↓ Scroll down for 2023 Program 

Living is Dying 

“Shouldn’t we all try to contemplate the inevitability of our own death at least once this lifetime? Particularly as every one of us will die – itself a crucially important piece of information. Doesn’t putting some effort into processing the inescapable fact of our own death make sense?”

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

The Living is Dying program originated in 2022 as a book study of 34 sessions according to Dzongsar Khyentse’s book ‘Living is Dying’ …  Free download of the book here

In 2023 & 2024 the program offered monthly presentations by guest speakers involved in the field of death and dying. We would like to invite you to explore how cultivating an awareness of death can benefit us not only at the time of passing but also in our day to day living.

The Living is Dying program is aiming to provide a wide range of teaching material, resources and support for Buddhist practitioners, those who are dying and those who care for the dying. You will find recordings of the presentations below.

Check out and participate in our Siddhartha’s Intent Community page: The Bardo Café

and follow us on …….

Living is Dying Facebook           Living is Dying Instagram

2023 – 2024 Program of monthly talks

What is Bardo? 

Come join us in exploring the meaning of bardo during a series of six special presentations:

  • Bardo of Living – Sunday May 14th with guest speaker Tulku Ngawang Tenzin
            The natural bardo of this life spans the entire period between birth and death.
  • Bardo of Dream – Sunday June 18th with guest speaker Erik Pema Kunsang 
           This bardo occurs during the sleep state, between falling asleep and waking up.
  • Bardo of Meditation – Sunday July 9th with guest speaker Jakob Leschly
           Bardo of Meditation is from the time one is not distracted until one is distracted.
  • Bardo of Dying  – Sunday August 13th  with guest speaker Chagdud Khadro
            Bardo of Dying lasts from the beginning of the process of dying until the end of the “inner respiration”.
  • Bardo of Dharmata – Sunday September 24th  with guest speaker Raktrul Rinpoche (Do Tulku)
           The luminous Bardo of Dharmata encompasses the after-death experience of the radiance of the nature of mind.
  • Bardo of Becoming – Sunday December 10th with guest speaker Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche
           Bardo of Becoming or “intermediate state” lasts until the moment we take a new birth.
  • Bardo Song of Reminding Oneself – Sunday Sunday 14 January, 2024.  Guest speaker Erik Pema Kunsang  
 

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Sunday 14 May, 2023 

Tulku Ngawang planting trees for the Bhumisparsha Project

Guest speaker Tulku Ngawang Tenzin explores The Bardo of Living 

“This bardo of birth and life is so very important. If you can recognise this bardo as nothing more than a dream and a magical display and combine that recognition with uncontrived bodhicitta born from your heart, then you will master all the other bardos. And if you achieve that, you will have become a great hero or heroine, not frightened by birth, sickness, old age, and death.”   Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Sunday 18 June, 2023 
Guest speaker Erik Pema Kunsang explores the Bardo of Dream
 
“The bardo of dream is the intermediate state from the time we fall asleep till we wake up the next day. The duration may differ but it is like death. The five senses – of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch dissolve into kunzhi (the base of all senses which is neutral in nature) and then we fall asleep. During that time, it’s similar to death even though we are sleeping.”
 Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche
 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Sunday 9 July, 2023 

Guest speaker Jakob Leschly explores the Bardo of Meditation

“If you even for a split moment don’t go to the past, don’t go to the future and just be aware, that moment is this exceptional, incredible world (of samadhi). This world is uncontaminated by references. What an amazing world!”
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche – Bardo teachings 2022

LINK TO RECORDING

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Sunday 13 August, 2023

Guest speaker Chagdud Khadro explores the Bardo of Dying

“In the Bardo of dying, the mind experiences various visions and manifestations.
Remain calm and undisturbed, recognise them as the play of your own mind.
Rest in the nature of mind and attain liberation.”
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

