Finding Sogyal Rinpoche
A woman from San Diego in the USA shares her story: “I am 62 years old, and have practiced some form of Buddhism since I was 21. I Married a Buddhist, and brought up 3 daughters in the Buddhist philosophy and practice. However for 7 years, after my husband died in 1994, I wandered totally depleted […]
Read MoreA Symphony of Living and Dying
When award winning music composer, performer and conductor Nigel Westlake from Australia, lost his 21 year old son Eli in 2008 in a tragic murder, he was devastated with grief. After many years of successful composition and performance, he wasn’t sure how he would be able to carry on his musical career.
Read MoreHoping to Heal, Accepting Death
When do you hope to be healed, and when do you accept to die? This is a critical question for many faced with terminal or life-threatening diseases. From the moment of diagnosis, people are very raw and vulnerable. With some illnesses (such as cancer) people feel at times that they might live, and at times […]
Read MoreTrouver la voix
En 1994, Patrick Gaffney qui a largement participé à la rédaction du Livre Tibétain de la Vie et de la Mort, nous raconta avec précision la genèse du livre : « LA MORT EST SOUVENT un sujet délicat. Un après-midi de mai, il y a trois ans, j’arrivai dans une toute petite gare à la limite de […]
Read MoreMeeting my Teacher and his Book of Wisdom
Tshewang Yeden from Bhutan writes: “One of my friends once received a prize for her participation in an event. All of my friends, including myself, were excited to see what was really in the small rectangular gift bag. When she opened it, she was surprised to see a Buddhist book,
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