Secular Buddhism 62 - What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
Dec 22, 2017
Frank Ostaseski, author of 'The Five Invitations: What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully', discusses death as a teacher and the importance of mindfulness. They explore embracing the reality of death, welcoming everything and pushing away nothing, exploring fear, the implications of living forever, the relationship between the present moment and the future, building an empathetic bridge, and meditation techniques for mindfulness of death.
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Death as Life's Greatest Teacher
- Death serves as our greatest teacher, deeply shifting our perspectives and priorities.
- Awareness of death reveals the fragility and preciousness of life, guiding mindful living.
Don't Wait to Embrace Death
- Don't wait to confront or discuss death with yourself and loved ones.
- Exploring loss early makes every moment more precious and reduces future regret.
Friendship Transformed by Death
- A dying friend shifted weekly business meetings into deep conversations about life and death.
- Facing death openly strengthened their friendship and allowed meaningful goodbyes.