Eight Stages of Dissolution into Death – Ep. 63

April 22, 2016
Eight Stages of Dissolution into Death – Ep. 63
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Eight Stages of Dissolution into Death – Ep. 63

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Show Notes

According to Tibetan Buddhism, when we lose consciousness and faint, or fall asleep, we go through the same eight stages, but we don’t normally notice this process. In this podcast Professor Thurman explains what these stages are, and how they are experienced by us.

This episode was recorded on February 28, 2016.

Eight Stages of Dissolution into Death - Ep. 63 of the Bob Thurman Podcast Yamantanka image via www.himalayanart.org.

Eight Stages of Dissolution into Death – Ep. 63 of the Bob Thurman Podcast Yamantanka image via www.himalayanart.org.

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