Death—The Ultimate Empowerer - EP036

Women's Empowerment School

We live in a culture of disconnection. We’re disconnected from each other, from nature, from the divine. And life is disconnected from death. In fact, most of us avoid thinking about our mortality entirely. What if we learned to accept death as a natural part of life? What if we could use death to empower our decision-making? What if we engaged death as an advisor on our team?

Today, Sylvia explains the value of embracing death as a part of life and bringing it into our conscious awareness. She shares her recent experience with her father’s passing, describing her own freedom from the fear of death and exploring the concept of bardo—the space between life and death.

Sylvia goes on to discuss two books that changed the way she thinks about death, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying and Journey to Ixtlan, offering insight into the indigenous belief that death walks behind our left shoulder to remind us we’re mortal. Listen in as Sylvia challenges us to look honestly at our own relationship with death and learn how a productive dialogue with death can help us prioritize what’s really important.

Topics Covered

Why we avoid thinking about our mortality

The value of embracing death as a part of life

The space between life and death (bardo)

How to bring death into your awareness

The indigenous belief that death walks behind us

Viewing death as a mentor or counselor

Using death to prioritize what’s truly important

How to explore your relationship with death

Initiating a productive dialogue with death

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Resources

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche

Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda

12 Leadership Powers for Successful Women by Sylvia Becker-Hill

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