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What the Dying Teach the Living | Frank Ostaseski
youtube.comOstaseski summarized the insights he’s learned from the dying as “five invitations to be present.” 1) Don’t wait. 2) Welcome everything, push away nothing. 3) Bring your whole self to the experience. 4) Find a place of rest in the middle of things. 5) Cultivate don’t-know mind. For 2), Ostaseski quoted James Baldwin: “Not everything that can be fac... See more
longnow.org • What the Dying Teach the Living
Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End (Wellcome Collection)
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When we release our clinging to what used to be and our craving for what we think should be, we are free to embrace the truth of what is in this moment.
Frank Ostaseski • The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
There is a labor to dying as there is a labor to giving birth.
Frank Ostaseski • The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
As another Zen teaching says, “The path is right beneath your feet.”
Frank Ostaseski • The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
What can we do when we are forced to face death? Do we continue ignoring it or do we weave it into our understanding, possibly creating a more nuanced appreciation for both the fleetingness of life and its interconnected nature? I find that it is this very activity that can arm us with the tools needed to continue living in a world that no longer p... See more
Veronica Menaldi • After mom died, I found great comfort in a medieval Andalusian tale | Psyche Ideas
We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy