What if uncertainty didn't have to feel so overwhelming?
Life keeps changing. People we love get sick and die. Jobs end. Relationships shift. Plans fall apart. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves asking: Is there another way to live? How do I find more peace, purpose, or resilience when everything feels so unstable? How can the death of loved ones and my own death motivate and help me to live more fully and authentically?
As Sogyal Rinpoche writes, “Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life itself reveals again and again the opposite: that letting go is the path to real freedom.”
Drawing from the profound wisdom of Sogyal Rinpoche’s teachings, we'll explore the idea that if nothing stays the same, we might actually find a source of strength and comfort—testing that against our own life, not just taking it on faith.
Starting From Where You Are
Maybe what brought you here is a specific loss, or just a low hum of anxiety about everything you can't control. For many, the harder question underneath all this is loss—what it means that nothing lasts, including the people and things we love most.Once we see change as the very fabric of life rather than a tragedy, what opens up isn't despair but a sharper sense of being alive, free to love fiercely without grasping.
From there, you might ask how it all connects—your joy, your grief, the people around you—realizing, as Sogyal Rinpoche wrote , "We are all interdependent, and we are all responsible for one another." And at the base of it all: if everything keeps changing, is there anything in you that doesn't alter? The Buddhist teachings point to something "boundless and infinitely spacious, something in which the dance of change... takes place."
During a 9-week journey exploring Chapters 1-3 of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, we'll study and practice together, using reflection, meditation, discussion, and other practical tools for facing death and finding steadiness through change.
No prior experience with Buddhism or meditation is necessary to join. This course is open to everyone—regardless of your background, spiritual path, or religious tradition—offering accessible, practical tools that anyone can apply to daily life.
This course offers a sense of community—the joy of studying, reflecting, discussing ideas and meditating together. Join us!!
Wednesdays
October 7 - December 16, 2026
4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Duration: 2h
Note: No classes on November 18 and November 25