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Paperback Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die: Death Stories of Tibetan, Hindu and Zen Masters Book

ISBN: 0834803917

ISBN13: 9780834803916

Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die

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Book Overview

Death is a subject obscured by fear and denial. When we do think of dying, we are more often concerned with how to avoid the pain and suffering that may accompany our death than we are with really confronting the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places death--and life--in a truer perspective, by telling us of others who have left this world with dignity. Graceful Exits offers valuable guidance in the form of 108 stories recounting the ways in which Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen masters, both ancient and modern, have confronted their own deaths. By directly presenting the grace, clarity, and even humor with which great spiritual teachers have met the end of their days, Blackman provides inspiration and nourishment to anyone truly concerned with the fundamental issues of life and death. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 5 stars
To Quote Captain James T. Kirk........

How we face death is at least as important as how we face life. This book is a beautiful example of the deep, esoteric meaning of that phrase. We can't explore the notion of up, without talking about down, hot with out mentioning cold, how can we possibly understand life without talking about death (even if it is imaginary)? This book is quite remarkable and should be a staple among hospice workers, and anyone seeking a...

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Attitude Is Everything

We are all here for only a limited time . . . during which we live our lives, and if we are lucky, do not have to spend too much thought on our inevitable demise. Regardless of your situation or reason for considering this book, it is a must read. A positive approach to the end of life is the best present we can give ourselves and those close to us.

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An Extraordinary Resource

Koans and stories of the deaths of Masters are scattered throughout the sacred texts of the East. This book is remarkable in that it brings those many stories together in one place. By focusing a book on the theme of "death stories", the stories illumine each other, and the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The stories reveal a wonderfully refreshing way to think about death (and hence, to think about Life!) ...

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A most unusual book on spirituality

My favorite story was about the 97-year-old Zen nun Nogami Senryo who wanted to, and did, die standing up. What a great story! There are many little gems throughout the book, though it is kind of morbid and I could only read a page or so at a time. The stories from India are pretty fantastical and hard to believe, though. I found the afterward to be stunning, how Ms. Blackman discovered she had advanced lung cancer...

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MUST READING FOR EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO DIE

I read an excerpt of this book in a magazine and had to read the whole thing. The author, for reasons unknown to her, was compelled to collect death stories of Hindu, Buddhist and Zen masters. The stories she reports are awe inspiring. These men and women faced died with poise and courage, inspirations to all who must die. The book has a deeper message: Sushila Blackman was herself dying as she wrote the book. A...

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