But it's precisely in the moments when we face illness, loss, or the presence of death that we can find our shared humanity and learn to expand our hearts with wisdom and compassion.

The Death, Love, & Wisdom Summit offers a nurturing space to explore spiritual and practical topics related to death, dying, and grief with 16 extraordinary Buddhist teachers and contemplative care professionals.

What You'll Learn During the “Death, Love & Wisdom” 2023 Summit

Although impermanence is the only certainty in our world, conversations about death and dying are too often avoided.

But these topics are not just about endings; they're also about transformation and growth—exploring the depth of love and meaning in life.

The esteemed lineup of expert presenters includes Buddhist teachers, chaplains and counselors, educators, leading teachers and pioneers in Buddhist and contemplative care.

You can expect to learn:

• Foundational perspectives and practices in Buddhist chaplaincy
• How to tend to loss, grief, and traumatic bereavement with care and self-compassion
• How to bring stability, understanding, and love to end-of-life experiences
• Create a supportive and caring environment during the dying process
• Ways to find meaning and joy in life through awareness of impermanence
• How to transform fear surrounding death into wisdom and resilience

“Death Love & Wisdom Summit” Daily Schedule

The summit will open with a live keynote session with Roshi Joan Halifax and close with a live keynote session with Frank Ostaseski, each hosted by Chenxing Han.

Each morning, they will release a new set of pre-recorded sessions for the day, and you'll have free access to each day’s sessions and free on-demand replays for 48 hours.

Day 1 – Making Our Peace With Death

Explore Buddhist wisdom for cultivating compassion in the presence of death, and how to find acceptance, clarity, and peace in the face of life's greatest uncertainty.

Day 2 – Hospice, Palliative & End of Life Care

Learn contemplative perspectives and practices that honor the dying process and help create a stable and loving environment to those preparing to die.

Day 3 – Right Here With You: Care at the Time of Death

Discover how to make friends with death and become a compassionate presence during life's final moments.

Day 4 – Grief and Bereavement Support

Navigate the terrain of grief with wisdom and kindness, learning to hold and heal losses with self-compassion, equanimity, and resilience.

Day 5 – The Supreme Meditation: How Awareness of Death Brings Us Joy & Wisdom

Cultivate a deep awareness of impermanence and learn to infuse each moment of life with joy, gratitude, and wisdom.

Speaker List: Death Love & Wisdom Summit 2023

You’ll learn from Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD; Frank Ostaseski, Koshin Paley Ellison, DMin; Chodo Robert Campbell, Claudelle Glasgow (Dr g), PhysD; Joanne Cacciatore, PhD; Cheryl Giles, MDiv, PysD; Chenxing Han, Roy Remer, Judy Lief, and many more.

Free Gift For Attendees

By signing up now you'll receive a free instant download, “Being Mindful of Our Mortality” an audio teaching from summit presenter Nikki Mirghafori.

Who Should Attend the 2023 Death, Love, and Wisdom Summit

For individuals seeking personal growth, it offers a unique opportunity to explore end-of-life transitions with wisdom, compassion, and love.

For those working in care professions, this summit provides invaluable insights and strategies to enhance your practice and learn to care for yourself at the same time.

Whether you’re facing illness, loss, caring for someone at the end of life, or a professional in the field of care, this summit offers a nurturing space to explore the depths of life, death, and love from a remarkable panel of contemplative care leaders.

You'll have a special opportunity to:

• Deepen your relationship with life and death
• Transform fear
• And learn what death can teach us about living fully.

Watch the “Death, Love, and Wisdom Summit” Trailer Video

Even if you can't attend as scheduled, register now because you'll be able to listen to sessions for brief time after they air.

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The Dalai Lama’s kindness, humility, and wisdom lead the way and set an example for us all, and we are pleased to invite you to explore his vision and key messages to the world in The Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023.

What You'll Learn During the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit

Join tens of thousands of participants from all over the world and hear from an esteemed panel of Buddhist teachers, experts, spiritual leaders, and activists to celebrate and reflect upon what it means to be human in our modern world.

During the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit, we will unpack the essential teachings and priorities of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as we explore:

• Cultivating goodness in ourselves and others.
• How to use the power of the fundamental human quality of compassion to experience inner happiness and create a more harmonious and just society
• Embracing the Dalai Lama’s call for “a new global ethics of universal responsibility”
• Applying the personal insights gained through meditation to see the world more clearly and unlock a path toward societal change
• Key Buddhist teachings on wisdom to the challenges faced by humanity
• Navigating personal and collective challenges with wisdom and insight
• Guided meditations led by some of the world’s leading Buddhist scholars
• Experience the joy of a universal spiritual ethic rooted in compassion
• Creating a more united society through the power of compassion and virtue
• Learning how personal transformation is the key to social transformation
• Working together to create a better future, world, and society

Sign up today to join this free online experience:

• 5 days of inspiration and expert guidance
• 20 transformative talks, teachings, and dialogues
• 18 helpful guided meditations

Free Gift for Summit Attendees

When you register, you'll also get a downloadable selection of teachings from Lion's Roar's exclusive publication The Vision of the Dalai Lama: Wisdom for a Compassionate World.

