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    Death Awareness Meditation, with Sean Fargo

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    Sean FargoPublished August 3, 2022 · Updated October 26, 2026 · 1 min read

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    Our death is certain. The exact moment of our death is not. Compassionately exploring the truth of impermanence may help us see what is most important and meaningful to us.

    Mindfulness Exercises founder Sean Fargo leads a 21-minute meditation on death awareness. The meditation begins with a grounding exploration of sensation in the body and breath. Awareness then shifts to the resilience of the body, and also its fragility.   

    The practice turns toward the truth that this present-moment, life-sustaining breath could be the last.

    Please do not practice this if you’re struggling with unresolved trauma or depression. A sense of loving awareness, self-compassion and self-forgiveness is very important.

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    About Sean Fargo

    Sean Fargo is a former Buddhist monk who founded Mindfulness Exercises and leads the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification.

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    Speaker 1 · 0:02Mindfulness with a new window, uncomfortable feelings. Please come to help. Welcome to the mindfulness exercises political. In this episode, we bring you a kind of meditation to add to your personal practice. So please find a quiet place where you can be free from distraction. Let's begin.

    Speaker 2 · 4:45Liquid pumping around the body with each heartbeat. Nose, eyes sensing into the breath, air moving into your mouth, your nose, neck, lungs oxygenating ourselves. Inside body, to whatever extent you can sensing into space and the atoms of our body. Slowly opening your eyes whenever you're ready.

    Speaker 1 · 22:52Notice what's changed in your body and mind. Notice especially any benefits you've received. What might it feel like to carry these benefits into the rest of your day? Consistent daily practice will help us hold on to the benefits of meditation for longer. Between each formal session for an in-depth exploration of this technique, including helpful text for teachers. Listen to the next episode with mindfulness exercises found.

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