Phowa
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Phowa (Pho-ba in Wylie transliteration, also spelled Powa) is a Tibetan term for a Buddhist meditation practice that can be translated as the "Practice of conscious dying", or "Transference of consciousness at the time of death". The main form is one of the six yogas of Naropa although other transmissions also exist. Through this Phowa practice, one learns to transfer one's consciousness through the top of the head directly into a higher realm and so by-pass some of the typical experiences that occur after death. [1]
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