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Caring for a Dying Loved One? Be Gentle With Yourself.:
Dying is unpredictable and messy. Don’t blame yourself if it doesn’t go according to plan -
Terminal Sedation at the End of Life:
When a person is dying, sedation is sometimes the only way to ease unbearable suffering -
National Donate Life Month Reminds Us To Give:
Organ donors can help provide a form of life after death
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Tag Archives: Zen Buddhism
Do All Zen Buddhists Believe in Rebirth?
A look into two theories behind Dogen teachings
One of the primary concepts behind most schools of Zen Buddhism is the idea that there is no real “self” who is born or dies. If one believes in this concept, it seems that the idea of “rebirth” doesn’t fit into … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Buddhism, Buddhism and death, Death, Dogen, Gautama Buddha, India, Japan, Rebirth, Reincarnation, Soto Zen, Zen, Zen Buddhism
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“Inside the Now” by Thich Nhat Hanh
A monk's meditations on time
“Inside the Now” is a rare and beautiful book. Written by the Buddhist monk, poet and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, it is both a personal account of Hanh’s struggle to bring peace and enlightenment to the people of his … Continue reading