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Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on practices to benefit those who have passed away.
- Teacher Passed Away •
- Medicine Buddha Practice •
- Creating Merit For Future Lives •
- Death on TV •
- Jang-wa Practice •
- When Sangha Members Die •
- How to Benefit Those Who Have Died •
- Praying for the Deceased •
- Offering a Deceased Person’s Wealth •
- What to Do with a Deceased Person’s Ashes •
- Tsa-tsas and Pujas After Death •
- Help at the Time of Death •
- Mother Passed Away •
- The Real Kunsang is Not There •
- What to Do with Ashes of a Loved One •
- Daily Sur Practice for Deceased Person •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on how to make the best use of our life, which is very short.
Topics: Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
- The Cause of Death •
- Life is Short •
- How to Use an Hourglass for Dharma Practice •
- Impermanence and Death Don't Wait •
- Death Meditation •
- Death Comes Suddenly •
- Remember Impermanence and Death •
- Death Can Happen Suddenly •
- Grief After Baby’s Death •
- Know That Death Can Happen at Any Time •
- Overcoming Fear of Death •
- You Will Meet Him Again in a Different Form •
- You Will Meet Again and Again •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on how to prepare oneself for death, which can happen at any time. Includes practices for students whose death is imminent.
- Premonition of Death •
- Death Can Happen Anytime •
- Rely on Amitabha •
- Death Can Happen at Any Time •
- Preparing for Death •
- Donating Organs •
- Dream of Death •
- Practices When Close to Death •
- Whether to Tell Family About Life Obstacles •
- Practices to Prepare for Death •
- Making a Will •
- More Talks on this Topic: Preparing for Death •
- Amitabha is Guiding You •
- Confession Before Passing Away •
- Imminent Death •
- Transference of Consciousness at Death Time •
- Rely on Guru Amitabha •
- Vajrayogini Visualization •
- Don’t Be Afraid of Death •
- Integrating the Five Powers •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on how to care for others who are very ill and approaching death, with essential advice and practices for the moment of death.
- Working With the Dying •
- Close to Death •
- Imminent Death •
- When Someone Is Dying •
- How to Support Someone Who is Dying •
- Helping a Dying Grandmother •
- Helping a Friend Die •
- Dying Father •
- Sickness and Death •
- Dying of Cancer •
- Mantra Recitation for a Dying Person •
- What to do for Dying Mother •
- Whether to Tell Someone She Is Dying •
- More Talks on this Topic: Caring for the Dying •
- How to Help People Who Are Sick and Dying •
- Make Strong Prayers to Medicine Buddha •
- We All Have to Die Sooner or Later •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Essential advice and practices for the moment of death.
Topics: Death and Transitions > Caring for Others at the Time of Death > Practices at the Time of Death
- Support at Death Time •
- Namgyalma Visualization •
- Recitation of the Tengyur •
- Brother Dying •
- Preparing for Death •
- Friend Dying of Cancer •
- Father Dying •
- Mother Dying •
- Mother Close to Death •
- Practices for Mother Passing Away •
- How to Help Dying Mother •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
- Ensuring a Peaceful Death •
- Feeling Happy About Death •
- Rejoicing in Life Practice •
- Rejoice before Dying •
- Now You Can Be Completely Happy •
- So Much for You to Rejoice In •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Topics: Death and Transitions > Caring for Others at the Time of Death > Essential Advice for the Time of Death
- Essential Advice and Resources for the Time of Death •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
- The Time of Death •
- Moment of Death •
- Mantra to Not Have Pain at the Time of Death •
- What to Do at the Moment of Death •
- Five Powers to Be Practiced at the Time of Death •
- If You Are About to Die •
- More Talks on this Topic: The Moment of Death •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
- Creating Merit After Parents’ Death •
- Tsa-tsas for a Deceased Parent •
- Practices for Deceased Father •
- Family Deaths •
- Death of Grandfather •
- The Cause of a Long Life •
- Letter to Steve Irwin's Family •
- Dealing with Grief after the Death of a Loved One •
- Unexpected Death in the Family •
- After the Death of a Loved One •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Topics: Death and Transitions > Other Transitions > Euthanasia
- Animal Euthanasia and Health Care •
- Buddhist View of Euthanasia •
- Euthanasia for Animals •
- More Talks on this Topic: Liberating Animals •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
- A Special Child •
- Lama Yeshe’s Relics •
- Teacher Passes Away •
- Recognition of Tulku •
- Incarnate Lama •
- Recognition of Lama Zopa Rinpoche •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
- The Best Life Direction •
- Continuing With School •
- The Benefits of Experiencing Hardship •
- Wanting to Be Ordained •
- Celebrating a Birthday •
- Tired of Working for Others •
- Making Life Decisions that Benefit Others •
- Sunflowers for the Elderly •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on impermanence and death, including how to care for others at the time of death and practices for the deceased.
Topics: Death and Transitions
