01:14:43 min
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Those who are nearing the end of their lives are often reported to say poetic, unusual things in the hours shortly before death. Are these communications just nonsense? Or do they hold a hidden message?
Raymond Moody (born June 30, 1944) is a psychologist and medical doctor. He is most famous as an author of books about life after death and near-death experiences (NDE), a term that he coined in 1975. His best-selling title is Life After Life.
Best-selling author Elizabeth Lesser describes how observing her sister Maggie as she prepared for death made her believe more strongly in an afterlife.
This is a phenomenal short giving us a glimpse of the Contemplative End of Live Care retreat for which Roshi Joan Halifax and Upaya are famous.
Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.