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| The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller; Revised and Updated Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick D. Gaffney, Andrew Harvey
Publisher: HarperOne
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 4188
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 425
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0062508342
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.3422
EAN: 9780062508348
ASIN: 0062508342
Publication Date: April 22, 1994
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| Customer Reviews:
 This is good book for believers, but I'm a skeptic. July 1, 1998
62 out of 76 found this review helpful
There's a lot of very interesting material in this book. I found descriptions of the human condition and basic tenets of Buddhism to be intelligently written, and to be inspiring at times. However, I'd like to issue a warning to skeptical people like me who have little interest in unproven or unprovable opinions and expressions of "faith" in their Buddhism. This book spends a lot of time on Tibetan ritual. It cites numerous examples of things the author has seen that seem to prove reincarnation, the possibility and power of enlightenment, karma, near death experiences, etc. When enlightened monks die, did you know that their bodies often don't rot? Or that their bodies disappear into thin air, or that rainbows appear thousands of miles away? That dead monks bodies stay warm for weeks? These things may or may not be true, but I'm just skeptical enough to not want to take the author's word for them. If you tackle this book, brace yourself to read about a lot of belief topics, and then prepare to be accused of being too cynical and capitive of your own ego for doubting it. I would categorize this book as religious Buddhism, as opposed to philosophical Buddhism. An aside: the author's reverence and love for his teachers and his faith is truly touching. His knowledge is great, his love is great, but I'm not sure that makes him the best possible reporter for those who are seeking truth instead of opinion.
 Those who are tired of searching for the truth can rest here May 9, 1998
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Being a student of T'ai chi ch'uan, I began to understand the nature of mind/body. An assignment given to me by my teacher was to read "The Secret of the Golden Flower" by Wilhelm. I did and was frustrated and confused. Little did I know I had the "truth" on my bookshelf already. I had bought the TBLD years earlier when a co-workers daughter was dying. However, I could not bring myself to open the book after I bought it so I put it away. Then, something, I do not know what, told me to go to this book again. I began reading and could not put it down. Still afraid of what I would find about this morbid thing called death, I read on. Now I read it over and over. Several months ago I bought "Secret of the Golden Flower" translated by Thomas Cleary and I was amazed at how the two books followed one another. I have found the secret of the golden flower (at least the beginnings) and a whole new way of looking at life and death. Thank you Sogyal Rinpoche for giving me the "view" -- a whole new life/death experience. I no longer shun death (or life). And when I feel negative emotions, I understand that they are just that emotions... here today, gone tomorrow -- if you just let it be.
A true jewel March 7, 1998
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the best book that I have ever read. It is the essence of compassion and because of it's masterful writing and the precious lessons in the book, I am a happy, content person. I cannot stress how valuable this work is and how much everyone owes it to themselves to pick up a copy as soon as possible. It will change your life if you let it. Thank you so much, Rinpoche! Metta, Robert F. O'Bryan
Contains the seeds to bring forth the lotus flowers. November 20, 1997
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Imagine my surprise as a thirty-something woman, educated and trained as an attorney, raised in the Lutheran faith, to begin to read this book full of passages I had already writen within my heart. How strange it was to at once feel "normal" in that at least one other being saw the world as I did. And inside, a smile began to glow which I find I cannot repress. That it is all possible. That it could all make sense. That visions and ideas from my earliest childhood are not symptoms to be categorized within DSM-IV. I earlier thought to write Sogyal Rinpoche a letter, to request an audience. But then, we are already friends. And he already knows me beyond the people who at my side have shared the days of this life.
Guidebook, manual and source of inspiration August 6, 1997
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
For those of us fortunate enough to have heard Rinpoche teach, this book captures the energy of clarity of a spoken teaching. Readable, but dense with information and practical advice, it is a book to treasure for a lifetime, for many lifetimes. I write as a committed Buddhist, so could be seen as partial, but the main reason I am a Buddhist is this book, and the man who wrote it.Pete Folly
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