Category Archives: death and dying

Contemplative Care for the Dying

Posted on December 8, 2012 by webmaven

Excellent article on compassionate end of life care. Being the bridge – Guest Voices – The Washington Post. “For end-of-life clinicians or caregivers, being the bridge to what’s next demands courageous presence in the face of death, the ability to … Continue reading →

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A Buddhist Prayer for the Dead and Dying

Posted on November 26, 2012 by webmaven

 A Buddhist Prayer for the Dead and Dying   The Five Powers to Develop for a Happy Successful Death    from UrbanDharma.org   A Buddhist Prayer for the Dead and Dying Oh Buddhas and Bodhisattvas abiding in all directions, Endowed … Continue reading →

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What a lovely send-off: Fresh thinking for funerals

Posted on October 16, 2012 by webmaven

This is a really well written article about how the funeral industry is changing to more personalized, family oriented ceremonies. Hope that you get a chance to read it. Thanks to our friends at Dying Matters

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How Virtual Environments can be used to Help Others

Posted on October 6, 2012 by webmaven

Dedicating Efforts When you are in the virtual environment and you are running through the “game,” you can dedicate that run to the benefit of another. Dedicating an effort or activity, such as an  orb run, to the benefit of … Continue reading →

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You’ll die laughing at coffins that put the fun into funerals

Posted on October 3, 2012 by webmaven

Not often that we will cite an article from, err, the Sun, but this is has some fun pictures and illustrates an idea whose time is, well, here upon us. Thanks to Final Fling, and if you haven’t friended them … Continue reading →

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Easy Death – a classic in the death and dying field

Posted on September 25, 2012 by webmaven

Book review of Easy Death, by Adi Da Samraj (Da Free John) As a longtime hospice worker I’ve made a habit of reading everything I can find about death and dying. The psychologically-oriented books on bereavement and mourning are interesting … Continue reading →

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