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We are alive, therefore we will die. This is the simplest, most obvious
truth of our existence, and yet very few of us have really come to terms with
it. This book seeks to give a Buddhist insight into death and dying, helping us
to develop an awareness of our own morality.
This inspiring book gives an unparalleled Buddhist insight into death and
dying, helping us to develop an awareness of our own mortality in a way
that will totally enrich and transform our human life. It includes also
accessible and practical instructions on how to increase all our positive
states of mind, such as love, compassion, and wisdom. It makes you aware
with: How to make the most of our human life; understanding what happens
when we die; and learning to face our own death without fear. In
particular, Geshe Kelsang explains a very powerful yet simple practice
called 'transference of consciousness'. Mastery of this will enable us to
meet our death with grace, clarity, and fearlessness, attain rebirth in a
Pure Land, and experience happiness in all our future lives.
In particular, Geshe Kelsang explains a very powerful, yet simple practice called 'transference of consciousness'. Mastery of this will enable us to meet our death with grace, clarity, and fearlessness, attain rebirth in a Pure Land, and experience happiness in all our future lives.
About the Author:
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and
internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. He is the author of a series
of highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of
Buddhism to our modern world.
Reviews:
"The book is illustrated and very useful for anyone
desirous of getting acquainted with some important tenets of Buddhism and a few
specialised practices. Appendices, Glossary, Bibliography and Index make it
useful and easy to refer to." -
Vedic Astrology
"An objective analysis of the Tibetan people clearly
shows that they know about the process of death and what happens afterwards.
They have it down to a "mind-science." Only a fool would not study this book if
he had the opportunity. Because we can bank on one thing. Death is getting
closer to us by the very second. It's a frightening and horrible thought, I
know. But still it remains... And when I finish this review, I will be closer to
death. So what do we do? ... If we are evil, we can think pragmatically about
cheating God. The Tibetans believe in "powa", a technique of transferring one's
conciousness into a pure land. A pure land is like heaven. Once there, we can
choose our rebirth. We can choose our parents. Our family. Our place of human
rebirth. If we want a human rebirth. So there are an infinite number of
possiblities once we reach a pure land. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso gives us
instructions on how to do this. "Powa" is "transference of counciousness." And
most of you badly need this book! I badly need this book! I have this book. Buy
this book! The last half teaches us in the training of virtue. It is assumed
that we want to make our transition in death easier. But what is really
incredible is Gyatso's precise description of the death process and what happens
afterwards. It's a map. Gyatso is the best writer of Buddhism in the twentieth
century. He is simply a great man who has survived false accusations from the
henchmen of the Dali Lama. This book will make you steady and straight. You
might find the visualiztion of powa extremely difficult at first. When ordering
this book, also order "The Medition Handbook" and "Joyful Path to Good Fortune"
by the same author. Just do it. Just go ahead and do it." - The Editorial
Review
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