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Preparing to Die<br />
Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition<br />
Andrew Holecek<br />
<strong>SHAMBHALA</strong><br />
Summary<br />
We all face death, but how many of us are actually ready for it Whether our own death or that of a loved one<br />
comes first, how prepared are we, spiritually or practically In Preparing to Die, Andrew Holecek presents a wide<br />
array of resources to help the reader address this unfinished business.<br />
Snow Lion<br />
9781559394086<br />
Pub Date: 7/9/13<br />
On Sale Date: 7/9/13<br />
$29.95/$34.95 Can.<br />
Paperback / softback /<br />
Trade paperback (US)<br />
480 pages<br />
Carton Qty: 24<br />
Self-Help / Death, Grief,<br />
Bereavement<br />
SEL010000<br />
Territory: World<br />
6.000 in W | 9.000 in H<br />
152mm W | 229mm H<br />
Part One shows how to prepare one's mind and how to help others, before, during, and after death. The author<br />
explains how spiritual preparation for death can completely transform our relationship to the end of life, dissolving<br />
our fear and helping us to feel open and receptive to letting go in the dying process. Daily meditation practices,<br />
the stages of dying and how to work with them, and after-death experiences are all detailed in ways that will be<br />
particularly helpful for those with an interest in Tibetan Buddhism and in Tibetan approaches to conscious dying.<br />
Part Two addresses the practical issues that surround death. Experts in grief, hospice, the funeral business, and<br />
the medical and legal issues of death contribute chapters to prepare the reader for every practical concern,<br />
including ...<br />
Author Bio<br />
Andrew Holecek is an in-demand teacher of Tibetan Buddhism who teaches seminars throughout the country on<br />
spiritual hardship and the Tibetan views of life, death, and beyond. He is affiliated with Shambhala centers<br />
worldwide and was adjunct faculty at Naropa University and the Ngedon School of Buddhist Studies. He is also<br />
the cofounder of Global Dental Relief, which serves impoverished children in five Asian and Central American<br />
countries.<br />
Author Residence: Denver<br />
The Healing Power of Meditation<br />
Leading Experts on Buddhism, Psychology, and Medicine Explore the Health Benefits of Contemplative<br />
Practice<br />
Andrew Fraser, Daniel Goleman, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Sog...<br />
Summary<br />
Meditation has developed from a New Age novelty into a powerful tool for alleviating suffering in the modern<br />
world. The book shares profound insights on meditation and the mind from the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist<br />
tradition and reveals some of the very latest scientific evidence showing meditation's potential to benefit a wide<br />
range of people in surprising ways.<br />
Shambhala<br />
9781611800593<br />
Pub Date: 7/9/13<br />
On Sale Date: 7/9/13<br />
$16.95/$18.95 Can.<br />
Paperback / softback /<br />
Trade paperback (US)<br />
192 pages<br />
Carton Qty: 44<br />
Religion / Buddhism<br />
REL007000<br />
Territory: World<br />
5.500 in W | 8.500 in H<br />
140mm W | 216mm H<br />
Once a symbol of the counterculture, meditation is now a household word, routinely discussed in the media, used<br />
by the advertising industry to promote all kinds of products and lifestyle choices, and practiced in its various<br />
forms-both spiritual and secular-by millions of people across the planet.<br />
Ask the pioneering contributors to this book where they think all of this will lead, and they describe a not-toodistant<br />
future in which meditation is practiced as a matter of course in schools, hospitals, hospices, retirement<br />
homes, offices, jails, and households around the world-not in the name of any particular religion or belief system,<br />
but simply because it is good for us. The one who put meditation on the map 2,500 years a...<br />
Author Bio<br />
ANDREW FRASER is a London-based writer and editor with a specialist interest in meditation and Buddhism. After<br />
graduating from Cambridge University, he trained as a journalist and worked for the BBC, covering major sporting<br />
events, including the 2012 Olympic Games. He has been practicing Tibetan Buddhism since 2002, and he regularly<br />
attends retreats at Lerab Ling in France. A prolific writer, Andrew is also the editor of View, The Rigpa Journal,<br />
an annual magazine on meditation and Tibetan Buddhism, which was founded in 2007.<br />
Author Residence: London<br />
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