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Author:

Nairn, Rob.

Title:

Living, dreaming, dying : practical wisdom from the Tibetan book of the dead / Rob Nairn ; foreword by His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa.

Edition:

1st Shambhala ed.

Publisher:

Distributed in the U.S. by Random House,
Distributed in the U.S. by Random House,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

xvi, 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Karma-gliṅ-pa,--14th cent.--Bar do thos grol.
Intermediate state--Buddhism.
Death--Buddhism.--Buddhism.
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Buddhist--Tibet.--Tibet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-273) and index.

Contents:

pt. I. The greater scheme of things -- 1. Being fully human -- 2. Freedom through recognizing -- 3. Dreams and the path -- 4. The process of dying, outer and inner -- 5. Dying skillfully -- 6. Now we are dead -- 7. The six psychological orientations -- pt. II. Making friends with our minds -- 8. Mindfulness -- 9. Breaking the cycle of illusion -- 10. Fear -- 11. Impulse arising and the furies -- pt. III. Helping the dying and the dead -- 12. Helping the dying -- 13. Helping the dead -- pt. IV. Training for the moment -- 14. Stripping away masks -- 15. Reflecting -- 16. Compassion, the wish-fulfilling jewel.

ISBN:

9781590301326 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1590301323 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)54073444

LCCN:

2004000602

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)