THE ART OF DYING

About S . N . Goenka Satya Narayan Goenka (affectionately called “Goenkaji” by his students) was a teacher of Vipassana

The Passing of the Day Following is an account of how Shri Satya Narayan Goenka faced his last moments, on

About This Book For many years my husband and I were editors of the Vipassana Newsletter. This afforded us a

My Mother ’s Death in Dhamma In 1985 a student asked Goenkaji whether it is possible to feel sensations at

The Buddha’s Wisdom The Buddha taught Four Noble Truths, applicable to everyone. The First Noble Truth states that inherent in

As It Was / As It Is On June 27, 1986, assistant teacher of Vipassana Graham Gambie died after a

Graham ’s Death This account by Graham Gambie’s widow, Anne Doneman, reveals the peace of mind experienced by a meditator

What Happens at Death This essay by Goenkaji originally appeared in the Sayagyi U Ba Khin Journal, Vipassana Research Institute,

Paṭicca  Samuppāda The  Law of Dependent Origination According to the Buddha, our present is the fruit of our past thoughts,

An Exemplary Death  The following article first appeared in the Vipassana Newsletter, Dhamma Giri edition in April 1997. Dr. Tara

Questions to Goenkaji  – Supporting Loved Ones at the Time of Death Student: It seems that mettā works, for it is

Only the Present Moment Susan Babbitt has been a professor at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada since 1990. She

Kamma – the Real Inheritance Experiential wisdom that comes from meditation practice confirms that we alone are solely responsible for

Smiling All the Way to Death Rodney Bernier was born in 1944 in eastern Canada. His parents’ relationship collapsed when

Questions to Goenkaji          Preparing for Our Own Deaths Student: Can any lessons be learned from the

A Life and Death in Dhamma This story appeared in the September 1988 Vipassana Newsletter. The Vipassana International Meditation Centre,

Equanimity in the Face of Terminal Illness The following article first appeared in the September 1990 Vipassana Newsletter. About 10

The Flood of Tears Incalculable is the beginning, brethren, of this faring on. The earliest point is not revealed of

The Deaths of Our Children It doesn’t matter how old one’s children are, losing a child to death is incomprehensible