Posted in Aging and Buddhism, Aging and Meditation, Aging and Spirituality, Baby Boomers and Aging, Death and Dying on Jun 27th, 2009
We are all so fragile. We are, first of all, so fragile physically. When we are born, we can’t even feed ourselves or survive without continuous attention. And throughout our lives there are so many things that can go wrong, but mostly do not. It is actually amazing that the incredible intricacy of body and [...]
Posted in Aging and Spirituality, Baby Boomers and Aging, Death and Dying on Apr 17th, 2009
In my experience as a Buddhist teacher and spiritual guide, for many people the first time the deep truth of aging hits is when our parents become ill and die. This tends to happen when people are in their 40s, when they themselves still feel young, still remember college and their first jobs, still are [...]
Posted in Death and Dying on Feb 26th, 2009
Nothing happens when you die: Two contemporary Buddhist masters—Suzuki Roshi and the 16th Karmapa—both said this. When the Karmapa was dying—according to people who were there—he opened his eyes and said, “Nothing happens.” And in Suzuki Roshi’s book Not Always So he says, “Don’t worry about dying. Nothing is going to happen.” Well. This is [...]
