Does anyone have any quality recommendations for dhamma talks relating to grief, coping with someone you love dying? Theravada ideally but fuck it I’ll listen to whoever if you think the talk is very good.

Ways to relate to the death, how to manage the grief. I’m having a hard time and need some guidance. I’ve been estranged from my local temple for a bit due to surgeries keeping me at a physical distance. Hoping to drag myself back, but there’s a little language barrier so I’m not sure what I’d be asking the monks for other than merit dedication for the deceased.

Compassion appreciated.

Over the course of learning how to become a Buddhist and possibly a Monk, I've always wondered if I can truly study and practice Buddhism without the Sangha, even though its apart of the three jewels to achieve Enlightenment and knowledge of the Buddha's teachings and wisdom.

What do you think?

I'm interested in Vietnamese mật tông (esoteric) practice, specifically a practice visualizing Chuẩn Đề Bồ Tát. Does anyone have information on this?

Came across a channel called Shadow Hok who recently posted a video which misrepresented buddha, what should be done about them?

How does reality work in Huayan Buddhism ? Is the Dharmakaya a boundless, eternal consciousness that emanates physical reality and all phenomena in it ? Is Tatagathagarbha an individualized reflection of such boundless consciousness that is inherently one with it ? Or is this just Advaita Vedanta in Buddhist garments ? If so, how is true Huayan really like ?