Being present at the death of a loved one, the author discovers that meditation and mind training practice transforms the experience of loss into one of tenderness and joy.
A contemplation on the truth of impermanence, the second of the Four Reminders in Buddhist teachings, with a contemplation exercise.
A Buddhist teaching in a 70s TV show? Looking back over half a lifetime through the lens of the Four Reminders.
We’ve stocked up on toilet paper and grocery staples, and figured out how to stay in touch with our communities via Zoom. Like after a death loss, we are left with the question “now what?” We wonder when, and how, things will change in the post-pandemic “new normal.” We are fearful and anxious, with more questions than answers.
It is beyond words to express my feelings of sadness and devastation after seeing the unnecessary force which led to the ultimate disaster of losing one precious human life, George Floyd.
But looking deeper, I also felt a strong connection: to the sick and deceased, to nurses and doctors who couldn’t save them, to soldiers solemnly driving those trucks, to others watching these surreal scenes just as I was doing.
