EPISODE · Oct 13, 2021 · 17 MIN
What happens when we die? Buddhism's answer
from Buddhist Wisdom, Modern Life · host Claire Villarreal, PhD
What happens when we die? It's one of the biggest mysteries of human life, and all spiritual traditions offer an answer. But Tibetan Buddhism has incredibly extensive teachings about the death and rebirth process. You might have heard of the "Tibetan Book of the Dead" (actually a whole genre of literature and practices), and in this video I'll walk you through the process it describes of living this life with intention, passing through the death process as our body shuts down, then coming face to face with our deepest nature at the end of the death process before entering the bardo state between death and rebirth. Want my quick guide to this process, with links to longer teachings on each state? Grab it here: https://bit.ly/2Zl80UA Check out Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth: https://amzn.to/3Bs933d (affiliate link)
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What happens when we die? It's one of the biggest mysteries of human life, and all spiritual traditions offer an answer. But Tibetan Buddhism has incredibly extensive teachings about the death and rebirth process. You might have heard of the "Tibetan Book of the Dead" (actually a whole genre of literature and practices), and in this video I'll walk you through the process it describes of living this life with intention, passing through the death process as our body shuts down, then coming face to face with our deepest nature at the end of the death process before entering the bardo state between death and rebirth. Want my quick guide to this process, with links to longer teachings on each state? Grab it here: https://bit.ly/2Zl80UA Check out Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth: https://amzn.to/3Bs933d (affiliate link)
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