The Tibetan Book of the Dead contains one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the afterlife in world literature.
The collection of texts known as The Tibetan Book of the Dead comprises exquisitely written guidance and practices related to transforming our experience of everyday life, how to direct the processes of dying and the afterlife, and how to assist those who are dying.
These teachings include: methods for investigating and cultivating our experience of the ultimate nature of mind in our everyday practice, guidance on how to recognize the signs of impending death and a detailed description of the physical and mental processes of dying, rituals to avoid premature deaths, the now famous "Great Liberation of Hearing" guide read to the dying and the dead, aspiration prayers read at the time of death, an allegorical mask performance that light-heartedly...read more
