There is now, and always has been, much to grieve about life. Whether we grieve the loss of a loved one, our own health, a pet, a species, a sense of social and political stability or any other past constant in our life, pausing for self care is essential.
Buddhism as well has tools to help us navigate loss. Drawing from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, beloved teacher Pema Chodron helps us understand this most universal of human experiences. We can learn to view our entire lives, and the vignettes within it, as a kind of “bardo”, or place of “in between”, where uncertainty is the main constant.
This week, Lorilee played a talk from Pema Chodron available behind a paywall at SoundsTrue.
