The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

A new spiritual classic from one of the foremost interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism to the West

By Sogyal Rinpoche
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“As A Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly existence. Knowing that I cannot escape it, I see no point in worrying about it.

Naturally, most of us would like to die a peaceful death, but it also clear that we cannot hope to die peacefully if our lives have been full of violence, or if our minds have mostly been agitated by emotions like anger, attachment or fear. So if we wish to die well, we must learn how to live well. Hoping for a peaceful death, we must cultivate peace in our mind, and in our way of life.”
– Excerpt from book

This book is simply amazing. The wisdom and insights that can be gained by reading it is astounding. Of course, the viewpoint is from an Eastern point of view, Buddhist to be precise, but that shouldn’t make any difference at all, as true knowledge doesn’t really have one path. If one can get away from the belief system that says that only my religion has something to offer, one could gain immensely from this weighty perspective on life and death. This book is a help for those seeking to learn how to live a better life, and also for those who want to understand the process of death and the cycle of birth, death and re-birth, reincarnation and karma.

There are sections on the spiritual path, helping the dying, after death help for the dying, compassion, meditation and other insights taken from a modern day interpreter of ancient knowledge.

• In reading this book the wisdom of the ages on life and death was revealed to me. My thoughts were swirling after reading it, and my thought processes were markedly more positive about life and my situation.
  
• After reading about death I began to understand much more about life, which is a rather interesting way to learn. One would think it would be better to understand life and then you will learn about death, but for me it is always the opposite. The more I understand death, the more I understand life, which will in turn make both my life and death more conscious, which is my goal.