meloni, PhD is a Theravada Buddhist practitioner, businessperson, and the author of Carpooling with Death: How living with Death will make you Stronger, Wiser and Fearless. One day, while navigating the demands of everyday life; she realized that more significant challenges were coming her way. She began to realize that the people she loved were going to die. Her mother-in-law, Lee, was in her 90s, her parents were approaching their 80s, and her husband, Ed, had already outlived his father. She had already said goodbye to others.
She began to wonder, “How can I handle losing the people I love the most?” The answer to her question came from her reliance on her Buddhist practice. Now that she has made friends with death, her goal is to help all of us to accept death as an essential part of life.
Death Dhamma is published monthly.
Soothing the Fear of Death: Lessons from Nakula’s Mother
Margaret Meloni, PhD
25 May 2023
Margaret Meloni offers a Buddhist perspective on the realities of facing our fears and those of our loved ones in the face of death and impermanence
The Art of Caring: Embracing the Journey of Providing Love without Expectations
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 April 2023
The practice of caregiving: equanimity and compassion amid uncertainty and impermanence
How Shedding Our Sense of Self Can Help Us Heal from Grief
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 March 2023
Accepting change and impermanence with mindful self-compassion
Releasing Hard Feelings Is a Good Death
Margaret Meloni, PhD
3 March 2023
Death with a lower-case “d”: the wisdom of impermanence
Remembering the Whole Person: Honor and Celebrate the Life of a Loved One
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 January 2023
A Buddhist approach to finding new meaning in the lives of our loved ones
On Receiving the Gifts of Impermanence, Clinging, and Aversion
Margaret Meloni, PhD
16 January 2023
Understanding how to benefit from the gift of impermanence
Nobody Gets Out of This Alive
Margaret Meloni, PhD
24 December 2022
Acceptance and equanimity: learning to live with impermanence
My Admirable Friend: Reiki Healer and Compassionate Advocate
Margaret Meloni, PhD
17 November 2022
A meditation on spiritual friendship and connection in times of need
On Homecomings and Release from Suffering – None of This Is Easy
Margaret Meloni, PhD
24 October 2022
A meditation on the path of processing impermanence and the loss of our loved ones
Our Pets, Our Teachers
Margaret Meloni, PhD
26 September 2022
Learning about death and impermanence from our animal companions
Change Is Difficult. Complaining Is Easy
Margaret Meloni, PhD
2 September 2022
Accepting disappointment and cultivating non-attachment in the face of change