The Tibetan Practice of Meditation on Death Five Times a Day

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The death of my father was such a tectonic shift so rattled me to the core that I did turn to various different spiritual guides and faiths. To me, the Tibetan practice of meditating on death five times a day is really right. That has brought more urgency to my life. It has brought much more connection, more presence. And so I think that's all very useful.

Sam Harris speaks with BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger about preparing for death. They discuss the difference between palliative care and hospice, the tension between getting the most out of life and not clinging to experience, planning for death while still healthy, the importance of an advance directive, navigating the healthcare system, pain control at the end of life, assisted suicide, psychedelic therapy for end-of-life anxiety, and other topics.

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