Through death's gate : a guide to selfless dying

Description: Designed to help serious seekers prepare for death, this book summarizes the basic teachings found in the major spiritual traditions of the world on how to pass through death as selflessly and effortlessly as possible. In particular, it contains three fundamental spiritual practices to help you transform your own death from a terrifying ordeal into what the Sufi poet Rumi called our "wedding with the eternity." -- from back cover

Contents: Introduction : facing death
The stages of death
The death prayer
The practice of perfect sacrifice
Effortless contemplation
Other preparations for death
Guidance for the guide
Conclusion: knowing beyond words

Online Access: In addition to the copies in our library, you can read this text online or download a pdf version via our website: http://centerforsacredsciences.org/index.php/publications/through-deaths-gate-a-...

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