Living in the Face of Death: The Tibetan Tradition - Softcover

Mullin, Glenn H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559391006 ISBN 13: 9781559391009

Publisher: Snow Lion Publications, 1998

Synopsis

Whereas Western society views death as the last taboo, the Tibetan tradition incorporates meditation on death into everyday life. Tibetan Buddhists believe that a conscious awareness of one's own impermanence allows a person to live a happy, fulfilled life.
This book presents nine short Tibetan texts. Important writings by the Second, Seventh, and Thirteenth Dalai Lamas, and by Karma Lingpa, author of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, are included. It covers topics such as meditation techniques to prepare for death, inspirational accounts of the deaths of saints and yogis, and methods for training the mind in the transference of consciousness at the time of death.

About this title

From the Author:

Buddhist mystisicm on embracing life and death .
The Tibetans, inspired by the life and teachings of the Buddha, developed a sophisticated and profound approach to living and dying. For them life and death are two sides of the same coin; we cannot hold or understand one without simultaneously holding and understanding the other. Their tradition for developing this integrated vision involves philosophical training, meditation practice, tantric ritual and inner yoga.

In this book I draw from nine important Tibetan works by early Dalai Lamas, as well as their gurus and disciples, and circle through the various strata of Tibetan mystical thinking in order to extract the essence of their insight. The emphasis is on what Tibetan Buddhism has to offer the modern world, and on how this can help heal the spiritual wounds that have arisen from the death phobias that characterize contemporary society.

Synopsis:

Tibetan Buddhist teachings on death.

About this edition

• Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1559391006
• ISBN 13: 9781559391009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300