LIVING MEANINGFULLY, DYING JOYFULLY: The Profound Practice Of Transference Of Consciousness
Worth buying if: You follow Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s teachings or Modern Buddhist practice.
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Summary
Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully explains the Buddhist yogic method of Transference of Consciousness (phowa) with practical instructions, meditations, and ethical context from Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for spiritual preparation at life’s end.
Why this book now
In an era of renewed interest in end-of-life care and contemplative practice, this 2000 Tharpa Pubns edition offers a structured Buddhist approach to dying with awareness and digni.
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- You follow Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s teachings or Modern Buddhist practice.
- You want a practical guide to the Transference of Consciousness (phowa) meditation.
- You seek secular hospice manuals with no religious instruction.
- You expect a clinical, non-metaphysical treatment of dying.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780948006630
Worth buying if: You follow Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s teachings or Modern Buddhist practice.
Skip it if: You seek secular hospice manuals with no religious instruction.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 238 pages, this concise Tharpa Pubns volume reads like a meditation manual—best approached in short sessions alongside practice rather than as continuous narrative.
What stands out here
This Tharpa Pubns 2000 edition highlights Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s step-by-step phowa instruction and its ethical framing within Tibetan Buddhist doctrine.
Best way to approach it
Read slowly with a notebook and pauses for guided meditations; alternate instruction sections with short practice sessions to integrate the Transference of Consciousness techniques.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780948006630
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