The five invitations Discovering what death can teach us about living fully
Book - 2017
"Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. [This book is a] meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves ... [Zen Hospice Project cofounder Frank Ostaseski] distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering ... [a] guide that points to a radical path to transformation"--
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- Published
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New York :
Flatiron Books
2017.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- viii, 290 pages ; 25 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-290).
- ISBN
- 9781250074652
- Foreword
- Introduction: The Transformative Power of Death
- The First Invitation: Don't Wait
- 1. The Doorway to Possibility
- 2. At Once Here and Disappearing
- 3. The Maturation of Hope
- 4. The Heart of the Matter
- The Second Invitation: Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing
- 5. As Is
- 6. Turn Toward Your Suffering
- 7. Love Heals
- The Third Invitation: Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience
- 8. Don't Be a Role, Be a Soul
- 9. Taming the Inner Critic
- 10. The Raging River
- 11. Hearing the Cries of the World
- The Fourth Invitation: Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things
- 12. The Calm in the Storm
- 13. Mind the Gap
- 14. Courageous Presence
- The Fifth Invitation: Cultivate Don't Know Mind
- 15. The Story of Forgetfulness
- 16. Not Knowing Is Most Intimate
- 17. Surrender to the Sacred
- Epilogue: Dying into life
- Acknowledgments
- Author Resources
- Notes