Daily Speaker Schedule for the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit

Day 1 – Goodness: Bringing Out the Best in Us

The Dalai Lama is a beacon of inspiration for our troubled society. To begin this momentous global summit, our expert speakers will illuminate the Dalai Lama’s message to the world and explore how we can cultivate goodness in ourselves and society.

Speakers: Thupten Jinpa, Robert Thurman, Lisa Miller, and Matthew Fox

Day 2 – Compassion: The Foundation of Connection

Compassion is at the heart of the path of the Buddha, and has the transformative power to unite us. Together we’ll discover how, by cultivating genuine compassion toward ourselves and others, we can experience inner happiness and create a more harmonious and just society.

Speakers: Phillipe Goldin, Cyndi Lee, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, and Tony Butterfly Pham.

Day 3 – Ethics: Upholding Universal Human Values

The Dalai Lama has called for “a new global ethic of universal responsibility,” and together we’ll explore what this looks like in practice. We’ll discover the joy of ethical action and learn how to lead with compassion and altruism.

Speakers: Ven. Tenzin Priyadarshi, Brother Phap Luu, Joe Loizzo, and Tenzin Geyche

Day 4 – Meditation: The Key to Personal and Social Transformation

Join us for expert guidance in key meditation practices emphasized by the Dalai Lama, and learn how personal insights gained through Buddhist meditation can unlock a path toward societal change.

Speakers: Dan Zigmond, Dan Goleman, Ven. Thubten Chodron, and Spring Washam

Day 5 – Wisdom: Seeing Reality Clearly Together

With its conflicts, environmental crises, and many other societal challenges, our world needs wisdom now more than ever. Together we'll explore key Buddhist teachings on wisdom and discover how these can be applied to the many challenges faced by humanity today.

Speakers: Robert Thurman, Thupten Jinpa, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Pema Khandro Rinpoche, and Melvin McLeod.

About Your Summit Sponsors

About Lions Roar

Mission-driven, non-profit, and community-supported, Lion’s Roar provides Buddhist teachings, news, and perspectives so that the understanding and practice of Buddhism flourishes in today’s world and its timeless wisdom is accessible to all.

We do this by providing as many entry points as we can: through our print and digital publications, our website, video, social media, online courses, practice retreats, and more.

We try to bring dharma to people right where they are, knowing what a difference it can make in their lives.

About Tibet House US

Tibet House US was founded at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and is dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it is confronted with extinction on its own soil.

By presenting Tibetan civilization and its profound wisdom, beauty, and special art of freedom to the people of the world, we hope to inspire others to join the effort to protect and save it.

Tibet House US is part of a worldwide network of Tibetan institutions committed to ensuring that the light of the Tibetan spirit never disappears from the face of this earth.

Replay Period For the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit

Even if you can’t attend live, register now because each day's talks will be available for a brief replay period.

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Your support in purchasing through these links makes it possible for people in over 150 countries globally to attend these live-changing events for free. Thank you! 🙂

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What You'll Learn During the Wisdom of Pema Chodron Summit

Learn to open your heart and experience fearless compassion for yourself and others.

Each day of the summit includes talks, teachings, and practical guidance, including contemplative training to transform difficulty and awaken the heart.

• Explore how to turn uncertainty, loss, and difficulty into strength and compassion.
• Learn how to let go of habitual reactions and struggles, and experience more joy.
• Awaken your innate compassion and wisdom—your basic goodness.
• Ease burnout with strategies to nourish and care for yourself.
• Receive in-depth instruction in tonglen meditation and lojong (heart-mind training).

About Pema Chodron's Teachings At This Summit

Pema Chödrön has been a guiding light for millions of people around the world. She has shown us how to appreciate life, embrace uncertainty, and find courage and compassion when things fall apart. Her wisdom is supportive, grounding, and truly transformational.

We all know how it feels to be overwhelmed by uncertainty and change. It is our deeply ingrained habit to seek solid ground, and we often find ourselves grasping for it. Pema’s teachings illuminate how we often go looking for peace in all the wrong places, and that the key to working with life’s difficulties is in learning how to let go and to trust our innate goodness.

We are delighted to invite you to a one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear from 11 Buddhist teachers and heart friends inspired by Pema Chödrön to celebrate her example and explore powerful teachings to transform difficulty and live fearlessly with an open and compassionate heart.

We hope you will join us for this one-of-a-kind opportunity to explore Pema Chödrön’s cherished wisdom, and to learn new tools for navigating uncertainty, cultivating compassion, and finding joy.

