a book
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Sogyal Rinpoche · 2002 · 441 pages
This acclaimed spiritual masterpiece is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written. A manual for life and death and a magnificent source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition, The Tibetan Book Of Living and Dying provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to the nature of mind, to karma and rebirth, to compassionate love and care for the dying, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path.
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Cate Blanchett
“I’ve been dipping in and out of this book since my early 20s. I completely respond to one of its basic notions—self-responsibility. It’s about preparing for a good death, and I’ve found that in having a child, you’re confronted by your mortality each day as the child grows and blossoms. But every single element in our Western society is a denial of death. We don’t want to think about it, which compounds the terror we feel about it. This book helps one to navigate one’s way through the terror.”↗