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SUMMARY:DISCOVERING BUDDHISM: Death and Rebirth
DESCRIPTION:(HYBRID) What happens at death-time? How can we best prepare
  ourselves for the onward journey? And how can we insure we achieve a po
 sitive rebirth?It is only by reflecting on change and impermanence that 
 we can use our present life to its fullest potential. Explore the proces
 s of death and rebirth and its impact on how we live our lives. Be guide
 d in skilful reflection on the meaning of death and what to expect at de
 ath-time.&nbsp\;In this way\, fulfil your purpose in life\, resolve conf
 licts\, and develop the skills to help both yourself and others at the t
 ime of death. Eventually\, through Buddhist practice\, one can overcome 
 fear and death altogether.\n\n\n\n“Tibetan Buddhism teaches us to unde
 rstand the death process… so when the time of crisis arrives… we’l
 l know what’s going on.”Lama Thubten Yeshe\n\n\n\nIn Lama Yeshe’s 
 teaching\, death is not an ending but a transition: when the body stops\
 , the mind does not. Consciousness continues as a stream of energy\, car
 rying the imprint of everything we have thought\, said\, and done. Becau
 se of this\, death immediately leads into another phase and eventually i
 nto rebirth. This process is not governed by an external force—no one 
 sends us anywhere—but unfolds according to our own mind. As long as we
  remain caught in ignorance\, attachment\, and ego\, we are propelled in
 to what he calls “uncontrolled” rebirth\, moving again and again thr
 ough the cycle of existence.\n\n\n\nWhat matters most\, then\, is the co
 ndition of the mind—especially at the time of death. The habits we hav
 e built and the state we die in shape what comes next\, whether that is 
 a fortunate human rebirth or a more difficult one. For this reason\, Lam
 a Yeshe stresses that understanding death is not abstract philosophy but
  practical training: by learning to recognise the mind and reduce its di
 stortions now\, we prepare for a clearer\, more stable transition later.
  Ultimately\, the cycle of death and rebirth continues only as long as i
 ts causes persist\; when the mind is freed from its mistaken patterns\, 
 the cycle itself can come to an end.Topics include:\n\n\n\n\nDisadvantag
 es of not thinking about death and the advantages of doing so\n\n\n\nAvo
 iding the trap of the 8 worldly concerns\n\n\n\nNine-part meditation on 
 death awareness\n\n\n\nEight stages of the dying process\n\n\n\nProcess 
 of rebirth (and how to avoid the sufferings of the lower realms)\n\n\n\n
 The role of karma in determining rebirth\n\n\n\nThe six realms of existe
 nce\n\n\n\nHow to help the dying\n\n\n\nSubtle and gross impermanence\n\
 n\n\nDharma is the long term solution to death\n\n\n\n\n“We can transf
 orm any problem\, even death\, into happiness. The point is not to stop 
 the experience of problems but to stop the conditions that we call ‘pr
 oblems’ from disturbing our mind\, and instead use them to support the
  spiritual path that we practice.”Lama Zopa Rinpoche\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Discovering Buddhis
 m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Discovering Buddhism is the core program of
  LTC. It consists of 13 units\, but you are most welcome to join at any 
 time. It takes about three years to complete the full cycle and the asso
 ciated activities. Many people enjoy the program so much they attend sub
 sequent cycles! We invite you to come along to a couple of classes and s
 ee how the program suits you. More details here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMo
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 \nJoin Event on Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid event\, held both in-pe
 rson in the gompa and online on Zoom. Zoom meeting starts 10 minutes bef
 ore event start time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\
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