Art

Untitled (Wheel of Existence)
2012
Wheel of Life
Tibet, 18th century
Wheel of Life
Tibet, early 20th century
Wheel of Life
Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century
Renunciation, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, After a woodblock carved in Derge, Kham region, eastern Tibet, composition attributed to Purbu Tsering of Chamdo (active ca. late 19th century)
Kham Region, Eastern Tibet, 20th century
Life Story of Nangsa Wobum
New York City, 2020
Five Arhats: Ajita, Kalika, Vanavasin, Vajriputra, Bhadra
Tibet, 18th century

Spiral

It Matters How You Are Born; It Matters How You Die
A birth doula and a death doula share how support helps people through major life transitions
The Wheel of Life
A representation of the cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Death, the Bardo, and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism
How the mind navigates the passage between death and rebirth
Everything Is Life
How Conscious Dying Can Be a Form of Living
Life Is But a Dream (As Seen on TV)
Tuning in to films and series that play with the nature of reality can help us channel Buddhist wisdom
The Buddhist Teachings inside Russian Doll
How the cycle of death and rebirth plays out in the television series
You Win or You Die: Death in Game of Thrones and Himalayan Religions
How wargs and tulkus master their consciousness
Birth. Death. Repeat: Kalachakra, Shambhala, and the Future
In Shambhala, the land of bliss, a battle rages between karma and ignorance
The Three Times
How the past, present, and future coexist in Buddhism
Finding Freedom in Time
Seeing through the eyes of the thirteenth-century Zen master Eihei Dogen
Mindfulness Meditation: Liberation Through Listening with Tracy Cochran
Theme: Liberation Through Listening
Nepalese Seasons: Springtime and New Beginnings
Seasonal transitions are marked by festivals and celebrations
Gai Jatra Festival
A celebration of life, death, and renewal
Gathamuga Festival: Helpful Spirits and Fertile Skies
The annual ritual to impregnate the skies

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