Good Life, Good Death, Nawang Gelek Rimpoche
Good Life, Good Death, Nawang Gelek Rimpoche
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Good Life, Good Death

Author: Nawang Gelek Rimpoche, His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Narrator: Brian Nishii

Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/16/2019

Synopsis

Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? Many have asked these questions, and many have attempted to answer them. But there is another question Good Life, Good Death asks us to contemplate: How does the idea of life after death affect how we live our lives?Gelek Rimpoche tells stories of the mystical Tibet he lived in, as well as the contemporary America he became a citizen of, and shares the wisdom of the great masters. He asks us to open our minds and see if we can entertain a bigger picture of life after life, even for a moment. He makes the connection between powerful emotions such as anger, obsession, jealousy, and pride, and our past as well as our future.

About Nawang Gelek Rimpoche

Nawang Gelek Rimpoche (1939–2017) began his formal training to become a teacher when he was three years old. He left Tibet at nineteen during the Communist Chinese invasion and began instructing Westerners in Buddhism. Rimpoche was one of the last reincarnated lamas to be fully educated in Tibet and trained by the same teachers who taught the Dalai Lama.

About His Holiness the Dalai Lama

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, TENZIN GYATSO, is one of the world’s best-known spiritual and political leaders. He has led his people for over fifty years as the head of the government-in-exile and spiritual leader of Tibet. In recognition of his work for peace and his concern for global environmental problems, His Holiness was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. More recently, in 2007, he received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor in the United States, for his advocacy of human rights.

Reviews

Goodreads review by WndyJW on February 13, 2016

Gelek Rimpoche grew up in Tibet and spent his entire early life in a monastery. He is one of the last generation of the great Monks of Tibet before the Chinese came. He had the same teachers as the Dalai Lama and His Holiness asked Rimpoche to come to America to teach the Dharma. Rimpoche loves Amer......more

Goodreads review by Mary on August 15, 2008

We make it a point to go hear Rimpoche whenever he is in Lincoln, every year or so. Happened to be here about three weeks after I left my last job with much public attention--and he gave me much comfort and perspective. This is on the "Reread At Will" bookshelf in my room. Although much of this is au......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on February 04, 2009

Awesome!!! Read in two days.......more

Goodreads review by Phil on August 02, 2023

This is a comprehensive study of Tibetan theories of soul, body, mind and re-birth. This book provides an excellent framework in which we can live richer and more productive lives by understanding the motivation behind our actions and how we can improve our interaction with people around us. The aut......more

Goodreads review by John on September 02, 2023

I'm not into Eastern mysticism, and so chapters such as the one on the Bardo don't really work for me. That said, the chapters "Anger and Patience" and "Ego and Compassion" are exceptional, and definitely left me thinking. Also useful is the chapter on meditation. Like many other Tibetan Buddhism bo......more

Quotes

“Insightful…Gelek is a felicitous writer, especially gifted with analogy. Readers will cheer about this fresh voice.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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