Death and the Art of Dying: in Tibetan Buddhism
Death and the Art of Dying: in Tibetan Buddhism
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ISBN / SKU
9780963037121
Format
Paperback
Pages
144
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Description
Buddhism asserts that all beings live beyond the various fluctuations of this life. Death is merely a passage to rebirth in another realm such as the human world, a pure land or the flowering of the ultimate nature of the mind. Using the wisdom available in Tibetan Buddhism, Bokar Rinpoche explains and guides us through the experience of death and beyond.
'Terrifying sounds are heard such as the din of a tumbling mountain, the crashing of storm waves on the ocean, the crackling noise of fire and the howling of wind. There again, we should not be afraid but rather think that these are only deluded manifestations of our mind without real existence.'
Bokar Rinpoche was born to a nomadic family in Western Tibet in 1940. Recognised as a reincarnation by the Sixteenth Karmapa, he studied at Bokar and Tsurphu Monasteries. He left Tibet at twenty and completed two three year retreats under the guidance of Kalu Rinpoche. A remarkable Kagyu meditation master, he teaches Vajrayana practice in Buddhist centres around the world. His radiant peace of mind, ineffable love and the refinement of his intelligence are the signs of his great accomplishment. Through his profound wisdom and the clarity of his teaching, he helps anyone who wants to engage in this spiritual path.
'Terrifying sounds are heard such as the din of a tumbling mountain, the crashing of storm waves on the ocean, the crackling noise of fire and the howling of wind. There again, we should not be afraid but rather think that these are only deluded manifestations of our mind without real existence.'
Bokar Rinpoche was born to a nomadic family in Western Tibet in 1940. Recognised as a reincarnation by the Sixteenth Karmapa, he studied at Bokar and Tsurphu Monasteries. He left Tibet at twenty and completed two three year retreats under the guidance of Kalu Rinpoche. A remarkable Kagyu meditation master, he teaches Vajrayana practice in Buddhist centres around the world. His radiant peace of mind, ineffable love and the refinement of his intelligence are the signs of his great accomplishment. Through his profound wisdom and the clarity of his teaching, he helps anyone who wants to engage in this spiritual path.
Contents
Introduction to the French text
DEATH
The bardos of death
The bardo of the moment of death
The bardo of dharmata
The bardo of becoming
Further details on the bardos of death
Practising with the bardos
Suicide
Death of great beings
The nature of things
ART OF DYING
Dying without fear
Three ways of dying
Dying while thinking of the Land of Bliss
Dying while thinking of sending and taking
Dying while remaining in the nature of the mind
Special issues
APPROACHING DEATH
Becoming mindful of impermanence
Impermanence in the five points
The seven branch prayer
WHEN OTHER PEOPLE DIE
Attending dying people
Methods of compassion
The names of the Buddha
Further details
Special techniques
APPENDIS 1 - The six bardos
Appendis 2 - Seven Branch Prayer
Small glossary
Index
DEATH
The bardos of death
The bardo of the moment of death
The bardo of dharmata
The bardo of becoming
Further details on the bardos of death
Practising with the bardos
Suicide
Death of great beings
The nature of things
ART OF DYING
Dying without fear
Three ways of dying
Dying while thinking of the Land of Bliss
Dying while thinking of sending and taking
Dying while remaining in the nature of the mind
Special issues
APPROACHING DEATH
Becoming mindful of impermanence
Impermanence in the five points
The seven branch prayer
WHEN OTHER PEOPLE DIE
Attending dying people
Methods of compassion
The names of the Buddha
Further details
Special techniques
APPENDIS 1 - The six bardos
Appendis 2 - Seven Branch Prayer
Small glossary
Index
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