Graceful exits : how great beings die, death stories of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen masters complied and edited by Sushila Blackman

Contributor(s):

Blackman, Sushila [compiler , editor]

Material type: Text

TextBoston : Shambhala Publications, 2005Description: 159 pages, 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1590302702

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BQ4487.G43 2005

Summary: Death is a subject obscured by fear and denial. When we do think of dying, we are more often concerned with how to avoid the pain and suffering that may accompany our death than we are with really confronting the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places death—and life—in a truer perspective, by telling us of others who have left this world with dignity. Graceful Exits offers valuable guidance in the form of 108 stories recounting the ways in which Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen masters, both ancient and modern, have confronted their own deaths. By directly presenting the grace, clarity, and even humor with which great spiritual teachers have met the end of their days, Blackman provides inspiration and nourishment to anyone truly concerned with the fundamental issues of life and death. - From Amazon.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Lindholme Hall Library General stacks	General Buddhism	606 BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2400544
Book	Lindholme Hall Library General stacks	General Buddhism	606 BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2400545

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Death is a subject obscured by fear and denial. When we do think of dying, we are more often concerned with how to avoid the pain and suffering that may accompany our death than we are with really confronting the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places death—and life—in a truer perspective, by telling us of others who have left this world with dignity.

Graceful Exits offers valuable guidance in the form of 108 stories recounting the ways in which Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen masters, both ancient and modern, have confronted their own deaths. By directly presenting the grace, clarity, and even humor with which great spiritual teachers have met the end of their days, Blackman provides inspiration and nourishment to anyone truly concerned with the fundamental issues of life and death. - From Amazon.