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Tonglen explained – a practice for Helping Others

Sogyal Rinpoche suggests that seeing someone in pain, in person or on the news, could inspire us to meditate on compassion. “Any one of these sights could open the eyes of your heart to the fact of vast suffering in the … Continue reading

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GeriPal – Excellent Podcasts!

GeriPal is an excellent source of clinical knowledge. Wide ranging topics, many of  which at first glance seem that they could be a bit dry, are presented in an interesting lively way. The podcasts, like this one about end of … Continue reading

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What if We Treated Death Like Birth?

This eye opening article (and TED Talk) by Jane Whitlock, a Doula, is thought provoking and may help us to realize that there are many more similaritites between death and birth than we could ever imagine.

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