How can we prepare for our own death and the aging process with compassion and wisdom? What is the most important thing to remember at the time of death? How we can face the physical and mental pain of death? How can the process of dying actually motivate us during our lifetime. How can we be most helpful for someone who is going through the death process or has a terminal diagnosis.
Join Ven Carla Pearse, Kirsten DeLeo and Bruno Rizzi on Wednesday 5th October at 12pm BST ( check your time zone here) for a discussion on these and other questions. The session includes a meditation led by Ven Carla Pearse.
About Ven Carla Pearse ( Ven Tsultrim) …
Ven Carla Pearse (Lozang Tsultrim) was ordained in 2009, Chenrezig Institute in Australia has been her base and she has been a student there for 22 years.
She has a Bachelor of Counselling, a Bachelor of Social Science (Social Policy), and Master of International Studies (Peace and Conflict Resolution) and has spent much of the last several years in India and Nepal doing retreat, listening to different teachers across the Tibetan Buddhist lineages and visiting many different pilgrimage sites. Currently she works at Karuna hospice as a counselor.
Last year, together with the Karuna hospice team, she launched the podcast "What About Death" a podcast exploring the many and varied experiences and perceptions of dying and death. She talks to people from around Australia and the world, listening to their insights and views and bringing this important subject out of the dark and into a place where we consider... everything you wanted to know about death but were afraid to ask!
About Kirsten DeLeo …
Kirsten is a meditation teacher, author and trainer in the field of contemplative care offering training programs and retreats worldwide.
In her first book, “Present Through The End. A Caring Companion’s Guide For Accompanying The Dying”, Kirsten shares her decades of experience supporting terminally ill patients and their families and teaching caregivers. It also offers down-to-earth advice and simple tools inspired by her many years of Buddhist contemplative practice — great resources that will be of benefit to anyone caring for someone approaching dying.
Kirsten helped to pioneer Authentic Presence, one of the first contemplative-based programs in end-of-life care in the United States. Kirsten is also the host of Authentic Presence Podcast. This brand new podcast explores the deeper questions of human experience and caregiving. It features conversations with spiritual practitioners, clinicians, pioneers in healthcare, and contemplative thinkers.
Kirsten lives with her family near Dzogchen Beara Buddhist Meditation Centre on the scenic West Coast of Ireland where she regularly teaches and supports the work of the Spiritual Care Centre.
You can visit Kirsten’s website here
About Bruno Rizzi …
Bruno Rizzi is italian and student of Tibetan buddhism since 1981, he spent 7 years as ordained monk with studies at Nalanda Monastery in France.
For well over 18 years Bruno has worked as palliative nurse in Christophorus Hospiz in Munich and has extensive experience leading retreats and courses on the topic “Awareness of Death, Finding Meaning in Life”. Bruno is a 16G FDCW facilitator
You can watch the interactive workshop “Awareness of Death, finding meaning in Life” that Bruno offered during the Compassion and Wisdom in Action Conference 2021 . In this workshop we explored ways to find the inspiration and courage needed to cultivate the methods that can help is to look at death with a more open and positive attitude; fundamental qualities for an authentic and meaningful live.
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