In this interview I am once again joined by Lama Lhanang, a spiritual teacher of the Nyingma Longchen Nyingthig lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and an expert in meditation, geomancy, art, cultural and historical studies, and Tibetan medicine.

Lama Lhanang discusses the Tibetan Buddhist and traditional Tibetan medical beliefs about death, including a detailed description of the death process itself, physical signs of imminent death, and the system of divination and omens that can indicate that one’s life will soon end.

Lama Lhanang reveals the methods and mechanisms of the yogic death practices of phowa, tukdam, and rainbow body, and tells stories of his own role in guiding his students through the death process.

Lama Lhanang also gives his heart advice to those facing death and to those who are supporting the dying, and explains how to die well.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep236-art-of-dying-lama-lhanang-2

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro00:58 - What is the Tibetan Book of the Dead?06:52 - Practice for the living and the dead 08:22 - A story of a Lama performing phowa for a woman11:11 - Phowa, a magical meditation 12:24 - Who can perform phowa for others?14:26 - Lama Lhanang performed phowa for a dying student17:52 - How to perform phowa for others 21:49 - Omens of impending death25:56 - The three energies of life and how to retrieve life force27:01 - Asking a demon about death 29:25 - Predicting life and death 32:12 - Signs of imminent death 34:50 - The process of death 41:19 - Beyond the Western scientific point of death48:18 - Advice for when being around dying people 51:19 - Fake tukdam 54:06 - What is tukdam?56:32 - How to achieve tukdam 59:54 - The crazy yogi 01:01:10 - How to recognise a Buddha01:03:40 - Tukdam vs rainbow body (jalu)01:06:48 - Story about Lama Lhanang’s teacher who achieved rainbow body01:09:15 - What it means to be a yogi 01:12:43 - Advice for facing death 01:19:42 - The secret to having peace at death 01:20:19 - A woman who died well

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Previous episode with Lama Lhanang:- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep226-nyingma-master-lama-lhanang

To find out more about Lama Lhanang, visit: - https://www.buddhistsandiego.com/


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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James