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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 »
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    The Sure Heart's Release Paid Member

    JACK KORNFIELD was trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India. After majoring in Asian Studies at Dartmouth, in 1967 he went to Thailand with the Peace Corps looking for a Buddhist teacher. Upon his return, he earned a doctorate in clinical psychology. In 1975 he co-founded the Insight Meditation Society, based in Barre, Massachusetts, which widely influenced the practice of Vipassana meditation in North America. In 1986 he became a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Today he lives nearby with his family and is devoted exclusively to teaching. His books include Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, A Path with Heart, and Teachings of the Buddha. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry will be released by Bantam Books in June. This interview was conducted at Spirit Rock by Helen Tworkov. More »
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    Prayer Paid Member

    Notions about prayer among Westerners who have turned to Buddhism are skewed by a falsely simplistic contrast between prayer in Buddhism and prayer in monotheistic traditions. For those of us who left the Jewish, Christian, or Islamic religions for the Noble Eightfold Path, the change generally encompasses a journey from a dualistic relationship with God - I and Thou - to one that stresses the efficacy of a non-dualistic view of reality. Yet a quick look at the esoteric traditions of monotheists - whether of Kabbalists, Christian mystics, or Sufis - tells us that to compare these traditions to the Sunday schools of our childhood is absurdly reductive. More »