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    It Saved My Life. It Woke Me Up

    Saturday, May 18, 2013

    Iñaki Sánchez, from Madrid writes: “Before finding The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, my state of mind could be described as follows: I was carried along by life, finding some degree of ‘fulfilment’ or entertainment in activities such as working, being with my family, watching football, playing sports and drinking beer. As for my [...]

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  • Remembering Khandro Tsering Chödrön

    Saturday, May 4, 2013

    It is now two years since Khandro Tsering Chödrön, the great dakini [female embodiment of enlightened energy] and accomplished practitioner, passed away. The embodiment of utter simplicity and unflagging faith and devotion, she was an inspiration to all who met her whether in the East or in the West, where she spent the last years [...]

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  • The Essence of the Buddha’s Teaching

    Tuesday, April 30, 2013

    During his recent teaching tour in Australia, Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, gave an inspired series of public talks in Sydney and Melbourne. In this first extract from a talk in Sydney, Rinpoche shares a teaching on the importance of discovering inner peace and contentment––what the Buddha called “the [...]

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    Robert Thurman: Sogyal Rinpoche and The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying

    Thursday, April 18, 2013

    In an Interview, Robert Thurman Shares his thoughts on the Impact of Sogyal Rinpoche’s The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: “Dealing with the terrible difficulties of dying or having a relative or loved one die is a really hard thing. And in our culture we don’t do it well. But we’re doing it better [...]

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    A Treasure in My Hands

    Tuesday, March 26, 2013

    Cristina Iglesias from Madrid writes: “In August 2008, my partner and father of my daughter, whose name is Paris, was diagnosed with third stage pancreatic cancer. They didn’t give us any hope, but hope is the last thing there is to lose, and so we started a series of natural treatments and Paris came home [...]

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Jun
19

What will happen to me when I die?

Karin Behrendt, student and German translator for Sogyal Rinpoche writes: “For many people, including myself, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is not just “a book” but the long awaited answer to many very personal questions about life and death. I had the great privilege to come in contact with Sogyal Rinpoche before “The [...]

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Jun
15

A Book that Radiates Healing and Love

Suzanne Banay Santo wrote to us: “When my son Zoran was a tiny baby, he had a very serious cerebral hemorrhage.

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Jun
13

“The Book Loved Me Completely”

‘When you really realize the teachings in a profound way, you realize the teachings are all about love.” Murnau, Germany, June 3, 2010.

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Jun
11

Finding Fearlessness in the Face of Suffering

Dr. Ann Allegre, award-winning professor and physician in the field of Palliative Medicine writes: “When I first encountered the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, I had already been working for several years as a hospice physician.  Although I loved the work and felt grateful to be able to help patients and families in such [...]

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Jun
8

Inexplicable Tears

Ruth Gawler, from Australia, writes: “Ian (my boyfriend at the time) gave me a copy of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying in 1999. I was living in Alice Springs, Australia and working as a doctor in a general practice in the centre of town.

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