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Tag Archives: Ram Dass
Reminiscing About the Late Stephen Levine
An old friend, Dale Borglum, waxes about how they met and Stephen's pioneering work
Stephen Levine, author, poet and meditation instructor, died Jan. 17, 2016, at the age of 78 following a long illness. He died with his wife and partner, Ondrea, at his side, in Northern New Mexico where they lived in seclusion for many … Continue reading
Meetings at the Edge: Dialogues with the Grieving and the Dying, the Healing and the Healed by Stephen Levine
Stephen Levine has a conversation about death and dying
“Let this book tear your heart open,” Stephen Levine writes in the introduction to his book Meetings At The Edge: Dialogues With the Grieving and Dying, The Healing and The Healed, a compilation of transcribed conversations Levine had with people … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged American Buddhism, bereavement counseling, Book on Grief, Books about Terminal Illness and Friendship, Facing Terminal Illness, Grief Counseling, Grieving, Hanuman Foundation Dying Project, Meetings at the Edge, Meetings at the Edge: Dialogues with the Grieving and the Dying the Healing and the Healed, Ondrea Levine, Ram Dass, Stephen Levine
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”Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary” by Gay Dillingham
A film that's more psychedelic trip than deep exploration of the dying process
I’m not of the Timothy Leary generation, but I am on its cusp. The way in which he influenced us is not foreign to me, nor are the psychedelics he introduced into our culture back then. On the other hand, … Continue reading
Talking About Death and Releasing Fear
Ram Dass explains how talking about death can help release our fear of dying
Recently we spoke with Jon Underwood on the topic of Death Cafes. In the article (which you can find here), we discussed how important it is to have a safe environment where we can talk openly about death. In this … Continue reading
“I can say without speculation that it is possible to approach our deaths without the degree of emotional suffering that we’ve come to accept as a given in our culture.”
--Ram Dass
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Accepting Death, Death and Dying, Death Quote, Ram Dass, Reduce Suffering, Spirituality
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What is Spiritual Healing? – An Interview with Dale Borglum
Considering conscious dying and spiritual healing as we plan for the end-of-life
Dale Borglum is the founder and Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project, a group that offers healing to those at the end-of-life and their caregivers. Dale has had a long and impressive career in healing, spirituality, and caring for dying … Continue reading
