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Making Friends with Death: A Buddhist Guide to Encountering Mortality
 
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Making Friends with Death: A Buddhist Guide to Encountering Mortality (Paperback)

by Judith L. Lief (Author)
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  • Paperback: 180 pages
  • Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc (1 Jul 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1570623325
  • ISBN-13: 978-1570623325
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.9 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 491,744 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Peppered with useful and startling meditations as well as wise reminders, this is a thoughtful approach to a difficult aspect of living."-- NAPRA Review
"Filled with meaningful examples of real people facing real problems. It provides us with the essential guideposts for embarking on the journey of life and the journey beyond."-- Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
"A manual on how to die, how to relate to dying and death, how to open up to the stages beyond death. Lief's book is also a weave of stories, insights, advice, Buddhism and humor."-- Shambhala Sun
"Whether you will die tomorrow or fifty years from now, you need to read this book."--Bernie Glassman
"A seasoned caregiver who walks the neophyte through the extending of one's self to another, Lief presents the issues and common difficulties at hand. She emphasizes the importance of attention to details, but centers on knowing what each patient wants for her or his situation. This defines effective compassion."--Florence Wald, M.N., FA.A.N., a founder of the first hospice in the United States
"Lief conveys the profound core of the teachings of Buddhism so that anyone can hear and understand. She shows us that in the end, it is kindness, compassion, and mindful attention that matter, and teaches us the simple skill of just being--in all its rawness, love, and pain--with those who are dying."--Marilyn Webb, author of The Good Death: The New American Search to Reshape the End of Life

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This text shows that by honestly contemplating death and using mindfulness practice, the reader can change how they view death, enhance everyday life, and open themselves up to others. A series of guidelines based on Buddhist teachings help the reader to reconnect to dying persons.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not disappointed by a western writer, 4 Sep 2004
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I am usually very cautious of western writers talking about eastern traditions. But this one made an exception: If you feel that contemplating death could bring you help in everyday life, then go for it and read it.
It is a practical and direct book (benefits from a female western writer ?), separated in short chapters with an "exercise" at the end of each. No blablabla about buddhism, but applications in everyday life and presentations of common pitfalls in the practice. This is obviously based on a lot of experience and teaching (and influence from a tibetan master, can't remember his name), as very often I found it touched the right point.
It talks about subjects we usually try to ignore (death, pain, illness...) but unconsciously have great influences in our lives. To be aware of them helps to relieve ourselves, or to know better how to deal with dying relatives.
Should say too that part of the book is dedicated on how to behave with a dying person, but to me the principles can be applied in our daily lives too.
I loved it and bought it.
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