PinnedMangda with BACIIHearing the Cries of the World Through Our ScreensWe are all aware of how tragic life is — continual war, death, grief. Like the bodhisattva Quan Yin, we’re hearing the cries of those all…Jan 10Jan 10
PinnedMangda with BACIIWhy is death so taboo in the Western world?I feel very grateful to have an Indigenous Dai/Lao father who gave me perspectives and experiences that may be foreign to Western ways of…Oct 11, 2021Oct 11, 2021
Mangda with BACIIWhat is Contemplative Care?Contemplative Care is a holistic approach to supporting others at times of hardship, grief, loss, death, and suffering. This type of care…Feb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Mangda with BACIIAn Overview of Death Doulas and Why We Need ThemAn Overview of Death Doulas and Why We Need ThemDec 15, 2022Dec 15, 2022
Mangda with BACIIHow to lighten a heart.Reflect on how you hold what’s heavy and hard in your life.Dec 15, 2022Dec 15, 2022
Mangda with BACIIThích Nhất Hạnh’s Impact and the Importance of ImpermanenceI am experiencing my first deep loss with a public figure. It wasn’t until Thích Nhất Hạnh’s transition that his impact on my life was so…Jan 27, 2022Jan 27, 2022
Mangda with BACIIWhat Do We Value Most at the Face of Death?Growing up, my parents struggled to make ends meet as they both worked long hours in hard labor factory jobs. My mother worked at the same…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Mangda with BACIITis’ the season for “spooky”With the transition from fall to winter, Scorpio season, and with holidays such as Samhain, Halloween, Dia de los Muertos and others that…Nov 8, 2021Nov 8, 2021