PinnedMangda with BACII·Jan 10, 2024Hearing 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…
PinnedMangda with BACII·Oct 11, 2021Why 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…
Mangda with BACII·Feb 7, 2023What 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…
Mangda with BACII·Dec 15, 2022An Overview of Death Doulas and Why We Need ThemAn Overview of Death Doulas and Why We Need Them
Mangda with BACII·Dec 15, 2022How to lighten a heart.Reflect on how you hold what’s heavy and hard in your life.
Mangda with BACII·Jan 27, 2022Thích 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…
Mangda with BACII·Dec 7, 2021What 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…
Mangda with BACII·Nov 8, 2021Tis’ 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…
