Leave Them with Love
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 December 2023
Margaret Meloni explores the practice of treasuring our relationships and making peace with impermanence
Death Dhamma
Where there is birth, there will also be death. You know this. But do you really connect with it, embrace it, live it and welcome it into your practice? Welcome to Death Dhamma. A place where death will be your teacher. Together we will explore how the ultimate impermanence can strengthen our practice and improve the quality of our lives.
Margaret Meloni, PhD is a Theravada Buddhist practitioner, businessperson, and the author of Carpooling with Death: How living with Death will make you Stronger, Wiser and Fearless. One day, while navigating the demands of everyday life; she realized that more significant challenges were coming her way. She began to realize that the people she loved were going to die. Her mother-in-law, Lee, was in her 90s, her parents were approaching their 80s, and her husband, Ed, had already outlived his father. She had already said goodbye to others.
She began to wonder, “How can I handle losing the people I love the most?” The answer to her question came from her reliance on her Buddhist practice. Now that she has made friends with death, her goal is to help all of us to accept death as an essential part of life.
Death Dhamma is published monthly.
The Perfect Way to Commemorate a Death Day
Margaret Meloni, PhD
23 November 2023
Helping ourselves and others come to terms with impermanence and the loss of those we love
What You Have Is Now
Margaret Meloni, PhD
26 October 2023
On impermanence and recognizing that our Buddhist practice is right in front of us, right now.
Rebirth and Right View: A Personal Journey
Margaret Meloni, PhD
22 September 2023
Margaret Meloni offers a personal perspective on the Buddhist view of death and impermanence
On Loving and Losing Our Pets
Margaret Meloni, PhD
24 August 2023
Coming to terms with grief and impermanence for our furry friends and family members
Reflecting on the Choice of Memorializing Loved Ones
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 July 2023
What does Buddhism teach us about processing impermanence and working with our grief?
On Relationships, Greed, and Generosity
Margaret Meloni, PhD
26 June 2023
Managing our attachments and knowing when to let go
Soothing the Fear of Death: Lessons from Nakula’s Mother
Margaret Meloni, PhD
25 May 2023
Margaret Meloni offers a Buddhist perspective on the realities of facing our fears and those of our loved ones in the face of death and impermanence
The Art of Caring: Embracing the Journey of Providing Love without Expectations
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 April 2023
The practice of caregiving: equanimity and compassion amid uncertainty and impermanence
How Shedding Our Sense of Self Can Help Us Heal from Grief
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 March 2023
Accepting change and impermanence with mindful self-compassion
Releasing Hard Feelings Is a Good Death
Margaret Meloni, PhD
3 March 2023
Death with a lower-case “d”: the wisdom of impermanence
Remembering the Whole Person: Honor and Celebrate the Life of a Loved One
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 January 2023
A Buddhist approach to finding new meaning in the lives of our loved ones