The Tibetan book of living and dying /

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Author / Creator:Sogyal, Rinpoche.
Imprint:[San Francisco, Calif.] : Harper San Francisco, c1992.
Description:xiv, 425 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2722173
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Other authors / contributors:Gaffney, Patrick.
Harvey, Andrew, 1952-
ISBN:0062507931
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 406-408) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Dalai Lama
  • Pt. 1. Living. 1. In the Mirror of Death. 2. Impermanence. 3. Reflection and Change. 4. The Nature of Mind. 5. Bringing the Mind Home. 6. Evolution, Karma, and Rebirth. 7. Bardos and Other Realities. 8. This Life: The Natural Bardo. 9. The Spiritual Path. 10. The Innermost Essence
  • Pt. 2. Dying. 11. Heart Advice on Helping the Dying. 12. Compassion: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel. 13. Spiritual Help for the Dying. 14. The Practices for Dying. 15. The Process of Dying
  • Pt. 3. Death and Rebirth. 16. The Ground. 17. Intrinsic Radiance. 18. The Bardo of Becoming. 19. Helping after Death. 20. The Near-Death Experience: A Staircase to Heaven?
  • Pt. 4. Conclusion. 21. The Universal Process. 22. Servants of Peace. Appendix 1: My Teachers
  • Appendix 2: Questions about Death
  • Appendix 3: Two Stories
  • Appendix 4: Two Mantras.