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Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death

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Author: Joan Halifax
Creator: Ira Byock
Publisher: Shambhala
Category: Book

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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 5.9 x 1

ISBN: 1570624690
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.029
EAN: 9781570624698
ASIN: 1570624690

Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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Condition: Publisher: ShambhalabrDate of Publication: July 29, 2008brBinding: HardcoverbrCondition: Very GoodbrDescription: 1-57062-469-0 May have slight shelf wear, otherwise, just like new.

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
In this long-awaited book of inspiring and practical teachings, Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax offeres the fruits of her many years of work with dying people. Inspired by traditional Buddhist teachings, her work is a source of wisdom for all those who are charged with a dying person's care, facing their own death, or wishing to explore and contemplate the transformative power of the dying process.brbrHalifax offers lessons from dying people and caregivers, as well as guided meditations to help readers contemplate death without fear, develop a commitment to helping others, and transform suffering and resistance into courage. She says, "Why wait until we are actualy dying to explore what it may mean to die with awareness?"brbrA world-renowned pioneer in care of the dying, Joan Halifax founded the Project on Being with Dying, which helps dying people to face death with courage and trains professional and family caregivers in compassionate and ethical end-of-life care.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

A recommendation for those who want to further appreciate life October 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Death is as much a part of life as living, but most people do not fear life. "Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death" is Joan Halifax's explanation why one should not fear death. A Buddhist teacher who has worked with the dying for much of her life, she uses the teachings of her religion to help inspire those of any faith to be better be prepared for what is inevitable, and live for the time they have now. "Being With Dying" is informed and inspiring, making it a recommendation for those who want to further appreciate life.br /

5 out of 5 stars

Straight from and to the heart August 20, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Healthy, clear, concise guidance, including reflective meditation to care for those who are dying.br /br /At the same time in developing compassion and fearlessness to face the dying, it concurrently provides a guide for healthy living.br /br /Who knows what is most important in life? Those who deny it and live on in ignorant bliss, or those for whom it is already knocking on their door.br /br /

5 out of 5 stars

Another Halifax Gift August 15, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

Joan Halifax brings deep wisdom and caring to every moment, and this book is one more example of the gifts she shares so freely. We all deal with death and dying, now or later, ours or others, and this wise book will help us traverse the terrain more gracefully.br /br /Honey Wardbr /www.ExperienceYourPower.com

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