Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying:
Buddhist perspectives on dying that help us to live with love, compassion, and forgiveness.
with Venerable Sangye Khadro

Tuesdays, Jun 11, 18, 25 & Jul 2, 7–8:30pm EDT

ONLINE

Registration will be available soon.

Death is something all of us will inevitably encounter in life. We ourselves will die one day and, before that occurs, we will experience the death of loved ones. The Buddha frequently encouraged his followers to contemplate death as this would help them live a more positive and meaningful life and be better prepared for death when it happens.

In this course we will explore Buddhist perspectives on death and dying, as well as practices to prepare for our own death and help others who are dying. The course includes teachings, meditations, and time for question-and-answers.

Important Note

This is an online-only event that is administered using Zoom.

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*Zoom is an interactive video-conferencing tool that allows participants to see one another and ask questions. You will need a computer, a tablet or a smartphone with the Zoom application to attend. If you are using Zoom for the first time, please login earlier to allow any necessary installations on your device.

Registration / Schedule

Suggested: $20 per session
Other offering options: free, $5, $10, $30

The suggested amount helps support teacher offerings and expenses, direct costs and rent. Shantideva member benefits will apply automatically if you have a membership in MindBody. 

Shantideva Center may publish recorded sessions in the public domain (e.g., on YouTube). By registering for this event, you are agreeing to give your consent to this process. To protect your privacy, we recommend being conscious about any personal information you share during the sessions. To further enhance anonymity, you may want to consider turning off video or naming yourself using abbreviations.

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Time zone: US Eastern Daylight Time (GMT/UTC-4)

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Additional Materials

Preparing for Death & Helping the Dying (PDF)

Recordings

Available soon.

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About the Teacher

California-born, Ven. Sangye Khadro ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery in 1974, and is a longtime friend and colleague of Abbey founder Ven. Thubten Chodron. Ven. Sangye Khadro took the full (bhikshuni) ordination in 1988. While studying at Nalanda Monastery in France in the 1980s, she helped to start the Dorje Pamo Nunnery, along with Ven. Chodron. Ven. Sangye Khadro has studied Buddhism with many great masters including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. She began teaching in 1979 and was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore for 11 years. She has been resident teacher at the FPMT centre in Denmark since 2016, and from 2008-2015, she followed the Masters Program at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Italy. Ven. Sangye Khadro has authored several books, including the best-selling, How to Meditate, now in its 17th printing, which has been translated into eight languages.