Anyen Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist master and teacher, and his longtime student and translator Allison Choying Zangmo present ancient and rich teachings on death in a contemporary, accessible manner.
Learn how to:
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release your attachments,
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embrace impermanence,
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cultivate virtue,
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and see the world as it really is - one day at a time.
Their practical, disciplined timeline encourages step-by-step development of qualities such as lovingkindness, compassion, generosity, and patience. Each day offers a short teaching followed by a specific, concrete exercise to help you reflect on and fully integrate the message.
Through vivid and evocative contemplative scenarios and action items, Living and Dying with Confidence brings practice off the cushion and into ordinary life.
Dying with Confidence: A Tibetan Buddhist Guide to Preparing for Death, Anyen Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 170 pages, $14.95
Anyen Rinpoche, a tulku from Amdo, is a Tibetan master of Dzogchen meditation as well as a seasoned scholar. He has taught extensively in Tibet, China, and throughout Southeast Asia, Japan, and North America. He lives primarily in Denver, Colorado, where he founded Orgyen Khamdroling Center with a shedra (college) for Westerners.
Allison Choying Zangmo is a student of Anyen Rinpoche and his root master, Tsara Dharmakirti Rinpoche. She has been studying the Tibetan language and Buddhism under Anyen Rinpoche's personal guidance for the past sixteen years, and acts as his personal translator. She lives in Denver, Colorado.
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CONTENTS: Dying with Confidence
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Foreword by Kathleen Dowling Singh
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Introduction
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1
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MONTH 1: Waking up to the Reality of Death
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5
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MONTH 2: Contemplating Life's Insubstantial Nature
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21
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MONTH 3: Internalizing Impermanence
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39
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MONTH 4: Making the Most of What We Have
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53
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MONTH 5: Accepting Pain and Difficult Circumstances
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67
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MONTHS 6 & 7: Training in Virtuous Conduct of Body, Speech, and Mind
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81
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MONTH 8: Going Beyond Our Limits
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107
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MONTH 9: Giving of Ourselves
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121
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MONTH 10: Developing a Daily Practice
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141
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MONTH 11: Cultivating Patience
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153
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MONTH 12: Dedicating Ourselves for Others
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165
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Benediction
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179
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Index
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181
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About the Authors
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201
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