Caring for people who are dying can be an intimate and deeply alive experience. It is a journey of continuous discovery, requiring courage and flexibility. We learn to open, take risks, and forgive. Taken as a practice of awareness, it can reveal both our deep clinging and our capacity to embrace another person's suffering as our own. This week, Marianna interviews Frank Ostaseski, founder of the Zen Hospice Project and his current project, Metta Institute, which provides broad based education on mindful and compassionate end of life care. A visionary Buddhist teacher and healthcare consul
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