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Retreat Dharma Talks

Befriending Mortality

This retreat invites you to stop running from mortality and instead harness its wisdom to align more fully with your deepest values. In Western culture, death is often an avoided topic, despite being an inevitable part of life. Through the ancient Buddhist practice of mindfulness of death (maranasati), we can become more present for the fleeting, miraculous nature of our lives, cultivating compassion, wisdom, and gratitude.

2025-11-02 (5 days) Big Bear Retreat Center

  
2025-11-02 Retreat Opening 1:18:31
Nikki Mirghafori
2025-11-03 Meditation on Embodiment and Awareness 37:23
Nikki Mirghafori
2025-11-03 9 Contemplations of Atisha Meditation 23:16
Nikki Mirghafori
2025-11-03 Benefits of Mindfulness of Death 38:41
Nikki Mirghafori
2025-11-04 Teaching from the Maranasati Sutta & Last Breath Meditation 1:13:37
Nikki Mirghafori
2025-11-04 Reflections and Meditation on Forgiveness 45:00
Nikki Mirghafori
2025-11-05 Talk on Contemplation of Corpse in Decay from the Satipatthana Sutta 39:20
Nikki Mirghafori
2025-11-06 Deathbed Visualization 24:06
Nikki Mirghafori
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