Living and Dying with Confidence: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective
Rinpoche advises against trying to learn complex new practices on your deathbed. Instead, he encourages practitioners to master one or two familiar practices—like the Medicine Buddha mantra—so they become second nature.
One of the most practical tools in the book is the concept of a "Dharma Will". This document outlines your spiritual wishes, such as which prayers you want recited, who should be in the room, and your preferences regarding medical interventions that might interfere with your meditation. The Spiritual Transition: Phowa and the Bardos
In the Tibetan tradition, death is a process of the mind dissolving into its true nature.
Living and Dying with Confidence: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective
Rinpoche advises against trying to learn complex new practices on your deathbed. Instead, he encourages practitioners to master one or two familiar practices—like the Medicine Buddha mantra—so they become second nature.
One of the most practical tools in the book is the concept of a "Dharma Will". This document outlines your spiritual wishes, such as which prayers you want recited, who should be in the room, and your preferences regarding medical interventions that might interfere with your meditation. The Spiritual Transition: Phowa and the Bardos
In the Tibetan tradition, death is a process of the mind dissolving into its true nature.
