The 2008 Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue was called "Living With Mortality: How Our Experiences with Death Change Us." After a morning small group discussion session, the afternoon featured a diverse panel — hospice physician Pam Kircher, educational philosopher Megan Laverty, psychologist Anthony Marsella, and social historian Vincent Harding — exploring the cultural changes that might accompany our increasing acknowledgement of death as something natural and awe-inspiring rather than strange and threatening. All photos by Marilyn Humphreys. Read an article on the Forum here.