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In the Mirror of Death 3  \n2. Impermanence 15  \n3. Reflection and Change 28  \n4. The Nature of Mind 42  \n5. Bringing the Mind Home 57  \n6. Evolution, Karma, and Rebirth 86  \n7. Bardos and Other Realities 106  \n8. This Life: The Natural Bardo 115  \n9. The Spiritual Path 131  \n10. The Innermost Essence 154  \nPART TWO: DYING  \n11. Heart Advice on Helping the Dying 177  \n12. Compassion: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel 191  \n13. Spiritual Help for the Dying 213  \n14. The Practices for Dying 227  \n15. The Process of Dying 248  \nPART THREE: DEATH AND REBIRTH  \n16. The Ground 263  \n17. Intrinsic Radiance 278  \n18. The Bardo of Becoming 291  \n19. Helping After Death 303  \n20. The Near-Death Experience: A Staircase to Heaven? 323  \nviii CONTENTS  \nPART FOUR: CONCLUSION  \n21 . The Universal Process 343  \n22. Servants of Peace 360  \nAppendix 1 : My Teachers 371  \nAppendix 2: Questions About Death 378  \nAppendix 3 : Two Stories 385  \nAppendix 4: Two Mantras 393  \nNotes 399  \nSelected Bibliography 415  \nAcknowledgments 419  \nIndex 425  \nAbout the Author  \nCredits  \nCover  \nCopyright  \nAbout the Publisher  \nForeword  \nby His Holiness the Dalai Lama  \nIN THIS TIMELY BOOK, Sogyal Rinpoche focuses on how to understand the true meaning of life, how to accept death, and how to help the dying, and the dead.  \nDeath is a natural part of life, which we will all surely have to face sooner or later. To my mind, there are two ways we can deal with it while we are alive. We can either choose to ignore it or we can confront the prospect of our own death and, by thinking clearly about it, try to minimize the suffering that it can bring. However, in neither of these ways can we actually overcome it.  \nAs a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly existence. Knowing that I cannot escape it, I see no point in worrying about it. I tend to think of death as being like changing your clothes when they are old and worn out, rather than as some final end. Yet death is unpredictable: We do not know when or how it will take place. So it is only sensible to take certain precautions before it actually happens.  \nNaturally, most of us would like to die a peaceful death, but it is also clear that we cannot hope to die peacefully if our lives have been full of violence, or if our minds have mostly been agitated by emotions like anger, attachment, or fear. So if we wish to die well, we must learn how to live well: Hoping for a peaceful death, we must cultivate peace in our mind, and in our way of life.  \nAs you will read here, from the Buddhist point of view, the actual experience of death is very important. Although how or where we will be reborn is generally dependent on karmic forces, our state of mind at the time of death can influence the quality of our next rebirth. So at the moment of death, in spite of the great variety of karmas we have accumulated, if we make a special effort to generate a virtuous state of mind, we may strengthen and activate a virtuous karma, and so bring about a happy rebirth.  \nX FOREWORD  \nThe actual point of death is also when the most profound and beneficial inner experiences can come about Through repeated acquaintance with the processes of death in meditation, an accomplished meditator can","cbCaimPHdqJhCxM2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimPHdqJhCxM2","pdf",2117789,451,"English","# Dedication\n# Foreword\n# Introduction to the Revised Edition\n# Preface\n# PART ONE: LIVING\n## In the Mirror of Death\n## Impermanence\n## Reflection and Change\n## The Nature of Mind\n## Bringing the Mind Home\n## Evolution, Karma, and Rebirth\n## Bardos and Other Realities\n## This Life: The Natural Bardo\n## The Spiritual Path\n## The Innermost Essence\n# PART TWO: DYING\n## Heart Advice on Helping the Dying\n## Compassion: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel\n## Spiritual Help for the Dying\n## The Practices for Dying\n## The Process of Dying\n# PART THREE: DEATH AND REBIRTH\n## The Ground\n## Intrinsic Radiance\n## The Bardo of Becoming\n## Helping After Death\n## The Near-Death Experience: A Staircase to Heaven?\n# PART FOUR: CONCLUSION\n## The Universal Process\n## Servants of Peace\n# Appendix 1: My Teachers\n# Appendix 2: Questions About Death\n# Appendix 3: Two Stories\n# Appendix 4: Two Mantras\n# Notes\n# Selected Bibliography\n# Acknowledgments\n# Index\n# About the Author","[{\"question\":\"How does the book describe death in relation to life?\",\"answer\":\"Death is presented as a natural part of life—something everyone must face. 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