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    What Does Being a Buddhist Mean to You? Paid Member

    “I don’t want to die. But I guess I’ll live as long as I need to.” NanditaSanta Fe, New Mexico10 years old “I want to be ready to completely let go of this form, and ready to plunge into whatever is next.” Lee MooreKent, Ohio24 years old “I would like to die peacefully—anytime—it doesn’t matter when. I don’t know if I will be able to do that, but now I am at peace. Hopefully I will be peaceful when true pain comes.” Thay Gniac HanhPlum Village, France More »
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    Darwin and the Buddha Paid Member

    By James Shaheen
    One of Buddhism’s central tenets is the illusory nature of self. How does that square with evolutionary theory? Well, commenting on the metaphysical status of the self is above my pay grade, and I’m not sure that a Darwinian perspective sheds much direct light on it. But this perspective does help to explain another, and perhaps related, illusion about the self: the “specialness of the self.” People instinctively operate under the assumption that their own happiness is more important than other people’s happiness. And that’s because we were built by natural selection, which is all about self-preservation and self-interest. So Buddhism’s emphasis on surrendering self-interest in consideration of other beings is radically opposed to Darwinian logic. More »
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    Life After Breath Paid Member

    The Body After Death - Joan Halifax In the Between - Translation and introduction by Robert A. F. Thurman Living Organs and Dying Bodies - Casey Frank More »
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    Caregiving Paid Member

    Village Women: A Roundtable - Spiritual care of the dying with Christine Longaker, Joan Halifax, Barbara Rhodes, Patricia Shelton, Jeanne Anselmo, and Kathleen O'Rourke The Long Shadow of Good Intentions - Dale Borglum on caregiving and ego More »
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    Science and Buddhism Paid Member

    Is buddhism compatible with contemporary scientific research? can the two fields benefit from dialogue? in the following section, scientists and buddhists walk common ground. More »
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    Only the Practice of Dharma Can Help Us at the Time of Death Paid Member

    By Larry Rosenberg
    Throughout our lives, our body has been our closest companion. At times it has seemed to be who we are. We have spent hours washing and cleaning and clipping and oiling and combing and brushing, taking care of our body in all kinds of ways. We have fed it and rested it. We might have had differing attitudes toward it, sometimes loving it and sometimes hating it. But now this closest companion, which has gone through everything with us, will no longer be here. It will no longer take oxygen. It will not circulate blood. This body that for so many years was so full of vitality will be lifeless. It will be a corpse. The first Panchen Lama says it well: “This body that we have cherished for so long cheats us at the time when we need it most.” More »