Last week was the first time ever that Lama Ole Nydahl asked his present students here at the EC to join him in his regular Phowa practice for the deceased. Lama Ole practices the transference of consciousness meditation for thousands of people every year.

Through the meditation on “conscious dying” you get the opportunity to work intensively with the process of your own death. Buddhist teachings contain very precise descriptions on the process of dying, death and the stages between death and rebirth. Many teachers and meditation masters have also had a lot of experience with the process of dying.

In the meditation practice one learns to transfer consciousness at the moment of death into a state of highest bliss. Lama Ole has taught more than 80,000 people Phowa, which takes place about 10 times a year worldwide and includes an explanation about death and rebirth.

Those that have learnt the Phowa practice also learn how to actively help others at the moment of death. Lama Ole Nydahl received the transmission of the Phowa teachings from different Tibetan Lamas and is today the most significant teacher of this practice in the Western world. Those that wish to take part in the 5 day course can find the important information and necessary preparation meditation in every Diamond Way Buddhist center.