Meditations on Living, Dying, and Los..., Graham Coleman
Meditations on Living, Dying, and Los..., Graham Coleman
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Meditations on Living, Dying, and Loss
The Essential Tibetan Book of the Dead

Author: Graham Coleman, Thupten Jinpa, Gyurme Dorje

Narrator: Graham Coleman, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, Thupten Jinpa

Unabridged: 4 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/21/2025

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A distillation of the acclaimed English translation of a revered Tibetan classic

The Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist writings in the West and one of the most inspirational and compelling texts in world literature.

In Meditations on Living, Dying and Loss, Graham Coleman, the editor of Viking's acclaimed unabridged translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, collects the most beautifully written passages, ones that draw out the central perspectives most relevant to modern experience: What is death? How can we help those who are dying? And how can we come to terms with bereavement? New to this edition are Coleman's introduction and his brilliant and incisive essays, which preface each chapter and provide the seeker entrée to these ancient insights. With introductory commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a highly praised translation by Gyurme Dorje, this succinct but authoritative volume will convey the profundity of the original to those hungry for a better understanding of this life and the next.

*This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of the Glossary of Key Terms and Notes sections.

About The Author

Gyurme Dorje, Ph.D., is a leading scholar of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., is the senior translator to His Holiness The Dalai Lama and president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bash on February 16, 2021

A spiritual book. The meaning and interpretation is dependant on your own state of mind when you read it. Some of the parts are silly when I view it through the lens of rationality. Others are profound everyday obvious facts perceived in a new way.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on August 10, 2020

The author of this book is the translator for the famous book The Tibetan Book of the Dead. This work by him is kinda of an extension and elaboration of the root text. It is also practical for Westerners who practice death meditations during their life and can put these into practice at the time of......more

Goodreads review by Richard on August 30, 2024

The Tibetan Book of the Dead or the Bardo Thodol is a fourteenth century scripture by Karma Lingpa. Possibly the deepest explanation of the after-death experience in publication, it described in exacting detail what one experiences in the moments up until death, and for up to 49 days after. Tibetan......more

Goodreads review by Richard on July 25, 2017

Hard to rate this one. I was constantly reminded throughout this book how Hindu-based beliefs overtook the simple insight of Gautama, infusing that basic insight of self, mind, and existentialism with the beliefs of reincarnation and karma. On a scale of 1-5 for "impacting me in the areas listed in th......more

Goodreads review by Lukas on March 12, 2023

I don’t feel any more prepared for death.......more