Meditation as a Preparation for Death

with Lama Bruce Newman

Author of ‘A Beginners Guide to Tibetan Buddhism’

Sat. October 25, 2025

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT on Zoom

Meditation is the key to transitioning through the bardos, referring to the Buddhist view of what happens from the time of death to the beginning of our next life. Lama Bruce will explain the bardos and the various outcomes that can result in a variety of rebirths, and how Dharma practice, and specifically Buddhist meditation, can help us through the dying process and beyond. Several meditation methods will be taught and if there is time, Lama Bruce will guide us through them.

This presentation will be oriented toward beginning and intermediate practitioners and anyone who wishes to integrate meditation into their life.

Time permitting, questions and answers will follow.

Suggested sliding scale donation: $25 – $45

No one will be turned away for lack of funds and options are available when you register.

For assistance contact Register4TLC@gmail.com.

Once registered, you will receive an acknowledgment, and an additional email with vital info one day before the event. Open the link provided—the Zoom link will be posted there two hours before the program. Within a week following the event, another link will be sent, providing access to the recording for three months.

Lama Bruce Newman has been teaching Dharma for thirty years, authorized by his teachers, Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche and Venerable Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. He designed Marig Munsel, a four-year Buddhist training program, and Venerable Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche encouraged him to write the book, ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Tibetan Buddhism’; the revised version was published by Shambhala in 2022. Lama Bruce’s practice began fifty years ago with various Buddhist lamas and masters including Kalu Rinpoche and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, and he spent many years in retreat in Nepal and India, as well as four years of retreat at Samye Ling in Scotland.

Lama Bruce is currently teaching online to dharma students in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

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