Rainn Wilson
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And we had people writing in saying, I watch an episode of this every single day because it reminds me how precious life is. So I think facing death and mortality is crucial. It's not something we do very often in Western society. Death is something you don't really talk about. We live in a denial around death a great deal.
And we had people writing in saying, I watch an episode of this every single day because it reminds me how precious life is. So I think facing death and mortality is crucial. It's not something we do very often in Western society. Death is something you don't really talk about. We live in a denial around death a great deal.
And we had people writing in saying, I watch an episode of this every single day because it reminds me how precious life is. So I think facing death and mortality is crucial. It's not something we do very often in Western society. Death is something you don't really talk about. We live in a denial around death a great deal.
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there's several meditations on death that are, you can Google them. Trust me, look them up. They're incredible. I forget the name of the meditation, but it goes from like meditating about being in pain, meditating about taking your last breath,
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there's several meditations on death that are, you can Google them. Trust me, look them up. They're incredible. I forget the name of the meditation, but it goes from like meditating about being in pain, meditating about taking your last breath,
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there's several meditations on death that are, you can Google them. Trust me, look them up. They're incredible. I forget the name of the meditation, but it goes from like meditating about being in pain, meditating about taking your last breath,
meditating about people around you grieving, meditating about passing on, meditating about your body, meditating about your body going into the ground, meditating about your body dissolving into the earth. And it just goes from step to step to step that you do a deep meditation on all of the pieces of your mortality. It's incredibly powerful. I've tried it before.
meditating about people around you grieving, meditating about passing on, meditating about your body, meditating about your body going into the ground, meditating about your body dissolving into the earth. And it just goes from step to step to step that you do a deep meditation on all of the pieces of your mortality. It's incredibly powerful. I've tried it before.
meditating about people around you grieving, meditating about passing on, meditating about your body, meditating about your body going into the ground, meditating about your body dissolving into the earth. And it just goes from step to step to step that you do a deep meditation on all of the pieces of your mortality. It's incredibly powerful. I've tried it before.
Have you ever tried one like that?
Have you ever tried one like that?
Have you ever tried one like that?
Yeah. Powerful. When you go into the nitty-gritty of what is that going to be like if your family was around you at a hospital bed when you passed? What would it be like for you? What would it be like for them? What would happen to your body then? Like, then the IVs are unplugged and your arms are folded and the blanket goes over.
Yeah. Powerful. When you go into the nitty-gritty of what is that going to be like if your family was around you at a hospital bed when you passed? What would it be like for you? What would it be like for them? What would happen to your body then? Like, then the IVs are unplugged and your arms are folded and the blanket goes over.
Yeah. Powerful. When you go into the nitty-gritty of what is that going to be like if your family was around you at a hospital bed when you passed? What would it be like for you? What would it be like for them? What would happen to your body then? Like, then the IVs are unplugged and your arms are folded and the blanket goes over.
And then step by step by step, it's incredibly powerful and revitalizing. And guess what? Life is short, it's precious, it's beautiful. And this is, again, why we need a spiritual revolution, because... The hours are short, my dear friend, and we have much to do with them. We have much to do with them.
And then step by step by step, it's incredibly powerful and revitalizing. And guess what? Life is short, it's precious, it's beautiful. And this is, again, why we need a spiritual revolution, because... The hours are short, my dear friend, and we have much to do with them. We have much to do with them.
And then step by step by step, it's incredibly powerful and revitalizing. And guess what? Life is short, it's precious, it's beautiful. And this is, again, why we need a spiritual revolution, because... The hours are short, my dear friend, and we have much to do with them. We have much to do with them.
I have. I think, you know, one of the aspects of death meditation and looking at one's mortality is, you know, are you good with God? You know, have you cleaned up your messes? That's a great thing the 12-step program gives you. You know, this idea that when you're wrong, you promptly admit it. And you, you know, you clean up, you make amends for people that you have hurt.
I have. I think, you know, one of the aspects of death meditation and looking at one's mortality is, you know, are you good with God? You know, have you cleaned up your messes? That's a great thing the 12-step program gives you. You know, this idea that when you're wrong, you promptly admit it. And you, you know, you clean up, you make amends for people that you have hurt.