The Authentic Presence podcast explores the deeper questions of human experience and care-giving. The show features inspiring conversations with on-the-ground practitioners, pioneers in medicine, palliative and hospice care, and contemplative thinkers. We look at what it means to care at the threshold of life and death and how mindfulness, meditation and contemplative wisdom can help us tap into our sources of well-being, purpose, spirituality and wholeness.
The podcast is hosted by Kirsten DeLeo, a longtime meditation practitioner, end-of-life caregiver and teacher in the field of contemplative care. Kirsten helped to develop the Authentic Presence training and is the author of Present Through The End: A Caring Companion’s Guide for Accompanying the Dying.
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"It is the fundamental right of every human being not to be afraid of death - and equally not to be afraid of life; I wish that every human being can die in peace, as wisely, clearly and tenderly cared for as possible, and that everyone may find the ultimate happiness that can only be achieved through understanding the nature of the mind and reality."
Sogyal Rinpoche, author of
"The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying"
This website was developed for the Rigpa Sangha. Here you can learn more about how the many practical methods of wisdom and compassion of the Buddhist teachings are helpful for people facing illness or death and for their families and companions.
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