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Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death Death and Dying Hardcover / Shambhala Publications / 224 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-57062-469-8 / July 2008 List Price: $22.95 Our Price: $18.36, you save $4.59 (20%) Not yet printed. Now accepting pre-orders! Expected publication date, July 2008.  Zen teacher Joan Halifax’s Project on Being with Dying has been helping both the dying and their caregivers to face death with courage and compassion since 1994, but her work with the contemplative approach to the dying process goes back much further than that. Here, Joan offers the fruits...   Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Theravada and Insight Meditation / Death and Dying / Eastern Philosophy Paperback original / Shambhala Publications / 192 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-217-0 / March 2005 List Price: $16.95 Our Price: $13.56, you save $3.39 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Ajahn Chah (1919–1992) was admired for the way he demystified the Buddhist teachings, presenting them in a remarkably simple and down-to-earth style for people of any background. He was a major influence and spiritual mentor for a generation of American Buddhist teachers, including Jon Kabat-Zinn,... A Memoir of Loss (and Learning to Tell the Truth about It) Biography / Memoir / Death and Dying / Parenting / Trumpeter Paperback / Trumpeter / 176 pages / 5 x 7-1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-564-5 / December 2007 List Price: $11.95 Our Price: $9.56, you save $2.39 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. The moment when Patty Dann’s husband was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, she felt as though the ground had dropped out beneath her. Her grief, however, was immediately interrupted by the realization that she would have to tell their three-year-old son, Jake, that his father was dying.... A Memoir of Loss (and Learning to Tell the Truth about It) Biography / Memoir / Death and Dying / Trumpeter Hardcover / Trumpeter / 176 pages / 5 x 7-1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-428-0 / January 2007 List Price: $18.00 Our Price: $14.40, you save $3.60 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. The moment when Patty Dann’s husband was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, she felt as though the ground had dropped out beneath her. Her grief, however, was immediately interrupted by the realization that she would have to tell their three-year-old son, Jake, that his father was dying.... How Great Beings Die Death and Dying / Eastern Philosophy Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 160 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-270-5 / May 2005 List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36, you save $2.59 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. 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—... Biography / Memoir / Buddhism, General / Death and Dying / Travel Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 176 pages / 5 x 7-1/4 ISBN 978-1-57062-117-8 / October 1995 List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $14.36, you save $3.59 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Hard Travel to Sacred Places is the record of a personal odyssey through Southeast Asia, an external and internal journey through grief and the painful realities of a decadent age. Wurlitzer—novelist, screenwriter, and Buddhist practitioner—travels with his wife, photographer Lynn... On the Art of Being Truly Alive Buddhism, General / Death and Dying Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 192 pages / 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ISBN 978-1-57062-820-7 / September 2001 List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96, you save $2.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. This book presents the Buddhist approach to facing the inevitable facts of growing older, getting sick, and dying. These tough realities are not given much attention by many people until midlife, when they become harder to avoid. Using a Buddhist text known as the Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection,... Practical Wisdom from the Tibetan Book of the Dead Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Death and Dying Paperback original / Shambhala Publications / 304 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-132-6 / August 2004 List Price: $16.95 Our Price: $13.56, you save $3.39 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. The Tibetan Book of the Dead is one of the best-known Tibetan Buddhist texts. It is also one of the most difficult texts for Westerners to understand. In Living, Dreaming, Dying, Rob Nairn presents the first interpretation of this classic text using a modern Western perspective,... Understanding the Tibetan Book of the Dead Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Death and Dying Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 432 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-57062-925-9 / February 2003 List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96, you save $4.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of Tibetan Buddhism. Over the years, it has been studied and cherished by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Luminous Emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating... A Buddhist Guide to Encountering Mortality Buddhism, General / Death and Dying Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 208 pages / 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ISBN 978-1-57062-332-5 / January 2001 List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $15.96, you save $3.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. In Making Friends with Death, Buddhist teacher Judith Lief, who's drawn her inspiration from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, shows us that through the powerful combination of contemplation of death and mindfulness practice, we can change how we relate to death, enhance our appreciation... A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook Includes a CD of Guided Meditations Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Death and Dying Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 352 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-385-6 / December 2006 List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96, you save $4.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Death and Dying Hardcover / Shambhala Publications / 352 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-182-1 / May 2005 List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96, you save $4.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Buddhism teaches that death can be a springboard to enlightenment—yet for all but the most advanced meditators, it will be the gateway to countless future lives of suffering in samsara. Tulku Thondup wrote this guide to help us heal our fear and confusion about death and strengthen our practice... How to Provide Fearless, Compassionate Care for the Dying Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Death and Dying Hardcover / Shambhala Publications / 160 pages / 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 ISBN 978-1-57062-850-4 / March 2002 List Price: $21.95 Our Price: $17.56, you save $4.39 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Working as an emergency room nurse, Margaret Coberly came in contact with death on a daily basis. However, it wasn't until her own brother was diagnosed with terminal cancer that she realized she understood very little about the emotional and spiritual aspects of caring for the terminally ill. To... How to Provide Fearless, Compassionate Care for the Dying Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Death and Dying Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 176 pages / 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-017-6 / February 2003 List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $12.76, you save $3.19 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Working as an emergency room nurse, Margaret Coberly came in contact with death on a daily basis. However, it wasn't until her own brother was diagnosed with terminal cancer that she realized she understood very little about the emotional and spiritual aspects of caring for the terminally ill. To... Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Death and Dying Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 272 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-57062-654-8 / November 1989 List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96, you save $4.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. The Tibetan Books of the Dead are a diverse collection of Buddhist scriptures that yield valuable insight into the psychology of death and dying and suggest the importance of meditative practice and knowledge as tools for self-understanding. This in-depth study of this rich body of Buddhist literature...
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