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How We Live Is How We Die by Pema Chödrön — WisdomDeck honest review
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How We Live Is How We Die

by Pema Chödrön

Chödrön on the Tibetan teachings about death and the bardos, read as instruction for living with transition now. Gentle and clear.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Every moment ends; practice that.
  2. Transitions are bardos.
  3. Live so death is familiar.

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Death as teacher.

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