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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 •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

Advice on how to make the best use of our life, which is very short.

The Cause of Death •
Life is Short •
How to Use an Hourglass for Dharma Practice •
Impermanence and Death Don't Wait •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

Advice for students on various transitions including education, relationships, career choices and other life decisions. 

The Best Life Direction •
Continuing With School •
The Benefits of Experiencing Hardship •
Wanting to Be Ordained •
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 •
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 •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

Essential advice and practices for the moment of death.

Support at Death Time •
Namgyalma Visualization •
Recitation of the Tengyur •
Brother Dying •
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.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Ensuring a Peaceful Death •
Feeling Happy About Death •
Rejoicing in Life Practice •
Rejoice before Dying •
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 •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Creating Merit After Parents’ Death •
Tsa-tsas for a Deceased Parent •
Practices for Deceased Father •
Family Deaths •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
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 •