Frank Ostaseki: “I’m Allergic to the Notion of a Good Death”
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The Sounds True Podcast Network I've failed miserably at being with my own pain and the pain of others. I've failed miserably. But I've I've learned to come back, you know, just to come back, just begin again. Yeah. That in itself is the kindest, most extraordinary of meditation instructions, but it's also
the way to work with the ways in which we've been abandoned either by ourselves or others. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, I am so pleased and honored that our guest is Frank Ostasky. Frank is a pioneer in compassionate end-of-life care and a respected Buddhist teacher. He co-founded the Zen Hospice Project, America's first Buddhist Hospice and established the Meta Institute to train healthcare professionals and caregivers.
He's taught at Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic, and he's the author of the book The Five Invitations, discovering what death can teach us about living fully. Friends, stay with us. Some of the teachers I get to work with, it sounds true, are simply giants. One such person, Carolyn Mace, introduced many of us to the science of medical intuition, and our team started thinking, what if she could help orient us during this particular time, which for many of us feels like a collective dark night passage.
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