I will check them out. I appreciate your words. I guess I was frustrated with other zen groups, where I only received vague platitudes and rhetorical questions along the lines of "why be afraid of death?" Which I understand but have a problem implementing.
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Rose P <things_r...@...> wrote: > > Hi DP >  > I've read your posts and the replies you've gotten with interest. I don't > have much information, zen wise, to offer with regards death and the fear of > it, although I do *get* where you're coming from. Some of the others will > hopefully post on this subject perhaps. What I have found extremely useful > is the site www.dharmaseed.org. I try to listen to at least one talk a day. > In terms of repetitive, troublesome thoughts, there are some fairly good > talks given by a teacher called Gloria Ambrosia. I've only been using the > site for a month or so, so I'm sure there's a wealth of other stuff on there > that could be checked out, and might be of some use. >  > Take care, >  > Rose >  > > > --- On Sun, 8/29/10, DP <dave.dplat...@...> wrote: > > > From: DP <dave.dplat...@...> > Subject: [Zen] Death > To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:59 PM > > >  > > > > ARe there any good meditations I can do which helps me deal with my fear of > death? I just finished Thich Nhat Hanh's No Death No Fear, and I liked it, > but I feel such a hard time getting around the idea of continuance - it's too > much for my materialist mind. So maybe I need a different tack... > > How do I confront the reality of death with the aim towards lessening my fear > of this? > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/