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Death Dhamma Podcast

Margaret Meloni

Open and honest discussions with wise and skillful teachers about their experiences with life, death, and Buddhism. If you wonder how others on the path have dealt with death and dying and grief, be sure to listen in. Everyone has a story, a perspective, and a valuable lesson to share. Embrace death, live a full life, and learn to love impermanence because nobody gets out of this alive.

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08:51

Lessons Learned from Ratnadevi: A Place of Acceptance

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2022/05/05

One of the first things that struck me about my discussion with Ratnadevi is how she noted that there were so many different examples of impermanence that we could work with. She knew that her mother was dying. We are wherever we are with the pandemic, our climate is in crisis, and Ukraine is under attack. These are all pretty significant reminders of impermanence. As Ratnadevi and I pondered the changes we face in our world and in ourselves, we did not let go of hope. In fact, she discussed active

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44:47

Ratnadevi: Imagine Moving Forward

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2022/05/02

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09:18

Lessons Learned from Hector Marcel: You Have One Job

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2022/04/21

After spending time with Hector Marcel, one of my biggest takeaways was the sense of being in the presence of someone who is joyfully in his practice. This overall feeling of sharing a space with a person who is willing to discuss the challenges we face with impermanence and suffering and who like the rest of us continues to work with the rising and ceasing of sadness or loneliness or joy. But approaches it with exuberance and hope. Hector wants us all to be able to draw upon our Buddhist practice

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43:42

Hector Marcel: A Reluctant, Rebellious Buddhist.

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2022/04/18

When Hector Marcel claims that he is a rebellious Buddhist, what he means is that he does not want to recite texts or cling to dogma. He wants to help us experience living Buddhism. In his own journey, Hector felt his practice flow purely when he received the call. You know, the call where you learn that your beloved mother is dying. At that time, he had been practicing for over twenty years and living with all of those small deaths that impermanence brings. And he knew that what really mattered was

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08:50

Lessons Learned from Sukhema: The Usefulness of Ritual

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2022/04/07

In speaking with Sukhema I was struck by two ideas – the beautiful way in which he used poetry in our discussion about loss. And the fact that he has helped others in their grief journeys by providing them with the type of ritual that they needed. Sukhema has such a talent for bringing the right poem at the right time. Many of us, perhaps most of us need rituals in our lives. We use rituals to mark occasions of all types. And Sukhema uses poetry in his rituals, and perhaps it is reasonable to say

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44:35

Sukhema: The Art of Losing Things

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2022/04/04

Sukhema knows about impermanence. He has lost his name (Larry Butler), his country (the United States of America), and more than a friend or two along his journey. He encounters it all with the heart of a poet. And as you listen to our discussion, you will hear him use poetry to teach us all about the importance of the art of losing things. he introduced me to ‘One Art’ by Elizabeth Bishop. This passage works well with our theme on this season of the Death Dhamma podcast, Lose something every day.

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09:05

Lessons Learned from Terry Tucker: Four Truths

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2022/03/24

Definitely, Terry went through denial and bargaining when he learned he had terminal cancer. But he made his way to acceptance. And away from clinging and attachment. He arrived at a place where he could think, “These are the cards I have been dealt. I am not crazy about them, but I must play them to the best of my ability.” And that helped him to move forward and live fully. And living fully and finding purpose in being a role model for others released any power that idea of his own death had over

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38:42

Terry Tucker: Living a Full Life, and a Life Full of...

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2022/03/21

From suit and tie guy to 37-year-old rookie police officer, Terry Tucker has led a full and interesting life. There are the changes he instigated and one big change that was not part of his plan. At least not the plan he had in mind. One day a callous on the bottom of Terry’s foot burst open. Terry went to see his good friend the podiatrist and had a cyst removed. His friend told Terry not to worry. But to be safe, he sent the cyst to pathology. Two weeks later his good friend was telling Terry that

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07:16

Lessons Learned from Bob Rich: The Teachings Point...

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2022/03/10

Bob Rich is the first one to discuss past lives and rebirth in a concrete manner. In season 1, we discussed living a peaceful life and creating the conditions for a peaceful death with the goal of having a good rebirth. In that way we acknowledged rebirth. Not all Buddhists believe in rebirth. But for some of us, it is an important part of the teachings and rebirth is part of the system of karma and hopeful eventual nirvana. Bob identifies as a secular Buddhist, but the story he shares with us in

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30:39

Dr. Bob Rich: From Past Lives to Professional...

