Your Guides Ayya Santussika is a Theravadan Buddhist nun trained and experienced in pastoral care She is cofounder and abbess of Karuna Buddhist Vihara in Mountain View Dr William Buchholz ID: 524041
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Receiving the Heavenly MessengersSlide2
Your Guides
Ayya
Santussika
is
a
Theravadan
Buddhist nun, trained and experienced in pastoral care. She is co-founder and abbess of
Karuna
Buddhist
Vihara
in Mountain View
.
Dr. William Buchholz
practiced
oncology for 36 years and
Vipassana
for 40 years. A graduate of Spirit Rock’s 2-year Heavenly Messenger program, he lectures on End of Life care, preparing Advance Directives, and the California law regarding Physician Assisted Death
.
Our shrineSlide3
Why are we here?
Why
is this
important?
Why
is it so hard to talk
about?
What
if there was a pathway
to making
it easier, that leads to ease, peace and living a fuller
life?
How can we live
more fully now?Slide4
Receiving the
Messengers’ Gift
Having
less
fear
Being more
prepared
Living more
fully
Making it easier for
ourselves
and
our loved
ones Slide5
The Heavenly Messenger StorySlide6
Practical Preparation
Having the difficult conversations
Living without regrets
Getting
the care you want
Becoming clear about what is most important to youSlide7
Spiritual
Preparation
Being with the way it feels right now
Using these changes as a practice to develop the heart
Living
with greater ease and freedomSlide8
Practices in Preparation for the Messengers
Forgiveness for ourselves and others
Loving kindness and compassion for ourselves and others
Letting go of attachment to possessions, people and who we think we are
Serenity meditation – developing
joy, happiness and tranquility
Insight
meditation – seeing the way things actually are
Keeping a journal of kind and generous actions
Developing faithSlide9
Meditation
Meditation
Meditation
MeditationSlide10
Ground
Rules
Confidentiality
Mindfulness of time
The “no enlightenment rule”
Showing up every weekSlide11
Small Group
Discussion
Where are you with regard to aging, sickness and death?
What do you fear?
Where would you like to be?Slide12
Discussion Slide13
Parting Instructions
Observe elders
Read
Preparation for Death and Helping the Dying
Reflect and write:
What do I fear most about aging?
What do I look forward to or cherish about aging?
Chant the five reflections daily
Meditation:
Stages of your own aging – birth to death
Bring images or objects of aging next week for the shrine