LIVING AND DYING
FROM A PRACTITIONER'S PROSPECTIVE
We are very happy to welcome Tetsu Nagasawa to Tashigar Norte
for an insightful Online Session on Life and Death.
How can we live and die in a better way? This is one of the main questions that lie at the heart of Buddhism.
In this online session, Tetsu Nagasawa would like to explore several answers to this question from sutra up to Bardo Todrol (Tibetan Book of the Dead), from a practitioner’s perspective. It will include several simple reflective practices, and also some discussions how to apply the ancient wisdom in the modern settings, both societal and cultural.
This event offers a unique opportunity to explore these fundamental transitions through the lens of a dedicated practitioner. Tetsu will talk on the Root Verses of the Six Bardos from the Bardo Todrol that deals with the six bardos, adding some information from sutras and oral instructions he received from Tibetan lamas. The session will also include a couple of very simple rellective exercises which will be useful to prepare for death.
This course runs on your free generous donation basis.
In order to participate in this retreat you need to have received the transmission of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or of Namkhai Yeshi.
Daily Schedule
July 18th, 2026
1 pm, Rome time CEST
7 am NY (EDT) / Caracas and 9 pm Sydney (AEST)
Translations available into Spanish, Italian, French, Hungarian and Russian
Suggested donation
This retreat operates on free donation basis, and your contribution is fundamental to support our efforts in providing valuable programs, according to your means.
Tetsu Nagasawa
Tetsu first met Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche in 1988 and continued to receive teachings from him until his passing. He also trained with other Tibetan Masters.
He is a Santi Maha Sangha instructor authorized by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche.
Tetsu is a Japanese by birth. After returning from Nepal where he stayed for seven years, he served as a university professor of religious studies in Kyoto, focusing his research on Tibetan Buddhism and neuroscience of meditation.
Tetsu is the author of many books, including:
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Yasei no Buddha (Wild Buddha or Buddha Sauvage, published in 1998 by Hozokan),
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Meisou suru Noukagaku (Meditative Neuroscience, published by Kodansha in 2011),
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Chibetto Bukkyo (Tibetan Buddhism, published by Sangha in 2016),
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Chibetto Bukkyo no Sekai (The World of Tibetan Buddhism, published in 2021 by Hozokan),
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Niji no Karada (Rainbow Body: Tibetan Yogis and the Alchemy of Light, published by Being Net Press in 2024) etc.
He has translated in Japanese language several works on Tibetan Buddhism, including Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's The Crystal and the Way of Light (Niji to Suishō) and Dream Yoga (Yume no Shugyō).
Tetsu has been awarded the Yasuo Yuasa Prize for his contributions to the study of the mind-body relationship, for the Advancement of Culture and Research.
He is recently giving workshops on death and dying for the medical personnels and cancer patients, besides writing.