Each day of the summit includes inspiring talks, spiritual teachings, and practice instruction from presenters, plus:

• Session introduction from Krista Tippett, award-winning creator and host of On Being
• Daily workshops on tonglen and lojong practice with Judy Lief
• Video teaching from Pema selected from the Shambhala Publications archive

Who The Wisdom of Pema Chodron Summit Is For

This free online summit is for you if you’ve found yourself asking:

• How can I shake feelings of restlessness and learn to be ok with uncertainty?
• How can I embrace life’s ups and downs and use challenges to awaken my heart?
• How can I learn to practice loving-kindness when I feel hurt or betrayed?
• How can I move more gracefully through undeniable change?
• How can I bring more joy into my life, and into the lives of others?

As Pema says, “From great suffering can come hatred, resentment and despair… or from great suffering can come great openness of heart and a great sense of kinship with others.”

Essential Qualities The Summit Will Help You Cultivate

• Openness
• Kinship
• Joy
• Resilience

Inspired by one of the greatest Buddhist teachers of our time, Pema Chödrön.

How the Wisdom of Pema Chodron Summit Can Help You

When faced with uncertainty, we experience the painful familiarity of groundlessness and fear.

When these difficult emotions arise, we long for support. We search for new ways to navigate our inner world and work with the suffering that surrounds us.

If there’s one person whose wisdom we can count on to provide this support, it’s Pema Chödrön. Pema teaches us to let go of our habitual avoidance of suffering.

She shows us how to embrace the vulnerable and open space of the present moment. If we can tap into this space, we find an endless resource of innate wisdom and strength—and ultimately a path to greater freedom and joy.

During the Wisdom of Pema Chodron Summit, 11 remarkable Buddhist teachers and heart friends of Pema Chödrön will celebrate her legacy and offer powerful teachings and practices to help you awaken your heart and live with greater openness and courage.

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Daily Schedule for the Wisdom of Pema Chodron Summit

Day 1: Making Peace With Things As They Are

As human beings, we want to cling to what is safe and familiar, even though we know change is inevitable. Sadly, this clinging causes us a lot of pain.

Learn how we can let go of expectations and soften into a more accepting attitude towards uncertainty and change. Discover how this can help us adjust to life’s difficulties with greater joy, lightness, and ease.

Day 2: Befriending Ourselves

Despite our society’s growing awareness of the importance of self-care, many of us find loving ourselves to be the hardest task of all.

Discover how making friends with yourself is the vital first step towards loving the world. Explore ways to express tenderness and care for yourself, and discover how that is the secret to weathering difficult times with greater equanimity and grace.

Day 3: Awakening Our Hearts

Once we experience that first spark of spiritual awareness in our hearts, we need to find a way to nurture it and help it to grow into a powerful fire of compassion.

Explore how to fan the flames of bodhicitta, the awakened heart of compassion and wisdom, and consider practical ways to develop this quality within your own life.

Day 4: Working With Obstacles

When we encounter difficult emotions — fear, anger, sadness — it’s easy to shut down, numb out, or just run for the hills.

Discover how the very things that challenge us most are also golden opportunities to wake up to the truth of impermanence and connect with the life-changing power of compassion.

Day 5: Trusting Your True Nature

We often find ourselves caught up in our surface level experience — letting our thoughts and emotions define who we are.

Learn how to nurture your innate goodness — your natural compassion, wisdom, and love. When we trust our capacity for these qualities, and bring awareness to them in our day-to-day lives, we move through the world with lightness, joy, and freedom.

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Speaker List for the Wisdom of Pema Chodron Summit

Judy Lief, Mingyur Rinpoche, Margaret Wheatley, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Tami Simon, Father Greg Boyle, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, Anam Thubten, Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Arawana Hayashi, Gaylon Ferguson

About Your Summit Sponsor – Lions Roar

Mission-driven, non-profit, and community-supported, Lion’s Roar provides Buddhist teachings, news, and perspectives so that the understanding and practice of Buddhism flourishes in today’s world and its timeless wisdom is accessible to all.

We do this by providing as many entry points as we can: through our print and digital publications, our website, video, social media, online courses, practice retreats, and more.

We try to bring dharma to people right where they are, knowing what a difference it can make in their lives.

Free Gift for Summit Attendees

When you register for the Wisdom of Pema Chodron Summit, you’ll also be able to immediately download a free e-book, “5 Teachings of Pema Chödrön.”

This concise yet powerful eBook is 17 pages long and covers the following topics:

• How to Tap Into the Natural Warmth of Your Heart
• Why Meditation Is Vital
• How to Make the Most of Your Day—and Your Life
•  How to Develop Unconditional Compassion
• Signs of Spiritual Progress
• How To Enjoy Life

Replay Period For the Wisdom of Pema Chodron Summit

Even if you can’t attend live, register now because each day's talks will be available for 48 hours.

Affiliate Disclosure: We are grateful to be of service and bring you these life-changing events free of charge. In order to do this, please note that whenever you click the links and purchase items, in most (not all) cases we will receive a referral commission.

Your support in purchasing through these links makes it possible for people in over 150 countries globally to attend these live-changing events for free. Thank you! 🙂

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