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Living in the Light of Death: On the Art of Being Truly Alive By Larry Rosenberg ( Shambhala )
Release Date: 2001-09-18
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This book presents the Buddhist approach to facing the inevitable facts of growing older, getting sick, and dying. These tough realities are not given much attention by many people until midlife, when they become harder to avoid. Using a Buddhist text known as the Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection, Larry Rosenberg shows how intimacy with the realities of aging can actually be used as a means to liberation. When we become intimate with these inevitable aspects of life, he writes, we also become intimate with ourselves, with others, with the world—indeed with all things.
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Those aches and pains, that sagging and graying--the booby trap of death is hidden in the undergrowth of the future, but how far into the future? One of the Buddha's great realizations was of the reality of aging and death. As Larry Rosenberg points out, it's not the reality that is the problem but what our minds do with it. One of America's leading meditation teachers, Rosenberg has in his repertoire a time-honored meditation practice: death meditation. In a sense, all Buddhist meditation is about facing impermanence, but death meditation is facing the ultimate impermanence. In Living in the Light of Death, Rosenberg brings forth some of his best anecdotes from his stays in foreign lands (and other painful experiences) to illustrate that aging, illness, and death can not only try us but teach us as well. To meditate on them is to initiate that teaching process. What Rosenberg has realized and tried to pass on to others is that although we cannot avoid the painful or frightening phenomena of the body, they do not have to weigh us down and can instead lend a lightheartedness to living. --Brian Bruya
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Why Not Now? ( ccanvasser )
This is one of my favorite books ever.
It asks us to take the elephant out of the closet. That elephant is that we are all alive and at some point we each will experience our own death.
That actually was very empowering for me - it helps me to make decisions about things I thought I had no choice over such as how I want to respond to certain people, situations, past experiences, and anticipations of future events.
Somehow, by really getting that I will experience my own death, my present reality and choices have come more into focus.
I like how the author writes - he is kind, firm, funny and insightful all at one time. I highly recommend this as well as his other books. Breath by Breath was a great one too!
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Living in the Light of Death
This is an excellent, down-to-earth, practical and clear explanation of the most essential concepts of Buddhism, namely impermanence, aging, sickness, and death. Although these are topics most of us would rather sweep under the rug, the author makes a great case for confronting these issues head on. His point is that when confronted we can live our lives truer to our inner selves. The writing is clear. The analogies are simple and directly applicable. The author is honest and his sharing of his own journey helpful to the reader. This book has helped me understand these important concepts in Buddhism and I highly recommend it.
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The Only Book You Need To Read
Possibly the only book that you need to read to get a perfect understanding on how life works. Larry Rosenberg writes this in simple language that is very easy to understand. I have studied these principles in my life as a Buddhist and these are presented in a non sectarian approach. I would say that this is a MUST read for anyone who wants to learn about our true nature.
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Easy to read but profound information
Larry Rosenberg has written a book that covers all a person needs to know about death awareness. It includes the 9 contemplations of atisha in simple to read prose that is quite inclusive and profound.
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A life changing book ( atrini )
As a new practitioner to the Buddhist way of life, I felt that this book distilled several books/teachings I've encountered on finding happiness in the present. I heartily recommend it to anyone living - especially those living in a fast-paced society.
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