Palliative care: giving the dying a dignified farewell from this world (lecture with discussion)

For most people, death is a difficult subject. But everyone has to die at some point. What does dying with dignity mean and how can it be personalized? How can Buddhism help the dying, whether Buddhist or not, to leave the world as peacefully as possible? As part of the seminar in WS 2024/25 "Living is Dying: Philosophy of Death in the Mirror of Contemporary Buddhism and its Artistic Representation", Miriam Pokora will give an online presentation about the "Sukhavati Hospice Project"(https://www.sukhavati.eu/journal/artikel/sukhavati-hospiz-projekt-1/), which she leads, and enter into a dialog with the audience.

Miriam Pokora is a palliative care nurse and practicing Buddhist in the Tibetan tradition. She has been involved in Buddhist-inspired hospice work since 2006. She has managed the outpatient Sukhavati palliative care and hospice service since 2020 and has also helped to set up the inpatient Sukhavati Hospice, which she has managed since its opening in 2022. Miriam is a lecturer for further and advanced training in the field of palliative care, hospice work and nursing as well as in the field of Buddhism and end-of-life care. The combination of modern science, hospice work and Buddhism are projects close to her heart.

Organizer: PD Dr. Zhuofei Wang

Online via Zoom:
Meeting ID: 986 731 3475
Password: 143340