Full article is published in Lion’s Roar. Andrew Holecek on bardo, one of the Six Dharmas of Naropa’s two practices for helping us find our way, when the time comes, through the death experience. It can help us in life, too. Of the six Dharmas of Naropa, two are...
“Bardo” is finding its way into the modern world, from the experimental novel Lincoln in the Bardos, to the movie Bardo, to the best-selling book, In Love With the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying. But what exactly is a bardo, and what is...
In a conversation with the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche, I had the opportunity to discuss death and dying. In the Tibetan tradition, the teachings on this topic are vast, so I asked Rinpoche what should be emphasized in presenting this material to the West. His...
What are the Bardos? The central orienting view in the Tibetan tradition of “thanatology” (the study of death and dying) is that of the bardos. This Tibetan word “Bardo” is translated as “gap, interval, intermediate state, transitional process, or in...
Advice from 8 Buddhist Masters In the process of writing my book, “Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from a Tibetan Buddhist Tradition”I had the great opportunity to interview a number of Buddhist meditation masters. One of the questions I asked...
I previously asked the question “What Is The Best Way To Prepare For Death?” during a divine experience interviewing Buddhist meditation masters. A follow-up question I asked was “What is the best way to help others as they die?” I feel this...
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