Ep. 288 – Opening to Death
10/6/202541 min
Ram Dass explores facing fears of the future as we age, opening up to the mystery of death, and seeing dying as a window of opportunity for awakening.
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[gentle music] A good meditation teacher isn't just someone who meditates a lot. Guiding someone else through the experience of sitting with their own mind is a genuine skill, one that requires real training and an ongoing commitment to your own growth as a teacher and practitioner. Join renowned Buddhist teacher David Nichtern for a free online event on Tuesday, May fifth at six PM Eastern, exploring the key elements of teaching mindfulness meditation. He'll also discuss the upcoming Dharma Moon one hundred hour mindfulness meditation teacher training. You'll have a chance to ask questions, meet the teaching team, and find out whether the program might be a good fit for you. Visit dharmamoon.com\elements. That's dharmamoon.com\elements for more information and to reserve your spot for the free event on Tuesday, May fifth. [gentle music] Welcome to another episode of Ram Dass Here and Now. We are so glad to be together again. This episode is from nineteen ninety-five, so that's thirty years ago. Some of us that might feel like yesterday. For others of us, that was before we were born. But it in some way just brings this idea of how