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Lessons from the dying / Rodney Smith ; foreword by Joseph Goldstein.

By: Smith, Rodney (Teacher) [author.]Contributor(s): Goldstein, Joseph [writer of foreword.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boston : Wisdom Publications, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: xi, 205 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781614291947Subject(s): Death -- Religious aspects | Hospice care -- Religious aspectsDDC classification: 202/.3 LOC classification: BL504 | .S65 2015Summary: ORIENTAL & INDIAN PHILOSOPHY. Rediscover the mystery and wonder of life through gentle reflections on death and dying. What can death teach the living? Former monk and hospice worker Rodney Smith teaches us that through intimately considering our own inevitable end we can reawaken to the sublime miracle of life we so often take for granted. A well of stories, personal anecdotes, and direct advice gleaned from years of working with the dying in their final moments, Lessons from the Dying helps us redefine our conception of what it means to truly live. Each chapter contains guided reflections and exercises that allow the reader to integrate the wisdom in its pages more fully into their lives. With a sense of compassion, Lessons from the Dying provides all the tools of mind one needs to rediscover, in this very moment, the mystery and wonder of a lifetime.

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ORIENTAL & INDIAN PHILOSOPHY. Rediscover the mystery and wonder of life through gentle reflections on death and dying. What can death teach the living? Former monk and hospice worker Rodney Smith teaches us that through intimately considering our own inevitable end we can reawaken to the sublime miracle of life we so often take for granted. A well of stories, personal anecdotes, and direct advice gleaned from years of working with the dying in their final moments, Lessons from the Dying helps us redefine our conception of what it means to truly live. Each chapter contains guided reflections and exercises that allow the reader to integrate the wisdom in its pages more fully into their lives. With a sense of compassion, Lessons from the Dying provides all the tools of mind one needs to rediscover, in this very moment, the mystery and wonder of a lifetime.

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