

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Buddhism 101 Course: Living Fully, Letting Go Gracefully
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 pm – Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 12:30 am (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Understanding the Buddhist View of Life and Death

What if learning to die well helps you live fully? Explore the Buddhist path to clarity and fearless compassion.

In this online Buddhism 101 course, we explore the Buddhist understanding of life, death, and impermanence in a practical and accessible way. Drawing from excerpts of How We Live Is How We Die, along with additional Buddhist teachings, contemporary clinical perspectives, and Clear Light practices, we examine how everyday habits shape the way we meet change, loss, and ultimately death. Rather than avoiding the subject, we approach it directly and compassionately.

This course is not about morbidity. It is about freedom. When we understand impermanence and the mind’s habitual patterns, we gain tools to live with greater courage, steadiness, and gratitude.

In this 4-week series you’ll discover:  

•	Buddhist perspectives on the journey through life and death  
•	How everyday thoughts and patterns influence end-of-life experience  
•	Gentle ways to work with fear, anxiety, and resistance  
•	The power of Clear Light Meditation to prepare the mind  
•	Simple contemplative practices for facing change  
•	Insights that bridge ancient wisdom and modern end-of-life care

The Instructor

The course will be led by Melissa Lewis, RN, BSN, Certified Palliative &amp; Hospice Care Nurse who brings over 30 years of contemplative experience and clinical end-of-life care. Since beginning Zen practice in 1995 and training with the Clear Light Society, Melissa has combined Buddhist practice with hospice nursing and integrative wellness. Her unique blend of spiritual training and professional hospice experience offers students both depth and grounded realism.

Course Details

4 weekly online classes  
Wednesdays, 7:00–8:30 pm, starting April 1, 2026  
One Wednesday skipped in the series  
No prior Buddhist experience needed – all are welcome

There is more to learn about this unique course. Visit our webpage, and then enroll before March 24, 2026.
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Middletown, Connecticut
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 343 Washington Ter, Middletown, CT 06457-3231, United States, Middletown, Connecticut

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut (https://allevents.in/org/buddhist-faith-fellowship-of-connecticut/21197265)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Online event, 343 Washington Ter, Middletown, CT 06457-3231, United States, Middletown, Connecticut
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, health-wellness, nonprofit, meditation, art, fine-arts, virtual, spiritual
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Buddhism 101 Course: Living Fully, Letting Go Gracefully ?
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