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…3 min read·Jan 10, 2024----
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…3 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Feb 7, 2023----
Mangda with BACIIAn Overview of Death Doulas and Why We Need ThemAn Overview of Death Doulas and Why We Need Them4 min read·Dec 15, 2022----
Mangda with BACIIHow to lighten a heart.Reflect on how you hold what’s heavy and hard in your life.3 min read·Dec 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…5 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·Dec 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…2 min read·Nov 8, 2021----