Good Life, Good Death
Author: Gehlek, Rimpoche Nawang
ISBN: 9781573229524
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Oct 2002
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
b>"This book is a must-read for those who have ever feared death for themselves or for those they love." -Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of i>Kitchen Table Wisdombr>br>/i>By the late Gehlek Rimpoche, the bestselling book that changed the way we think about death/b>br>br>Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? Many have asked these questions, and many have attempted to answer them. But there is another question i>b>Good Life, Good Death/b> /i>asks us to contemplate- how does the idea of life after death affect how we live our lives? Gelek Rimpoche tells stories of the mystical Tibet he lived in, as well as the contemporary America he is now a citizen of, and shares the wisdom of the great masters. He asks us to open our minds and see if we can entertain a bigger picture of life after life, even for a moment. He makes the connection between powerful emotions such as anger, obsession, jealousy and pride, and our past as well as our future.
ISBN: 9781573229524
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Oct 2002
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
b>"This book is a must-read for those who have ever feared death for themselves or for those they love." -Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of i>Kitchen Table Wisdombr>br>/i>By the late Gehlek Rimpoche, the bestselling book that changed the way we think about death/b>br>br>Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? Many have asked these questions, and many have attempted to answer them. But there is another question i>b>Good Life, Good Death/b> /i>asks us to contemplate- how does the idea of life after death affect how we live our lives? Gelek Rimpoche tells stories of the mystical Tibet he lived in, as well as the contemporary America he is now a citizen of, and shares the wisdom of the great masters. He asks us to open our minds and see if we can entertain a bigger picture of life after life, even for a moment. He makes the connection between powerful emotions such as anger, obsession, jealousy and pride, and our past as well as our future.
