What to say to a possibly dying person?

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Some food for thought…

Wanted - Meditations to ease the dying process

Greetings Does anyone have any specific guided meditations or short readings/reflections that can be used to give comfort or ease for those in the later stages of the dying process? It is for a non-buddhist friend of mine. I have a couple of 30 min guided metta meditations from Bhante @sujato , which are lovely and calming, but am looking for some more resources. Any suggestions warmly appreciated

"I'm going to die!"

['I Am Going to Die!']

Bunnies, bones and funerals; some stimulus for contemplation of death and dying

I’ve spent most of the past year dealing with death and dying, culminating with the funeral of my best friend last week. It has been a wonderful opportunity to mindfully contemplate the suffering inherent in life, and the inevitable progress through aging, disease and death. Of particular note was the stark example of how the suffering inherent in this process can be reduced by following the Buddhas teachings, and how excruciating the suffering can be when approached in the ‘normal’ way in gene…