A straight-forward series of posts on Death and Dying Last time, I wrote about the most auspicious opportunity to awaken that comes to us in the Emptiness Bardo. The last two means by which one can awaken along the Bardo journey I now present to you here. Though my wish for all sentient beings is that we […]
6 – On Death: Dharmakaya – Precious Seconds to Awaken
A straight-forward series of posts on Death and Dying According to the Tibetan Bardo teachings, there are three opportunities for full enlightenment after one dies. Dharmakaya is the first and most precious of these, and is considered the ultimate or absolute body, beyond form, substance, concept and even the ideas of existence and nonexistence. This […]
5 – On Death: Inner Death
A straight-forward series of posts on the delicate topic of Death and Dying Last time, I posted about death as we tend to think of it — a gross physical process. Today, we’ll encounter two additional stages that appear in the Tibetan Bardo teachings. These next two stages of death are perhaps a little harder […]
3 – On Death: Into and Out of Existence
Welcome to the 3rd installment of writings on the Tibetan teachings of the Bardos. You can find the 1st installment HERE and the 2nd HERE. Coming Into Existence Today, I will be sharing the Tibetan view on how we come into being. This is important to understand because when we die, we take the reverse […]