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Meditation & Spirituality

By Robert Kopecky — 2020

On Wednesdays we will be focusing on Meditation. We will explore different types of meditations, share our meditation practices, discuss benefits of meditation, discuss meditation books, and help each other cultivate and strengthen our own meditation practices. See more...

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10 Signs Death Is Near

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2018
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Being Mortal (Full Film) | Frontline

How do you talk about death with a dying loved one? Dr. Atul Gawande explores death, dying and why even doctors struggle to discuss being mortal with patients, in this Emmy-nominated documentary. “Aging and dying - you can’t fix those," says Dr. Gawande.

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Atul Gawande
2020
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Before I Die: A Day with Terminally Ill Patients | Death Land #2

What does it feel like to know you’re dying? In episode two of Death Land, Leah Green meets people who are facing up to the end of their lives. She follows palliative care doctor Sunita Puri as she helps her patients come to terms with their own mortality.

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2019
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Dying Alone: Kodokushi, Japan’s Epidemic of Isolation Through the Eyes of a ‘Lonely Death’ Cleaner

Lonely deaths, or kodokoshi, are on the rise in Japan. Thousands of elderly people die in their homes without anyone knowing. Sometimes corpses remain undiscovered for weeks or even months, so companies devoted to cleaning up the homes of the dead are increasingly in demand.

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2019
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Perspectives on Death: Crash Course Philosophy #17

Today we are talking about death, looking at philosophical approaches from Socrates, Epicurus, and Zhuangzi. We will consider whether it’s logical to fear your own death, or the deaths of your loved ones. Hank also discusses Thomas Nagel, death, and Fear of Missing Out.

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2016
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I See Dead People: Dreams and Visions of the Dying | Dr. Christopher Kerr | TEDxBuffalo

Dr. Christopher W. Kerr is the Chief Medical Officer at The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, where he has worked since 1999.

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2015
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Let's Get Meditating - Susie Q Interviews Jonni Pollard of 1 Giant Mind

Over the coming weeks on A Lust for Life our intention is to get as many of you as possible meditating every day, helping you to establish a daily practice. We are hugely passionate about helping you to learn to meditate because we know from personal experience that the benefits are life changing.

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Jonni Pollard
2016
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Risa Kaparo & Thomas Hübl: “Living into the Unknown,” Part 2a

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Risa Kaparo
2013
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Author Elaine Pagels Explores Why Humans Rely on Religious Belief

Why do people have faith in what they cannot see? Author Elaine Pagels explores the concept of religious belief, and shares her own experience with finding faith in the face of tragedy, in her new book, “Why Religion?” Jeffrey Brown caught up with Pagels at this year’s Miami Book Fair.

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Elaine Pagels
2018
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Death Is the Fullness of Being

Listen as Cynthia Bourgeault, author of "The Wisdom Jesus" and "The Meaning of Mary Magdalene," and Center for Action and Contemplation faculty member, explains how death is not a thing to be feared.

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Cynthia Bourgeault
2020
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