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Advice from an End-of-Life Care Chaplain – HIGHLIGHT
By Chaplain Alley Smith You can always bring a sense of warmth and gentleness into sitting with someone who is dying or by acknowledging the fact that you’re going to die. It’s important to forget yourself and just be present. Most of us have no idea when we ... continuePosted August 8, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Baldwin and Buddhism: Death Denial, White Supremacy, and the Promise of Racial Justice – HIGHLIGHT
written by James K. Rowe This is an excerpt of an essay originally published on December 16, 2020 in The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture & Politics. The full essay is linked below. “Terror cannot be remembered… Yet, what the memory repudiates controls the human being. What one does ... continuePosted June 29, 2023 by Jillian_Johnson
Death in Advance, Part Two – HIGHLIGHT
How our viewpoint on life can change through the practice of contemplating death by Anne-Marie Keppel I was overjoyed when I recently read in Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s new book, The Lost Art of Good Conversation, instructions for how to contemplate our last breath on our deathbed. He asks, “What do you need ... continuePosted February 7, 2018 by CGH
Death in Advance, Part One – HIGHLIGHT
We so often avoid thinking of our own death, but what if we took a different view? by Anne-Marie Keppel From the womb, the baby opened her eyes, and saw through stretched skin patches of light. So contrary to the darkness when her eyes were closed. And when ... continuePosted February 5, 2018 by CGH
Old Age is for Warriors – HIGHLIGHT
Facing Death Fearlessly COLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society by Dixie Griffin Good, Director, Shambhala Online “We’re delighted that the Working Group on Aging has organized presentations by three outstanding speakers on provocative topics. If you or someone you know expects to die one day, this series is a must-see.” continuePosted January 22, 2014 by
Warrior Tribute to Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XX – HIGHLIGHT
Shibata Sensei as a young man in JapanThe Shambhala Times offers this Warrior Tribute to the great Kyudo Master Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XX who passed away peacefully on October 21st at the age of 92 in Boulder. His wife Carolyn was with him at their home. ... continuePosted October 24, 2013 by
The Venerable Akong Rinpoche dies in Southern China
The Venerable Akong Rinpoche who led Tibetan refugees out of Tibet along with the Vidyadhara, Venerable Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and with him was instrumental in establishing the Samye Ling Tibetan Meditation Centre in Scotland, is reported to have died in Southern China. Click here for the full ... continuePosted October 8, 2013 by
Death of Sherab Palden Beru, Thangka Master – HIGHLIGHT
Sherab Palden Beru was an exquisite thangka painter who died recently on the 29th of November, 2012. He was trained at Namgyal Ling in painting as well as other arts, including dance. He escaped the Chinese invasion in 1959, fleeing to India, where he remained in ... continuePosted December 13, 2012 by
Growing Old in Shambhala – HIGHLIGHT
By David Whitehorn and the Working Group on Aging In the Shambhala vision, every moment of our life, whatever age we may be, is an opportunity to wake up, to engage straightforwardly with the situation we are in, including our limitations and those of others, and to ... continuePosted May 24, 2009 by David Whitehorn
Comings and Goings
Most of these announcements of births and deaths were submitted to the Dot after the final issue had already gone to publication. Send your announcements to [email protected] continuePosted February 15, 2009 by