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2022/03/07

Dr. Bob Rich was absolutely going to be a physicist. Until he wasn't. He realized that physics was not going to allow him to be a healer and a helper to humanity. As he opened himself up to the experience of understanding five of his past lives, he began to understand what he calls his karmic requirement. The real reason he is here now. He recognized that he had a talent for helping his classmates with their problems. And instead of a physicist, he became a therapist. He is an accidental,

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11:27

Lessons Learned from Shelley F. Knight: Speak Your Truth

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2022/02/24

Shelley F. Knight taught me five important life lessons. 1. Be happier, you will learn that the little things, were the big things. 2. Connect to something bigger than yourself. In acknowledging that you are NOT everything, you become part of the bigger picture. 3. Speak your truth. In sharing these lessons and so much more, Shelley spoke her truth, in order to help us with ours. 4. Do more of what you love. 5. Live your life - That's right. Live YOUR life. Not the life someone else has defined

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42:58

Shelley F Knight: We are ALL Grieving Something

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2022/02/21

Shelley F. Knight, author of 'Good Grief: The A to Z Approach of Modern Day Grief Healing,' and 'Positive Change: A Self-Kick Book,' knows about Death with a capital D and death with a little d. She wisely says, "When we talk about grief people think it's the death of a loved one and it's not just that - that's bereavement. Grief is the loss of anything with which you have an emotional connection. It could be your health, a relationship, a dream, your self-confidence, or something else." And yes,

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08:39

Who are Our Teachers?

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2022/02/10

Can listeners of a Buddhist podcast learn from those who come from different belief systems? YES, you can. And that is exactly what you are doing as you engage with Season 2 of the Death Dhamma podcast. You will hear from Buddhist academics, laypeople, spiritual seekers who have Buddhist leanings, and people who have just barely heard of Buddhism. Why? Because life is your teacher. And everyone has loss and suffering and faces impermanence. Even if they express it differently. There are people who

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24:00

Margaret Meloni: That Time When My Job Died

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2022/02/07

Once upon a time, Margaret Meloni, your host of the Death Dhamma podcast was on the corporate fast track. So thought she loved it. Her identity was all tied up in work, work and work. Since others are generously contributing their stories of losing things, ideas, or relationships - Margaret thought it was only fair to tell you the story of one of her big losses. And how this loss changed the trajectory of her life. Her story provides everything we need in a good exploration of impermanence. Loss,

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13:00

Lessons Learned from Justin Whitaker: Candidly...

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2022/01/27

In season 1 of the Death Dhamma podcast, Noel Alumit shared his experience as a volunteer during the AIDs pandemic. Together, he and I compared some of his observations to COVID. Now, it is season 2, one year later, and COVID is still an important part of the conversation. In fact, when Justin Whitaker and I began our talk, we started with COVID. Acknowledging that this too is part of the death we experience in life. Absolutely people have died, too many. And, a way of life may have died, some

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31:53

Justin Whitaker: The Universality of Loss

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2022/01/24

What is it like to meet your perfect partner, start planning your future, and then meet impermanence? Justin Whitaker of Buddhistdoor Global (https://www.buddhistdoor.net/) shares how a loss of a relationship took him through what he calls the fog of loss. And now, years later he sees how that experience has made him more compassionate to others and led him to recognize: How being open to the wisdom of others made a positive impact The importance of being with your community during challenging

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03:52

Preview: Season 2 of the Death Dhamma Podcast

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2022/01/11

Let's come together and accept life, death, and impermanence. Between birth and death, we lose many things. Not just our keys and our glasses. We lose friendships, jobs, things, and of course, sentient beings. All of these experiences are opportunities to become comfortable with impermanence. The good news is that we don't do this alone! Once again, kind and generous people have stepped forward to teach us. This season we learn about the different ways that impermanence touches our lives, and how we

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08:50

Whose Karma is This?

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2021/12/02

Karma—kamma in Pali—is a complicated topic. In its simplest form, it means action. In today’s world, especially in the West, many see it as payback or retribution. We see too many bumper stickers and t-shirts that say, “Karma’s a bitch.” In our culture, there are not enough acknowledgments of good karma and not enough recognition that “Instant Karma” might be a catchy song by John Lennon, but it’s not an accurate representation of what we should expect in the real world. Some thoughts on karma and

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08:40

Death Dhamma Season 1 is NOT the End

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2021/10/01

In season 1 of the Death Dhamma podcast we jumped right in and discussed death, and grief, and Buddhism. We heard from twelve wise teachers. Each sharing their experiences and wisdom directly from their hearts. And from that sharing came the book, Sitting with Death: Buddhist Insights to Help You Face Your Fears and Live a Peaceful Life (on amazon -

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12:32

Sitting with Death

Death Dhamma Podcast ·

2021/09/28

Since the launch of the Death Dhamma podcast in January 2021, it has all been leading up to this moment. The launch of Sitting with Death: Buddhist Insights to Help You Face Your Fears and Live a Peaceful Life. Now the book is available! And today on the Death Dhamma podcast, Margaret Meloni is thrilled to read a chapter to you. Sitting with Death was born out of curiosity, with the goal of helping us all include death in our Buddhist practices. So that we may all have less suffering, more peace,

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