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Petra Zenryū Hubbeling: How to Live this Year as if It Were Your Last

07.29.2019 - By Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya AbbotPlay

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Petra Zenryū Hubbeling chose to live this year as if it were her last…. again. In this honest and practical talk, Petra describes five common regrets people have on their death bed, the focus of each month of the year-long program, and the ways the program has changed her life. Quoting Stephen Levine, author of A Year to Live, she says, “when people know they are going to die, that last year is often the most loving, most conscious, and most caring… So don’t wait to die until you die. Start practicing now.” And indeed we can start practicing now, as Petra includes a guided forgiveness meditation.

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