Living/Dying Project

Living/Dying Project The Living/Dying Project offers spiritual support to those faced with a life-threatening illness and for their caregivers (free of charge with volunteers).

Classes, workshops, and professional training are also offered throughout the year. This FB account is not managed by Ramdev Dale Borglum himself. History of the Living/Dying Project:

In 1976 Stephen Levine founded The Dying Project as part of The Hanuman Foundation. Shortly after founding the first organization in the Western world to actively promote conscious dying, Stephen was joined by Ram Dass, Ramdev Dale Borglum, and Ondrea Levine. The Dying Project offered conscious support to people with life-threatening illnesses and also included a national call-in consultation hot-line. For many years after its inception, the Project was the only organization here in the West which advocated seeing the dying process as an opportunity for spiritual awakening and using caregiving for those with life-threatening illness as a spiritual practice. In 1981, as part of the Hanuman Foundation Dying Project, the Dying Center in Santa Fe, NM, was created. This was the first residential facility in the West to care for clients who wished to see their confrontation with death as an opportunity for awakening, rather than seeing death merely a tragedy. From 1981-1984 Dale Borglum, the founding Director of the Dying Center, guided the facility in which approximately 85 people were served free of charge. In 1986 Dale relocated the Project to its present location in Marin County and changed the name to The Living/Dying Project.The Open Circle program of the Project offers free-of-charge emotional and spiritual support to people with life-threatening illnesses and to those who care for them. As well, the Project has an educational component whose mission is to explore healing in the context of a life-threatening illness. Dale has trained thousands of hospice care workers, nurses, therapists, doctors, and volunteers in palliative care. Counseling with Ramdev Dale Borglum PhD is available via phone or Zoom.

12/08/2025

This just in from the Legacy Retreat on Maui during RamDev and ’s workshop on Love Amidst Impermance: “It was a total love fest!”

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12/08/2025

Change is constant. Suffering doesn’t have to be.

In this week’s reflection from the Legacy Retreat on Maui, RamDev invites us into a deeper question: Can we meet impermanence without getting swept into fear or resistance?

When we drop out of the mind and into the heart, change becomes a gateway rather than a threat. It becomes the path that leads us back to what does not change, the place within us that is truly Deathless, that which is our True Nature.

Wherever we are, we can practice making a relationship with the shifting, imperfect, very human world around us, and in doing so, discover a more expansive ground of love.

May we learn to rest in both.

May we remember what holds steady beneath it all.

We’ve always believed spiritual support should come without conditions or financial barriers, and thanks to those who be...
12/04/2025

We’ve always believed spiritual support should come without conditions or financial barriers, and thanks to those who believe in this mission, the Living/Dying Project has offered it freely for nearly five decades.

This year alone, our team supported hundreds of people as young as fifteen and as old as ninety at no charge. Families tell us again and again that without this care, their hardest moments would have been far more frightening and far less conscious.

Right now, small organizations like ours are facing unprecedented funding challenges. To sustain our work and keep our lines open to everyone who calls on us, we urgently need to raise $150,000 this giving season.

Donate at the link in our bio to power:

✨ One-on-one spiritual companionship in our Open Circle Program
✨ Support groups for illness, grief, and caregivers
✨ Free teachings, community gatherings, and volunteer training
✨ The operational backbone that keeps this care accessible to all

Every tax-deductible gift, whether $5 or $50,000, truly makes a difference. We cannot do this without you.

May all beings benefit.

12/02/2025

For nearly 50 years, the Living/Dying Project has offered compassionate spiritual support at no cost, guiding people through grief, illness, caregiving and end-of-life transitions. This year we’re facing serious funding gaps and we need your help to keep these services open to everyone who needs them. 💛

Thanks to a generous holiday match, every dollar you give now gets doubled, up to $7,500. Even a small gift helps sustain open hearts, open lines, and a community grounded in care.

Please consider donating and helping us continue this work. Link in bio. 🙏

11/27/2025

“Giving thanks for abundance is sweeter than the abundance itself.” Rumi 🍯

The Living/Dying Project has helped people at every stage of life face the fear of death since 1978.Working with this fe...
11/25/2025

The Living/Dying Project has helped people at every stage of life face the fear of death since 1978.

Working with this fear creates a more conscious environment for death, and a more conscious environment for life.

Almost everything we offer is completely free. To keep our lines open, we depend on the generosity of individuals who believe in this work.

If you are able, visit the link in our bio to help sustain this service during the giving season. We are grateful for your support. 🧡

11/23/2025

Is practice necessary? If we are already pure awareness, ever free, why meditate, pray, care, grow?

In this short teaching, RamDev explores a central paradox on the spiritual path:

✨ We are already whole, AND we forget that constantly.

