The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

by Sogyal Rinpoche

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Sogyal Rinpoche presents the key teachings of Tibetan Buddhism on death, dying, and the nature of mind in a form accessible to modern Western readers. Drawing on ancient practices and stories from the Tibetan tradition, the book provides practical guidance for caring for the dying and for transforming our relationship with mortality. It has sold over three million copies and been translated into 34 languages worldwide.

Published:: 1993
Pages:: 432

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In this collection, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying references 3 other books.

It draws on Man's Search for Meaning, The Tao Te Ching and The Art of War.

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Sogyal Rinpoche's insistence that confronting death honestly gives life its deepest meaning directly echoes Frankl's argument in Man's Search for Meaning that awareness of mortality focuses the search for purpose.

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Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor Frankl

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The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on emptiness and the luminous nature of mind presented here share deep roots with the Tao Te Ching's descriptions of the formless, unnameable source that underlies all phenomena.

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The Tao Te Ching

by Lao Tzu

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Sogyal Rinpoche references warrior traditions of facing death without fear, paralleling Sun Tzu's Art of War teaching that the warrior who accepts death gains psychological freedom on the battlefield.

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The Art of War

by Sun Tzu

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