The Sending- Forth.1

From a Buddhist perspective, it is believed that death, like life, is a journey. The consciousness opens up in a particularly powerful way at the time of death; there is the opportunity for awakening on that great journey ... In this presentation, we will explore Buddhist approaches to end-of-life, as well as art and ceremonies that can truly be a celebration of life, as based in traditional Buddhist ritual practices. Participants participate in ceremony that commemorates their own life, including a simplified form of the Tibetan phowa practice. These have been adapted, so as to be experientially welcome those of any faith tradition. This talk was given to the San Diego chapter of IANDS (International Association of Near-Death Studies) at the Om Center for Spiritual Living, La Mesa.