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INTRODUCTION xiii our attitudes toward death and in the kind of care we as a society offer to the dying and the bereaved. Public awareness of death and the many issues surrounding dying has been heightened. Books, Web sites, conferences, serious radio and television series, films, and support groups have all contributed to a greater openness toward looking into death. There has been a considerable expansion in hospice work and palliative care, and this has been the period during which, in some countries, the whole field of care for the dying has been opened up. Initiatives of many kinds have taken place, inspired by courageous men and women, for whom I have the greatest respect and admiration. Meanwhile, there have been more and more requests for those working in the Buddhist tradition to take part in projects and explore how they can contribute. A number of my friends and students have gradually created an international program of education and training based on the teachings in this book and designed to offer spiritual care to the dying, their families, and those who care for them. We offer courses for the medical profession and the public, coordinate volunteers, and have begun to work hand in hand with hospitals, clinics, hospices, and universities. What is encouraging is that there is a growing recognition everywhere that spiritual issues are central to the care of the dying, and in some countries a number of medical schools now offer courses in spirituality and medicine. Yet, I am told, surveys show that denial of death still prevails, and we are still lacking in our ability to offer spiritual help and care for the dying and answer their deepest needs. The kind of death we have is so important. Death is the most crucial moment of our lives, and each and every one of us should be able to die in peace and fulfillment, knowing that we will be surrounded by the best in spiritual care. If The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying has played some small part in helping us look at how we deal with our own death and that of those around us, it is an answer to my prayers, and I am deeply moved and grateful. It is still my dream that the teachings presented here be made available to people everywhere, of all ages, and at all levels of education. My original hope for this book was that it would help inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at death and care for the dying, and so the whole way we look at life and care for the living. Our need for spiritual transformation and to take responsibility, in the truest sense, for ourselves and others
xiv INTRODUCTION has not become any less urgent these ten years on. What would it mean if more and more people thought seriously about their future and the future of the world? Imagine how things would be if we could live our lives infusing them with a sacred meaning; if our end-of-life care were always lit by a sense of awe in the face of death; and if we looked on life and death themselves as an inseparable whole. What would be the effect of seeking to make love and compassion the measure of our every action, and of understanding, to any degree, the inmost nature of the mind that underlies our entire existence? This would be a true revolution, one that would free men and women to discover their birthright, that inner dimension so long neglected, and unite them with the fullness of the human experience in all its mystery and grandeur. Sogyal Rinpoche Lerab Ling, France November 2001
Page 2 and 3: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dyin
Page 4 and 5: Contents Dedication Foreword, by Hi
Page 6 and 7: Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai
Page 8 and 9: Introduction to the Revised Edition
Page 12 and 13: Preface I WAS BORN IN TIBET, and I
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PART TWO Dying
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FIFTEEN The Process of Dying IN THE
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SIXTEEN The Ground WE OFTEN HEAR ST
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THE GROUND 271 ning joke. We'd ask
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INTRINSIC RADIANCE 279 are. Dharmat
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INTRINSIC RADIANCE 283 to the exper
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EIGHTEEN The Bardo of Becoming THE
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THE BARDO OF BECOMING 293 even for
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NINETEEN Helping After Death so OFT
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HELPING AFTER DEATH 305 you love ve
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PART FOUR Conclusion
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Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (18
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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991)
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QUESTIONS ABOUT DEATH 379 make rule
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ALLOWING DEATH TO HAPPEN QUESTIONS
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QUESTIONS ABOUT DEATH 383 According
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APPENDIX THREE Two Stories MY STUDE
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TWO STORIES 387 She tried to do as
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PREFACE Notes 1. Rinyoche, a term o
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NOTES 401 6. Portia Nelson, quoted
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Selected Bibliography TRADITIONAL T
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 417 . Life at
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Acknowledgments IN THE TASK OF PRES
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 421 I am deeply gra
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 423 helping the dyi
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426 INDEX Bardo Tödrol Chenmo, See
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430 INDEX Jowo Rinpoche, 242, 243 J
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432 INDEX Né Dren, 310 Near-death
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436 NOTES Francisco, 1986; First Sn
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Credits Cover design: Ross Carron D
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About the Publisher Australia Harpe
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