It is such a huge question, and one we often avoid out of fear: What happens when we die?

In this month’s teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche shares a profound Buddhist perspective on death and dying. Drawing from ancient wisdom teachings on the six bardos (the intermediate states), Rinpoche describes how the dissolution of our physical body and conceptual mind is like clouds clearing away to reveal the brilliant, unobstructed pure awareness. By learning to rest in awareness during meditation, sleep, and the ups and downs of daily life, we can build the inner stability and peace needed to meet the end of life with confidence and openness — the ultimate opportunity for awakening.

This teaching is from Tergar’s Joy of Living online program. To learn more, click here.

Click here to download an English transcript of the video [pdf].