Confronting Grief: A Tale of Loss and Understanding
…ars in your
eyes, weeping?"
"Venerable, my daughter Sumana is dead."
"Well, why do you weep? Is not death certain for all?"
I know that, Venerable. But my daughter was so
modest and so conscientious. What …
…of his modest and conscientious daughter, Sumana, and seeks solace from the Buddha. Despite knowing death is inevitable, he struggles with her last moments, feeling troubled by her seeming incoherence at d…