Synopsis: Drawing from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of positively approaching and preparing for death throughout your life, Shenpen Hookham offers Westerners a warm, readable and heartfelt exposition on the issues that suuround death and caring for the dying.
She includes practical descriptions of the attitudes, the practices and the considerations that surround our own death, such as how meditation can help us understand death; the stages of death and rebirth; trusting the heart; relating to your mind at death; trusting our connection to the path; calling on the power of awakening; practical planning for one's own death; bereavement; reflecting on death throughout life - as well as caring for those dying; how the living can help the dying; plus advice for care-givers. Of great interest to anyone seeking a positive perspective on death and a deeper experience of being truly alive.
"Accessible to Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike..The author explains the meaning of death from a meditator's perspective. Written with clarity and insight, this book speaks from the heart." Francesca Fremantle.
"I have no doubt that all who read this book will find something valuable that they can carry with them." Ringu Tulku.
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