Death Is No Big Deal

Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion

One problem, sort of, with being on the Buddhist path is that Buddhists tend to hold unusual opinions on topics that many people in the United States think are very important, but think about in foolish ways.

A friend who is both on the Buddhist path and a hospice nurse talks about her former mother in law having “a good death.” This is not a phrase one hears very often in the United States. The increasing use of hospice in…