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Contents Dedication Foreword, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama ix Introduction to the Revised Edition xi Preface xv PART ONE: LIVING 1. In the Mirror of Death 3 2. Impermanence 15 3. Reflection and Change 28 4. The Nature of Mind 42 5. Bringing the Mind Home 57 6. Evolution, Karma, and Rebirth 86 7. Bardos and Other Realities 106 8. This Life: The Natural Bardo 115 9. The Spiritual Path 131 10. The Innermost Essence 154 PART TWO: DYING 11. Heart Advice on Helping the Dying 177 12. Compassion: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel 191 13. Spiritual Help for the Dying 213 14. The Practices for Dying 227 15. The Process of Dying 248 PART THREE: DEATH AND REBIRTH 16. The Ground 263 17. Intrinsic Radiance 278 18. The Bardo of Becoming 291 19. Helping After Death 303 20. The Near-Death Experience: A Staircase to Heaven? 323 vii
viii CONTENTS PART FOUR: CONCLUSION 21. The Universal Process 343 22. Servants of Peace 360 Appendix 1: My Teachers 371 Appendix 2: Questions About Death 378 Appendix 3: Two Stories 385 Appendix 4: Two Mantras 393 Notes 399 Selected Bibliography 415 Acknowledgments 419 Index 425 About the Author Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher
Page 2 and 3: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dyin
Page 6 and 7: Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai
Page 8 and 9: Introduction to the Revised Edition
Page 10 and 11: INTRODUCTION xiii our attitudes tow
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SIXTEEN The Ground WE OFTEN HEAR ST
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THE GROUND 265 explain its sacred m
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THE GROUND 271 ning joke. We'd ask
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THE GROUND 275 Then something extra
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THE GROUND 277 May all of you who r
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INTRINSIC RADIANCE 279 are. Dharmat
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INTRINSIC RADIANCE 281 2. Union—T
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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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HELPING AFTER DEATH 313 stay in the
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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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Khandro Tsering Chödrön was the s
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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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TWO MANTRAS 395 When the syllables
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TWO MANTRAS 397 hell realms, ascend
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PREFACE Notes 1. Rinyoche, a term o
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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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432 INDEX Né Dren, 310 Near-death
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434 INDEX finding master in, 132-34
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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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