"Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. [This book is a] meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves ... [Zen Hospice Project cofounder Frank Ostaseski] distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering ... [a] guide that points to a radical path to transformation"--
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The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
Jan 22, 2019, Flatiron Books
paperback
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The five invitations: discovering what death can teach us about living fully
2017, Flatiron Books
in English
- First edition.
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The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
Mar 14, 2017, Macmillan Audio
audio cd
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Table of Contents
The first invitation: Don't wait. The doorway to possibility ; At once here and disappearing ; The maturation of hope ; The heart of the matter
The second invitation: Welcome everything, push away nothing. As is ; Turn toward your suffering ; Love heals
The third invitation: Bring your whole self to the experience. Don't be a role, be a soul ; Taming the inner critic ; The raging river ; Hearing the cries of the world
The fourth invitation: Find a place of rest in the middle of things ; The calm in the storm ; Mind the gap ; Courageous presence
The fifth invitation: Cultivate don't know mind. The story of forgetfulness ; Not knowing is most intimate ; Surrender to the sacred.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-290).
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