The Bardo Group

14/05/2026

“As a Buddhist practitioner, even though you know only too well that death is imminent and inescapable, it is very likely that your diary will always be full of business meetings and social events. Whatever your beliefs, there will always be a summer holiday to plan, or a family Christmas, or a Thanksgiving dinner or a birthday party. But, as I have already mentioned, there is no guarantee that any of your plans will actually come to fruition. Hanging on to the belief that everything will work out for the best only stokes the fires of disappointment - remember this, it’s an important point. Most of humanity’s most serious problems arise from blind hope and unreasonable assumptions. As death draws near, try to give up your worldly concerns. Stop worrying about your family. Stop making plans. Stop thinking about what you haven’t managed to accomplish and all the appointments in your diary.”
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

30/04/2026

06/03/2026

17/01/2026

As you draw ever closer to death, reflect and contemplate Bodhicitta more frequently, whenever you can. At first, you may feel artificial or insincere, but this is only because you do not believe that you are capable of genuinely arousing Bodhicitta. Within this mental framework, you may easily become disappointed with yourself—feeling as though you are a fraud. Stop thinking this way! All that is required to arouse Bodhicitta is the wish to make others happy, and you do possess this wish. You are generous and kind. Many times throughout your life, you have made others happy, and making others happy has brought you happiness as well. Remember all of this, for it proves that you have the ability and the capacity to wish for the happiness of all sentient beings. Trust in that ability. Give rise to, and strengthen, the aspiration to help others.
There will, of course, be moments when you wish, one last time, to drive a BMW on the German autobahn. Or, captivated by a lovely suitcase, you may long for a final trip to India before you die. Or you may wish to live long enough to see your beautiful, chubby niece or your tall, lanky nephew get married. At such times, it is very important to contemplate Absolute Bodhicitta.
Absolute Bodhicitta
It will be difficult to contemplate Absolute Bodhicitta while you are in the process of dying or approaching the moment of death; therefore, contemplate this while you are still alive.

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

09/11/2025

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09/11/2025

So true ...

Wise words (as always) from Barbara Karnes, RN

30/10/2025

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30/10/2025

Each moment of life contains within it a small death.

Life itself offers us countless opportunities to catch a glimpse of death. Nowadays, most people are too distracted, and only a few try to make the most of these opportunities. However, there is a way of relating to these small deaths in daily life that can help you prepare for the death of the body at the end of this lifetime.

All you need to do is notice that there is an ending in everything you do and in every moment — in a relationship, a marriage, a way of living, or even in a cup of coffee that is nearly empty.

In many ways, this method may seem too simple to be truly effective. Yet, simple awareness itself is the key to understanding that death is already a part of every moment of life.

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

26/10/2025

Yes, let's talk about death.

More than 2,500 years ago, there was a young prince called Siddhartha who later became Buddha Shakyamuni. When he was a young prince, Siddhartha’s father the king did everything he could to prevent Siddhartha from seeing the suffering and pain of the world. When Siddhartha was planning to go out o...