The Mustard Seed of Grief and Rebirth
Mettamorphsis
4 January 2018
Facing loss, finding renewal
The Difference Age Makes
Vanessa Sasson
19 May 2017
Life is pain. That is the first noble truth. Like most practitioners and scholars of Buddhism, I have given that truth a considerable amount of
A Buddhist Perspective on Organ Donation
BD Dipananda
3 February 2017
Our organs are the most intimate parts of our bodies. We almost never notice them functioning but without them we could not survive. Giving them
Saying Goodbye to My Mother: How Buddhists Hold Funeral Rites in Bangladesh
BD Dipananda
23 September 2016
The funeral ceremony recounted in this article was held for the author’s beloved mother Juti Bala Barua, who passed away on 12 August 2016 and
Questions about Death
Summer Adams
15 July 2016
When my mother’s gorgeous fawn pug, Bergamot, passed away, my daughter Amaya was not quite four years old. At the time, I could identify with
Meditation as Sustenance for Death and Dying
Sarah C. Beasley
18 March 2016
Who is dragging this corpse around? This huatou, similar to a koan, was popularized by Hsu Yun, a famous Chan Buddhist master of the late 19th/early
Buddhistdoor View: Death and Immortality
Buddhistdoor Global
10 October 2014
The world of dew Is the world of dew And yet, and yet . . . — Issa (1763–1828) All sentient beings fear death. Many
Buddhist Explorations in Pastoral Care and Contemplative Counseling
Raymond Lam
5 September 2014
The vision of Buddhism as a faith for the young and the living (rather than one needed only at death) has spread throughout the Sinophone
Overcoming the Near Enemy of Lovingkindness
Rebecca Dixon
10 July 2014
Being present with terminally ill people will teach you a lot. It’s a powerful mindfulness practice to maintain an accepting awareness of the sights, sounds,
Mindfulness of Death, Mindfulness of Life
Sister Ocean
31 March 2014
When I was a child, my father died in a car accident. I learned about loss from an early age, that it could be both
Marcie’s Dying Gift
Jacqueline Kramer
14 March 2013
Jacqueline Kramer, author of Buddha Mom-the Path of Mindful Mothering and 10 Spiritual Practices for Busy parents, has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 30 years in the
The Most Awkward Question to Ask a Bereaved Person
素善
6 January 2012
“You feeling better?” She wasn’t, but I most certainly could have said something better. Through her tears and sniffles the otherwise confident and self-assured ma’am