The ancient texts remind us that there is nowhere to go and nothing to achieve. And yet, most of us still feel separate, afraid, or lost in thought. We practice not to become someone better, but to remember who we truly are. To open the heart. To stabilize the mind. To become grounded in our humanity so we can relax into our wholeness.

There is nothing to do… and still, we practice.

“This is unconditional love, where there are literally no conditions for receiving that love. You do not have to be good...
11/20/2025

“This is unconditional love, where there are literally no conditions for receiving that love. You do not have to be good, or pure, or holy. You are worthy of being loved just as you are. What teaching could be greater than that?” — Parvati Markus

This Saturday, November 22 at 10AM PT, more than 50 years after their time in India with Ram Dass and their guru Neem Karoli Baba, Parvati Markus and RamDev Dale Borglum come together for a warm, intimate, and inspiring gathering rooted in devotion, truth, and the remembrance of our shared heart. All are welcome.

Register at the link in our bio to join live and to receive lifetime access to the replay. All proceeds support the ongoing work of the Living/Dying Project, providing spiritual support to people at the end of life, their caregivers, and those living with grief.

We look forward to being with you soon.

राम राम

11/11/2025
We are delighted to welcome Parvati Markus to the Living/Dying Project Speaker Series. Join us in celebration of "There ...
11/11/2025

We are delighted to welcome Parvati Markus to the Living/Dying Project Speaker Series. Join us in celebration of "There Is No Other: The Way of Harmony and Wholeness," a newly released book of and friends' teachings.

Parvati and RamDev Dale Borglum were together in India in the early 1970s alongside Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji). More than fifty years later, these lifelong friends reunite for a heartfelt conversation that weaves together spiritual wisdom, personal stories, and the enduring presence of their guru.

This will be a warm, intimate, and inspiring gathering rooted in devotion, truth, and the remembrance of our shared heart. All are welcome.

🗓️ Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10AM PT via Zoom.

Register here: https://checkout.livingdying.org/parvati-markus/ 💛

All proceeds support the Living/Dying Project's work to provide non-denominational spiritual support to the dying, their caregivers, and those living with grief.

The Pitfalls of Modern Spirituality with Sonia PotiéSaturday, November 8 at 10 AM PT 🧡✨🙏So many of us long for an authen...
11/04/2025

The Pitfalls of Modern Spirituality with Sonia Potié
Saturday, November 8 at 10 AM PT 🧡✨🙏

So many of us long for an authentic spiritual life, yet the modern spiritual landscape is full of shortcuts, spiritual performance, and ideas that can pull us further away from our own hearts.

Join us for a Living Dying Project Speaker Series conversation with Sonia Potié, RamDev Dale Borglum, and .beaudry.mla as we explore how to recognize common pitfalls on the path and how to return to what is real, grounded, and truly transformative.

In this talk, we will explore:

👉The pull of instant gratification in spiritual practice
👉The rise of the algorithmic guru and how social media shapes beliefs
👉Fragmented wisdom and the replacement of study with quotes and soundbites
👉Chasing peak experiences instead of deepening presence
👉The illusion of control on the spiritual journey

Sonia brings clarity, warmth, and embodied wisdom rooted in years of study in the Vajrayana tradition. She is devoted to revealing the shared heart of all traditions and supporting people to find a path that is genuine and uniquely their own.

Come with an open mind and your honest questions. All are welcome.

✨ Link in bio to register
Much love.

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History of the Living/Dying Project: In 1976 Stephen Levine founded The Dying Project as part of The Hanuman Foundation. Shortly after founding the first organization in the Western world to actively promote conscious dying, Stephen was joined by Ram Dass, Dale Borglum, and Ondrea Levine. The Dying Project offered conscious support to people with life-theatening illnesses and also included a national call-in consultation hot-line. For many years after its inception, the Project was the only organization here in the West which advocated seeing the dying process as an opportunity for spiritual awakening and using caregiving for those with life-threatening illness as a spiritual practice. In 1981, as part of the Hanuman Foundation Dying Project, the Dying Center in Santa Fe, NM, was created. This was the first residential facility in the West to care for clients who wished to see their confrontation with death as an opportunity for awakening, rather than seeing death merely a tragedy. From 1981-1984 Dale Borglum, the founding Director of the Dying Center, guided the facility in which approximately 85 people were served free of charge. In 1986 Dale relocated the Project to its present location in Marin County and changed the name to The Living/Dying Project.The Open Circle program of the Project offers free-of-charge emotional and spiritual support to people with life-threatening illnesses and to those who care for them. As well, the Project has an educational component whose mission is to explore healing in the context of a life-threatening illness. Dale has trained thousands of hospice care workers, nurses, therapists, doctors, and volunteers in palliative care.