Audio, Video, Podcasts

The New School at Commonweal has created a library of audio and video entitled End-of-Life Conversations. As they describe it, “Despite all of the recent attention to death and the process of dying in America, direct and heart-centered conversations about death are still rare — and patients and families frequently have unmet needs. As part of our work at Commonweal, we have listened deeply to people talking about these issues for decades. Our vision for this series is to contribute to a growing conversation about death in America. We’re creating a public space where questions of death and dying can be explored in safety and without judgment.”

Below you will find several podcasts (audio and video) contributed by Enso House staff and board members. The full resource collection can be found at http://tns.commonweal.org/event-series/end-of-life-conversations/

Shodo Harada Roshi

The Calligraphy of Emptiness, The Zen of Dying

Part of the End-of-Life Conversations Series

Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Roshi about his experiences with death and dying and for an unforgettable demonstration of his calligraphy.

Watch:
http://tns.commonweal.org/podcasts/shodo-harada-roshi-2/#.VhVcALRVikp

Ann Cutcher, MD

Enso House: The Story of a Zen Hospice

Part of the End-of-Life Conversations Series

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Ann Cutcher, MD, director of Enso House—a hospice on Whidbey Island in Washington State affiliated with the nearby Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery (founded by Zen Master Shodo Harada Roshi). Enso House began in 2001 as a result of his vision of a home for the dying where the qualities of humility, service, compassion, forgiveness deepen in those both giving and receiving care.

Listen:
http://tns.commonweal.org/podcasts/ann-cutcher-md/#.VhVbrbRViko

Betsy MacGregor, MD

In Awe of Being Human

Part of the End-of-Life Conversations Series

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a conversation with Dr. Betsy MacGregor, cancer survivor, retired medical doctor, author, and founding board member of Enso House, a hospice residence providing compassionate, holistic care for terminally ill patients and their families.

Listen:
http://tns.commonweal.org/podcasts/betsy-macgregor-md/#.VhVcIbRViko