Recollection/Death (maraṇassati)
Meditation / Recollection / Recollection/Death
Part of tag cluster Death in key topic The Human Dillema
Also a subtag of Mindfulness of body
28 excerpts, 2:21:27 total duration

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Abhayagiri 2015 Winter Retreat, Session 10 – Jan. 17, 2015

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2. Recollections of visiting the morgue in Thailand. Recounted by Debbie Stamp. [Recollection/Death]


2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 8 – Nov. 28, 2015

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8. “What chants would you recommend as suitable to use for patients who may be in hospice or close to death? Can Buddhist monks give last rites?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Death] [Chanting] [Ceremony/ritual] // [Goodwill] [Three Refuges] [Protective chants] [Culture/Thailand] [Buddho mantra] [Recollection/Saṅgha]

Story: Ajahn Chah requests an army truck to pick up Por Puang’s body. [Ajahn Chah] [Wat Pah Pong] [Contentment] [Mutual lay/Saṅgha support] [Recollection/Death]

Reference: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 662.


The Path of Practice, Session 1 – Jun. 15, 2019

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14. “What are your thoughts about maintaining a practice you’re at the bedside of someone actively passing away?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sickness] [Death ] // [Listening] [Fear] [Personal presence] [Intuition]

Story: Ram Dass anxiously tries to guide his stepmother through the dying process. [Ram Dass] [Teaching Dhamma] [Restlessness and worry] [Mindfulness of mind] [Recollection/Death]