The death of you : a book for anyone who might not live forever / Miguel Chen with Rod Meade Sperry.
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- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781614295747
- 1614295743
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Main Library | NonFiction | 294.3423 C518 | Available | 33111009717311 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A yoga teacher, punk rock bassist, and Buddhist teaches from experience on how approaching death and grief with a little more compassion and a little less fear will make for a better life--and a better death, too.
DEATH.
Even the word itself probably makes you a little uncomfortable. Just look at it, sitting there, demanding to be acknowledged. It might even make you a lot uncomfortable.
We spend so much time trying to deny death, going on about our lives as if we and our loved ones are immune to it. Then, one day, its truth becomes undeniable. The Death of You doesn't flinch in looking into this vital, urgent matter. Join Miguel for a wild ride where we get real about death--and even have a few laughs at its expense.
If you might someday die--or if you know someone who will--this book is for you. If you're afraid of dying, this book is for you. If you're excited about the Great Unknown, this book is for you. In plainspoken, kind, and encouraging language, Miguel will show you how to transform your relationship with death--and in doing so, you'll get to know your life in a whole new way. Today is the perfect day to start. Don't wait--you're not gonna live forever.
Includes bibliographical references.
"DEATH. Even the word itself probably makes you a little uncomfortable. Just look at it, sitting there, demanding to be acknowledged. It might even make you a lot uncomfortable. We spend so much time trying to deny death, going on about our lives as if we and our loved ones are immune to it. Then, one day, its truth becomes undeniable. The Death of You won't flinch in looking into this vital, urgent matter. Like Miguel's first book, I Wanna Be Well: How a Punk Found Peace and You Can Too, this is a plain-spoken, culturally savvy book. Going on this wild ride with Miguel, we get real about death--and even have a few laughs at its expense"-- Provided by publisher.
You wake up -- Why me? -- It happens to everyone -- Practice: here's your meditation foundation -- Heaven -- Practice: a moment of heaven -- Hell -- Practice: what the hell? -- The in-between -- Rebirth -- Nothing -- Universal oneness -- Practice: a lack of distraction, a moment of wholeness -- The ones we see coming -- The ones we don't see coming -- Practice: prep work -- By one's own hand -- By another's hand -- Practice: forgiveness meditation -- Remains -- Life goes on -- Time to die -- Practice: death meditation -- Old, sick, and dead -- The end -- Epilogue: thank you.