Our mind is central to our experience of life and death, so it makes sense to nurture our minds to experience more wakefulness and love.
We will spend the morning examining, reflecting on and discussing “What to do at the time of death” teachings from Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche’s “Great Path of Awakening.” We also will briefly review teachings on the Bardo, or “in-between” state, which our minds experience after death.
In the afternoon, we will talk about practical preparations for death, ranging from how to talk to our loved ones about death, how to make plans for Buddhist prayers and practices during illness and death, and helpful advice from Chaplain Cathy Lhamo Jackson.
Whether one dies tomorrow or 70 years from now, reflection on one’s own death will lead deeper into our own practice and give us a fresh look at the aims of that practice.
Learning how to die can lead to learning how to live a more meaningful life. The aim of this workshop is to lead the student in some personal reflection on how they wish to live and die.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/compassion-at-the-time-of-death-a-workshop-with-lama-tom-and-lama-kathy-tickets-309155210557
About Lama Tom
Lama Tom Broadwater became a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche in1999. He completed a 3 year retreat in 2012. He currently serves as an Associate Lama at Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling Buddhist Meditation Center in Columbus OH. Coal miner 4 years. Social worker and social administrator 35 years. Married 45 years. Father of two daughters and 3 grandchildren.
About Lama Kathy
Kathy Wesley has been a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche since 1977. She attended the first three-year retreat led by Khenpo Rinpoche at Karmé Ling Retreat Center in upstate New York, and received the title of ‘retreat lama.’ Now, as a lama (dharma teacher), Kathy serves as Resident Teacher at the Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling and teaches at other Buddhist centers around the country. Kathy has a degree in journalism and is a former newspaper writer. She and her husband Mike live in Central Ohio.
