A prayer for times of crisis and for healing

This is a multi denominational, multi dimensional prayer for times of crisis and for healing. The prayer can be addressed to the being of another for proximal or distant healing and it can be used in critical situations for staying focused and present. The Clear Light Prayer can be said for those involved when you witness an accident on the road. It can be said, (usually repeated 3-7 times at least 2x per day) for those who are passing. See the clearlight website for some other ways that this beautiful and simple prayer can be helpful.

The Clear Light Prayer

Now I am experiencing the Clear Light of objective reality. Nothing is happening, nothing ever has happened or ever will happen. My present sense of self, the voyager, is in reality the void itself, having no qualities or characteristics. I remember myself as the voyager, whose deepest nature is the Clear Light itself; I am one; there is no other. I am the voidness of the void, the eternal unborn, the uncreated, neither real nor unreal. All that I have been conscious of is my own play of consciousness, a dance of light, the swirling patterns of light in infinite extension, endless endlessness, the Absolute beyond change, existence, reality. I, the voyager, am inseparable from the Clear Light; I cannot be born, die, exist, or change. I know now that this is my true nature.

From American Book of the Dead by E.J. Gold

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Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

On this beautiful Easter morning, here is an article that you might want to read, consider and reflect upon. In very few words it says a lot.

Regrets of the Dying.

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A Little Catholic Prayer book to help those who are dying

From the website – This book gathers in one place those rites at which a layperson may preside, according to Church law, in the absence of a priest or deacon. They are gathered from Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass, Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum, and Order of Christian Funerals. By collecting the pertinent rites, this book makes them more accessible to laypersons designated to administer them.

A Ritual for Laypersons: Rites for Holy Communion and the Pastoral Care of the Sick and Dying

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Caregiver’s Tao Te Ching

Just discovered a wonderful little book: The Caregiver’s Tao Te Ching: Compassionate Caring for Your Loved Ones and Yourself. It has a nice format and is well worth a look. As the authors say:

Like the original Chinese text, this book contains eighty-one chapters. Each chapter includes a poem for caregivers, evocative of the verses of the Tao Te Ching, followed by a reflection that presents practical guidance for navigating the emotional and physical hardships of caregiving. The resulting resource gently awakens readers to the grace, growth, and even joy possible at each step along their path.

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Registration Open for GWish Summer Institute: Mindful, Compassionate Care for the Dying

 

Registration Open for GWish Summer Institute

Focus on practical ways to integrate spirituality and compassion into healthcare.

Faculty Speakers are leaders in spiritual care, professionalism and compassion. They include:

Joan Halifax Roshi, PhD;

Robert D. Orr, MD, CM;

Tracy Balboni, MD, MPH;

Nisha Money, MD, MPH, ABIHM;

David Addiss, MD, MPH;

Patricia Fosarelli, MD, DMin;

Rev. George F. Handzo, BCC, CSBB;

Christina M. Puchalski, MD, FACP; and others.

 

 

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An awesome end of life care resources website!

DYING, SURVIVING, AND AGING WITH GRACE

I did a google search for the phrase: prayers for the dying.  The Great Adventure, I site that I started years ago, is doing very well there, but I found the above site and  it is TERRIFIC.  I really admire the work that Pat McNees is doing. Of course I had to pick up a copy of her book!

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