With an introductory commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Meditations on Living, Dying, and Loss is a compilation of essential writings from the first complete translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, whose visionary perspective on living, dying, and loss is one of the most inspirational in world literature. These selections address becoming more aware of our psychological habits; our understanding of the process of dying and the nature of the after-death state; and the challenge of bereavement. Drawing on his experience of loss and his knowledge of contemporary near-death research, editor Graham Coleman illuminates this ancient text's secrets, revealing the immense creativity that expanding our insight into the relationship between living and dying can bring.

Meditations on Living, Dying and Loss: The Essential Tibetan Book of the Dead, Graham Coleman, Viking Adult, Paperback, 188 pages, $15.00

Graham Coleman is President of the Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture(UK), a major Tibetan cultural conservancy organization. He has been editing Tibetan Buddhist poetry and prose texts in cooperation with various distinguished translators since the mid-1970s, and is the writer and director of the acclaimed feature documentary �Tibet � A Buddhist Trilogy�.

	Contents: Meditations on Living, Dying, and Loss - The Essential Tibetan Book of the Dead
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Editor's Introduction	xiii
	Introductory Commentary by His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama: Exploring the Notion of Continuity of Consciousness	xxv
	LIVING
	Song of Impermanence	3
	Imprisoned by the Ego: A Lament	11
	Living, Dreaming, Meditating, and Dying	21
	Uncovering the Nature of Mind	31
	Wisdoms, Elements, and Subtle Energies	53
	DYING
	Body and Mind Dissolving	69
	Entering the Horizon of Light	83
	LOSS
	Transforming Bereavement in the Mirror of Guidance	99
	Glossary of Key Terms	147
	Notes	187