This session opens with a heartfelt question about how to support loved ones at the time of death. Geshé-la responds by reflecting on impermanence, spiritual courage, and how fear arises from attachment to identity. He emphasises the role of personal dharma — the study of one’s own mind — as a means to understand and transform insecurity. Geshé-la shares accessible metaphors and reflections on how our minds construct the world, contrasting relative and absolute truth.

In response to a participant’s question on perception in meditation, Geshé-la describes experiences of luminosity and subtle awareness that arise when the senses are open but no longer chased by conceptual mind. He explains that such experiences are real but not easily conveyed in language, and reminds the group that the aim is to rest in direct experience rather than define it.

The final portion of the session transitions into a spacious guided meditation, led by Andy. The practice begins with body awareness and visualisation, invoking warmth and the symbolic light of bodhicitta. It evolves into resting in awareness through the gates of body, hearing, and sight — with a focus on the space in which all experience arises. The session closes with gentle integration and dedication.