Carpooling with Death

How living with death will make you stronger, wiser and fearless. Images and stories that reinforce the idea that to become friends with death is to improve the quality of your life.

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Impermanence is in Sight!

With true impermanence or anicca (Pali), we do not know for sure what is coming. We learn to expect inconstancy. Yes, logically, as I grow older, there will be changes that will restrict my vision or mobility. Are those negative changes? My doctor described this as an improvement in my eyesight. That sounds good. Yet, if I cling to the view that this is good, what happens the next time my eyesight changes?

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49 Buddhas

A lesson in Tibetan Buddhism wrapped inside a compelling story. And in that story, we see how challenging it is to be a human. Even if this is the optimal rebirth, and even if you are a Tibetan Lama, none of this is easy.

Mary Carol realized that what she was going to do that day was be sick. That was how it would be; all she needed to do was be with her illness. Her activity for the day was to be sick. And as her fever rose and the pain intensified, she practiced some deep meditative breathing. She worked on simply being with the discomfort, with an awareness that at some point, it would stop. Things Will Get Better, Love Is The Answer, Simple Reminders, The Promise, That Day, Not Perfect, Get Better, Consciousness, Life Is

Things Will Get Better

The Promise of Impermanence.

Mary Carol realized that what she was going to do that day was be sick. That was how it would be; all she needed to do was be with her illness. Her activity for the day was to be sick. And as her fever rose and the pain intensified, she practiced some deep meditative breathing. She worked on simply being with the discomfort, with an awareness that at some point, it would stop.

4 Ways to Boost Your Impermanence Practice - Margaret Meloni

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Ritual

Sukhema: The Art of Losing Things - Margaret Meloni

One poem captures how loss, ritual and life all come together.

Impermanence feels like this.

'"Ever since I lost her, I've felt that my life has been lived in only two days. There's the today where she is not here, and then the vast and endless yesterday where she was." -Poet Ocean Vuong FRESH AIR'

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Types Of White Flowers

Dandelion Pictures

Encourage Quotes

Citation Encouragement

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Cheap Places To Travel

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It’s the Little Things - Buddhistdoor Global

How each time we face impermanence we get stronger.

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Art

Make It Yourself

The Promise of Impermanence

Things will change - does this mean for the better?

Life is your teacher. And everyone has loss and suffering and faces impermanence. Even if they express it differently.There are people who are ready and willing to share with us, let’s be ready to learn. Rishikesh, Dalai Lama, Tibet, Body Chakras, Surya Namaskar, Sacred Text, Yoga Postures, Why Do People, Transform Your Life

Who are Our Teachers?

Life is your teacher. And everyone has loss and suffering and faces impermanence. Even if they express it differently.There are people who are ready and willing to share with us, let’s be ready to learn.

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Core Training for Death

How you can use everyday life and impermanence to make friends with death.

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Science Fiction Books

Lessons Learned from Bob Rich: The Teachings Point to Compassion

Blog - Margaret Meloni

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Nobody Gets Out of this Alive!

You’re going to die someday. I’m going to die someday. We know this — and yet, we’re afraid to talk about death.Check out this week's episode of “Authors Who Lead,” and learn How to show up with as much life as death will allow.

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Grief Brings Gifts

After I reached a certain point in my journey, I felt ready to share my experiences. To open up about how it felt to be mourning my loved ones while watching how my loss impacted others around me. And then later, as my journey continued, I began to wonder how others dealt with their experiences with death and grief.

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