LINK TO RECORDING

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Sunday 24 September, 2023

Guest speaker Do Tulku as he explores the Bardo of Dharmata
“The Bardo of Dharmata is the time for mastering the crucial point: to be unafraid and instead recognise the nature of mind, which is manifest as self-radiance of knowing. This radiance has three forms – sounds, colours and lights. As they manifest don’t be afraid of these peaceful and wrathful displays, they are your own display. For most people such a groundless, centreless and boundless display is unfamiliar and therefore very scary; there are no handles on anything, nothing to relate to as being here or there. Recognise that it is just the play of dharmata, and don’t give in to fear, dread or panic.”– Erik Pema Kunsang

LINK TO RECORDING

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Sunday 10 December, 2023
Special guest speaker Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche  explores the last of the six bardos, the Bardo of Becoming
 
“After body and mind have separated, the sounds, colours and lights and so forth of the luminosity of dharmata disappear, due to their nature not having been recognised. The period from the arising of the confused tendencies up until one enters the womb of the next life is called the karmic bardo of becoming.” 
– Tsele Natsok Rangdrol “The Mirror of Mindfulness”
 
Link to recording posted soon
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Sunday 14 January, 2024  

Guest speaker Erik Pema Kunsang presents the Bardo Song of Reminding Oneself.

For centuries, meditators have been using songs to remind themselves of very important key points. This song is about life and death. It’s especially about how to use every situation and every experience to improve and liberate our minds: your normal everyday life, dream and deep sleep, the states of mind during meditation, the process of consciousness separating from the body, being face to face with unstructured reality as completely naked consciousness, and finally the process of seeking and choosing the best place of reincarnation, reconnecting with a body for rebirth. The seven verses deal with situations that we meet as human beings. This is true whether we are spiritual, religious, atheists or freethinkers. – Erik Pema Kunsang
.
Erik Pema Kunsang, the renowned translator and dharma teacher, has been awarded the Khyentse Foundation Fellowship—the highest honor that the foundation grants an individual. A prolific translator, Erik has put together numerous dharma books. Notable examples include The Light of Wisdom, volumes 1 to 5, by Padmasambhava and Jamgön Kongtrül; Blazing Splendor: The Memoirs of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche; and Mirror of Mindfulness, a commentary on the bardo states by Tsele Natsok Rangdröl. We are grateful for his invaluable translation of these precious dharma texts and for his other contributions to the field, such as his editorial work for 84000 and lately, mentoring the translators for Khyentse Vision Project. The foundation is overjoyed to nominate Erik as the 2022 Khyentse Fellow.

When we asked Rinpoche to say something about the Erik he knows, he responded with a touching reply:

“From the time I was a teenager trying to learn Danish from him, I have known this man and occasionally even observed him. In all that time, I have noticed that he was not going astray. He went from one great master to another, each one of whom was the Buddha in person. During all this time, this man has not wasted his time but instead gained profound Buddhist knowledge and subsequently became a great translator. But all that does not really move me. What moves me most is that, in my humble opinion, he has become a genuine dharma practitioner. And that is very rare today, even among Tibetans. I don’t say this lightly and had to think really hard before saying it. So, coming from someone like me with a mountainlike ego and pride, I hope people will take a bit seriously my deep appreciation for Erik Pema Kunsang.” — Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, May 2022, Bir, India

The above text and photo was included in the KF News August 2022

………………………………………………………………………………

Please donate to support SI Australia, so we are able to continue to offer this and other teachings. Siddhartha’s Intent Australia is a not-for-profit organisation entirely run by volunteers. Your donation will directly help with the costs of providing our program.

選擇您的入門處

圖書館
修行
研習
社區

語言:

語言:

選擇您的入門處

圖書館
修行
研習
社區

語言:

語言:

選擇您的入門處

圖書館
修行
研習
社區

語言:

語言:

Highlight and copy the URL below

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/[email protected]

Highlight and copy the URL below

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/[email protected]

提交您的藝術作品

所有版權仍歸屬其原創作者，展出的作品將不能被下載或出售，我們可以添加藝術家本人網頁的链接。

宗薩欽哲仁波切教學行程

活動預告

當前未有活動列出。
以往活動