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Meditations on Living, Dying, and Loss: The Essential Tibetan Book of the Dead Audiobook
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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.
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"I think of this little book as a kind of tasting menu of Tibetan Buddhism. There is more that I feel I would need to know to make better use of the practices described here, but the ideas are well presented, and the poetry quite beautiful."
— stormhawk (4 out of 5 stars)
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About Graham Coleman
Graham Coleman is president of the Orient Foundation (UK), a major Tibetan cultural conservancy organization, and editor of the foundation’s A Handbook of Tibetan Culture. He is also the writer and director of the acclaimed feature documentary Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy.
About Graham Coleman
Thupten Jinpa holds a PhD from Cambridge University and has been the principal English translator to the Dalai Lama for nearly thirty years. He is an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University and chairman of the Mind and Life Institute, which is dedicated to promoting dialogues and collaborations between the sciences and contemplative knowledge, especially Buddhism. He lives in Montreal with his wife and daughters.