Robert Thurman: Lam Rim Video #8

Bob explains how the mind of renunciation allows us to take our successes and failures in stride; and why none of us will get out of here a dead.
Recorded at Tibet House US, NYC, October 2006.

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Genius & Compassion

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:((.. may compassion truth and love shine on all suffering motherly beings in pain and suffering...

may all those in confusion and suffering find true meaning of life.. cherishing others and love love another.. thank you bob for your great teachings

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U.S. Suicide Statistics (2001)

Attempted Suicides

There are approximately 750,000 suicide attempts each year.

An estimated 5 million living Americans have attempted suicide.

More females attempt suicide than males.

(3 female attempts for each male attempt.)

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More males die from suicide than females.

(4 male deaths by suicide for each female death by suicide.)

More people die from suicide than from homicide.

(Suicide ranks as the 11th leading cause of death; Homicide ranks 13th.)

There were over 800,000 suicide attempts in 2005

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Actual Suicides

1.3% of all deaths are from suicide.

On average, one suicide occurs every 16 minutes.

Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death for all Americans.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people aged 15-24 year olds.

(1st = accidents, 2nd = homicide)

Suicide is the second leading waus of death for 25-34 year olds.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students.