Bright Way Zen Death and Dying Workshop

“When you are strong and healthy,
You never think of sickness coming,
But it descends with sudden force
Like a stroke of lightning.
When involved in worldly things,
You never think of death’s approach;
Quick it comes like thunder
Crashing round your head.”
Milarepa, The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa
“Planning for the future is like going fishing in a dry gulch;
Nothing ever works out as you wanted, so give up all your schemes and ambitions.
If you have got to think about something
Make it the uncertainty of the hour of your death.”
Gyalsé Rinpoche, in The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
The workshop will be available for participation in both the Dirt Zendo and Cloud Zendo. Click here to learn more about how to join us.
Location: Bright Way Zen (Dirt or Cloud Zendo)
Date: January 14, 2023
Time: 9 am to 3 pm (Pacific Time)
Cost: No Cost
Registration: To register, please complete the form below
Lunch: 60 minutes. Please bring your own vegetarian meal.
In addition to lunch, please bring a hand towel for workshop introduction activity.
Workshop description
“Death and Dying – Planning Ahead”
Do you have questions about how to plan ahead for the “uncertainty of the hour of your death”? Would you like to learn some of the options for your care while you are dying? Are you aware you have various choices for the care and disposition of your body upon your death? Do you know what forms are available or needed so that your loved ones will not be burdened with uncertainty about your preferences and how best to meet them? Do you need guidance or motivation to complete an Advance Directive for Health Care or other planning forms?
The Bright Way Zen “Death and Dying – Planning Ahead” workshop will help you find answers to these and other questions, and to begin the process of completing your planning forms.
Workshop Overview:
- Introduction
- Why is planning ahead important?
- Brief overview of our lineage’s practices and ceremonies related to death and dying
- Resources to assist with planning
- Forms overview
- Forms completion (or at least get start on them)
Registration:
If you have questions please contact Betty Smoot: betty.smoot “at” gmail.com
Complete the registration form below:
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