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MINDFULNESS OF LIFE AND DEATH. A Series of Reflections from the Blog

Dear Friends,
I have written various reflections on the dynamics of life and death. This is a collation of the themes in the past five years from the blog.

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The Global Pandemic. Scientific Evidence has taken a Nosedive. Part One of Three

We read that so far around 459,000 people worldwide this year have died from a single virus, Covid-19.

Nearly 9 million have contracted the virus. Probably all of them wondered whether they would survive or die. Most survived. Their family, loved ones, associates and medical staff will have faced or continue to face the immense challenge of addressing sickness and death. …

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In Times of Loss and Death. What is the Alternative to Acceptance or Grief?

 

We live in times of a certain intensity in a world of the predictable and the unpredictable. The global epidemic impacts upon perceptions increasing the levels of thoughts around health/sickness and life/death. …

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Rob Burbea, the insight meditation teacher, has inhaled his last breath. As the birds woke up on the Full Moon (7 May 2020) marking the Buddha’s full awakening …

Today is the Full Moon of May. The Buddhist tradition marks the birth, death and enlightenment around 2600 years ago of Gautama the Buddha.

The facing of sickness, pain and death served as the trigger for Gotama, aged 29, to depart from the pleasures and privileges of the Royal Palace to explore the depth of experience. …

Rob Burbea, the insight meditation teacher, has inhaled his last breath. As the birds woke up on the Full Moon (7 May 2020) marking the Buddha’s full awakening … Read More »

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