How Do You do it?
How do you bring the teachings of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying into your daily life? To continue the celebration of 20 years of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, over the next few weeks we’re asking you to send in stories about how–in even just the smallest of ways–you bring the […]
Read MoreNigel Westlake on The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Nigel Westlake, award-winning Australian composer featured last month’s post ‘A Symphony of Living and Dying‘, shares his moving personal story: “In June 2008, a dear friend gave me a copy of “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying”following the tragic, violent & unexpected death of our youngest son, Eli. Over the next 12 months this […]
Read MoreAlan Walace on The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Dr. B Alan Wallace, a well-known scholar and practitioner of Buddhism since 1970, comments on the 20th anniversary of Sogyal Rinpoche’s book: “Since it was published twenty years ago, Sogyal Rinpoche’s The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying has earned its status as a modern classic of Tibetan Buddhism. Filled with personal narratives and the rich wisdom of […]
Read MoreFinding Sogyal Rinpoche
A woman from San Diego in the USA shares her story: “I am 62 years old, and have practiced some form of Buddhism since I was 21. I Married a Buddhist, and brought up 3 daughters in the Buddhist philosophy and practice. However for 7 years, after my husband died in 1994, I wandered totally depleted […]
Read MoreMeeting my Teacher and his Book of Wisdom
Tshewang Yeden from Bhutan writes: “One of my friends once received a prize for her participation in an event. All of my friends, including myself, were excited to see what was really in the small rectangular gift bag. When she opened it, she was surprised to see a Buddhist book,
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