What | Course Description

Led by Andrew Holecek, with Robert Thurman as guest lecturer, this seven-day program is the first in a series of four retreats designed to give you a complete preparation for death. Each retreat is a stand-alone program but also develops the material from the previous retreat.

These programs are an in-depth explorations of the teachings and practices of the three death bardos: The Painful Bardo of Dying; The Luminous Bardo of Dharmata; and The Karmic Bardo of Becoming – perhaps the most sophisticated contemplative map describing the journey of the mind before, during, and after death.

Learn what to do before, during, and after death – for yourself and for others – from a spiritual and practical perspective. By the end of this program, you will discover the death of death, and how to step back into this world – and eventually the next – with unshakeable confidence for what lies ahead.

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