Recollection/Death (maraṇassati)
Meditation / Recollection / Recollection/Death
Part of tag cluster Death in key topic The Human Dillema
Also a subtag of Mindfulness of body
45 excerpts, 3:22:18 total duration

All excerpts (47) Most relevant (36) Questions about (17) Answers involving (12) Stories (8) Quotes (3) Readings (2) References (1)

Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing, Session 6 – Jan. 9, 2005

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2. Attending to what we feel obstructed by nourishes ill-will. (SN 46.51) Teaching by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ill-will] [Hindrances] // [Divine Abidings] [Discernment]

Story: A monk with an aversive temperament worsens it with repeated asuba and death contemplation. [Aversion] [Unattractiveness] [Recollection/Death] [Idealism] [Goodwill]


Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing, Session 16 – Jan. 19, 2005

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2. Story: Larry Rosenberg watches a 1938 film and realizes that the actors, directors, and producers are all dead. Told by Ajahn Pasanno. [Larry Rosenberg] [Artistic expression] [Recollection/Death] [Dispassion]


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5. Story: A group of Thai villagers are afraid to dig up their dead in order to conduct funeral rites. Told by Ajahn Pasanno. [Funerals] [Fear] [Death] [Recollection/Death] [Dispassion] // [Ajahn Pasanno] [Dtao Dum]


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6. Story: A Thai monastery turns into a makeshift morgue after the 2005 tsunami. Told by Ajahn Pasanno. [Death] [Disasters] [Recollection/Death] [Dispassion]


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 10 – Jan. 17, 2015

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2. Recollections of visiting the morgue in Thailand. Recounted by Debbie Stamp. [Recollection/Death]


2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 8 – Nov. 28, 2015

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8. “What chants would you recommend as suitable to use for patients who may be in hospice or close to death? Can Buddhist monks give last rites?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Death] [Chanting] [Ceremony/ritual] // [Goodwill] [Three Refuges] [Protective chants] [Culture/Thailand] [Buddho mantra] [Recollection/Saṅgha]

Story: Ajahn Chah requests an army truck to pick up Por Puang’s body. [Ajahn Chah] [Wat Pah Pong] [Contentment] [Mutual lay/Saṅgha support] [Recollection/Death]

Reference: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 662.


The Path of Practice, Session 1 – Jun. 15, 2019

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14. “What are your thoughts about maintaining a practice you’re at the bedside of someone actively passing away?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sickness] [Death ] // [Listening] [Fear] [Personal presence] [Intuition]

Story: Ram Dass anxiously tries to guide his stepmother through the dying process. [Ram Dass] [Teaching Dhamma] [Restlessness and worry] [Mindfulness of mind] [Recollection/Death]


28th Anniversary Practice and Study Day, Session 6 – Jun. 1, 2024

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3. Recollection of the deaths of key Abhayagiri contributors. Recounted by Ajahn Pasanno. [Death] [Lay supporters] [Abhayagiri] // [Recollection/Death] [Generosity]