Living Well Rather Than Living Forever: Buddhism, Longevity, and the Art of a Balanced Life
Modern culture often treats aging and death as problems to be conquered, encouraging endless self-optimization and fear of decline. Buddhism takes a different approach. While valuing health, vitality, and long life, it teaches that true wellbeing comes from balance, wisdom, compassion, and acceptance of the natural processes of life.
This thoughtful talk explores the difference between caring wisely for body and mind and becoming trapped in obsession with youth, control, and the denial of mortality. Through meditation, ethical living, meaningful relationships, and understanding impermanence, Buddhism offers a path toward living fully and aging with dignity, peace, and inner richness.
