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Impermanence and Death

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

Contemplating impermanence and death intensifies the motivation to practice dharma.

“Truly understanding and permanence means recognizing both the nature of change inherent in all phenomena and the extraordinary opportunity to train your mind toward liberation. Reflecting, you begin to see that you must not waste precious time. As soon as you were born, it was guaranteed that you will eventually die. This inevitable death will deprive you of any for the opportunity to practice. Begin to realize clearly that, instead of putting off practice until some future time, you must begin right now to extract some meaningful essence from your human birth. The point of understanding impermanence is not to feel sad about it, but to use it as an incentive to overcome laziness.”

~ Lama Tharchin Rinpoche ~ An excerpt from A Commentary on the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro: The Preliminary Practice of the New Treasurer of Dudjom

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Caring for the Body after Death with Lama Sonam Rinpoche

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

Just a reminder for two upcoming events about preparing for the end of life, either for yourself or others. We’d be glad for you to join us in these trainings. Click and print flyers.

The first of these day-long programs will be taught by Lama Sonam Rinpoche on August 7th at Orgyen Dorje Den, titled, “Caring for the Body After Death.” The second will focus on the manual ‘Instructions for the Transitional State’, the text used by TLC Transitional Life Care, facilitated by Julie Rogers. This event will be sponsored by Bay Area Tara Mandala Sangha in San Rafael on August 21st.

These trainings are best attended in person, but online streaming will be provided for those who live at a distance or who are ill and/or housebound.

For information about streaming for Lama Sonam Rinpoche’s teaching,
please contact: Isis Hao <isisminghao@gmail.com>.

To inquire about streaming for the Transitional State Forum,
please contact Rosie Kaufman <rosiekaufman10@gmail.com>.

We hope our extended Sangha can come together in this way, in order to provide comfort, spiritual support, and hands on assistance as we experience the truth of impermanance. Please feel welcome to join us in this.

Best wishes, in the Dharma,

Julie Rogers, Director
TLC Transitional Life Care