All posts tagged dying

This is my charnel ground

Now when a man is truly wise, His constant task will surely be, This recollection about death, Blessed with such mighty potency.¹ from the Visudimagga “[W]hen one is actually dying it is a bit late to begin thinking seriously about death. We should familiarize ourselves with the thought long before we hope it will happen! [...]

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by sharanam on September 26, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by sharanam on September 26, 2010

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The gift of presence

As a hospice volunteer, it is common to hear from others, “what difficult work, how do you manage?” Or “how sad it must be”. Patient’s families, say “thank you, it takes a special person to do this kind of work”. What’s amazing is that it’s really not so extraordinary and, rather than saddening, there’s something [...]

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by sharanam on August 15, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by sharanam on August 15, 2010

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