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Podcast: Handful of Leaves | Mindfulness & Buddhism in Everyday Life
Episode: Ep 13: Can we cure death? (Ft Dr Ng Yuen Yen)
Description: During her career in emergency medicine, Dr Ng Yuen Yen realised that as a doctor, she was not able cure death. She then awoke to the fact that the Buddha has cured death and that she’d have to understand that for herself.
This episode attempts to unpack Nibbana (enlightenment) and shares a balanced approach on how we can slowly increase our happiness in the here and now.
About the speaker:
Dr Ng Yuen Yen was born into a Buddhist family. She obtained her MBBS Singapore in 1979, FRCS (A&E Edin...