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Dharma Studies

#Traditions #Yoga

Beyond Living and Dying

Death plays a pivotal role in the history of yoga—the original objective of practice was ending rebirth. At some point between the earliest Vedas and the time of the Buddha a thousand years later, the doctrine of karma changed people’s priorities.

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#Cultures #MindBody Studies

At a Planetary Crossroads: Contemplative Wisdom of Black Geographies

In more than one contemplative tradition, the crossroads signal literal and metaphorical death. They symbolize a crisis or a point where a shift must be made to claim an alternate future.

By Naya Jones
#Buddhism

From Faculty & Friends: Andrew Holecek

Buddhism has a number of practices that directly prepare you for death. In many ways, the entire path is death in slow motion, where “letting go” in meditation is a euphemism for death.

By Andrew Holecek
#Shamanism

From Faculty & Friends: Isa Gucciardi

In shamanic practice, there is a deep sense of union with the Earth. Shamans strive to know all her expressions and recognize her as a guide toward wholeness and integration.

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#Hinduism #Vedanta #Yoga

An Interview about Death with Vineet Chander

In the Bhagavad Gītā, Sri Kṛṣṇa offers insights throughout the text and explicitly addresses death in some key passages.

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#Book Reviews #Buddhism

In Love With the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying By Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche with Helen Tworkov

In Love With the World (hereafter In Love), was written by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche with the help of Tricycle magazine’s…

By Ross O'Brien
#Practice #Traditions

The Bardo: Death as an Opportunity

The bardo, or “antarābhava” in Sanskrit, is one of the central concepts in Buddhist descriptions of what happens after we die.

By Stephen Jenkins
#Practice #Traditions

Vedic Funeral Rites: The Path of Positive Evolution

In the Vedic universe, evolution depends upon the habit of our thought. It means that our consciousness can be impressed. It means we construct our reality both present and future by how we routinely think.

By Katy Jane
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