From March 4th thru March 7, 2010 My and I attended a workshop on Death and Dying at Carnegie Mellon University Campus sponsored by the Olmo Ling Bon Buddhist Center and the Institute to Enhance Palliative Care, University of Pittsburgh the School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh and the C.G. Jung Institute of Pittsburgh

About the Workshop
For thousands of years, the Tibetan spiritual traditions have cultivated practices to offer spiritual support to the dying and to prepare for a peaceful and conscious death. This workshop and training program brings together Tibetan lamas Geshe Chongtul Rinpoche and Tempa Dukte Lama, Zen priest and medical anthropologist Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD., and guest speaker Susan Hunt, MD.

The workshop faculty presented compassionate care from a spiritual perspective and taught practices to support the dying and to prepare for a peaceful and conscious death. The Bon Buddhist teachings on death and dying invited us to explore the meaning of death in our lives and to develop the strength to keep our heart and mind free from fear and judgment.

It was one of the most beautiful and powerful experiences of my life. My and I are deeply thankful and appreciative of the time we spent at the workshop. It was full of love and knowledge that left us feeling more comfortable when it comes to facing our own deaths.