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Some of the West's foremost spiritual teachers share their thoughts on aging and the end of life process.
Synopsis
Some of the West's foremost spiritual teachers share their thoughts on aging and the end of life process. Comprehensive and original interviews with Ram Dass, Michael Eigen, Norman Fischer, Joan Halifax, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, Frank Ostaseski, Rodney Smith, and John Wellwood provide new perspectives and offer comfort and support. This accessible, thought-provoking, and unique book is an invaluable resource for individuals, classrooms, hospice or home care settings, and for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one.
Journeying East also features a comprehensive resources section with an annotated bibliography, guidelines for general reading and study, information on the training of hospice employees and volunteers, and suggested at-home activities.
Victoria Jean Dimidjian is professor of education at Florida Gulf Coast University. She began her study of Buddhism at the Zen Studies Society in Manhattan in 1974 and is a founding member of the Naples Community of Mindfulness.
"An important and life-changing book." - Diane Cox, CEO, Hospice of Naples, FL
Synopsis
Buddhist spiritual leaders discuss aging and dying.
Journeying East includes comprehensive and original interviews with Ram Dass, Michael Eigen, Norm Fisher, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joan Halifax , Rodney Smith, and otherseach of whom has understood and met the challenges of later life. Their intellectual and spiritual wisdom, leavened with humor, will comfort anyone dealing with the realities of aging and death.
Topics include: How can we change our conceptions of aging and dying?; How does a spiritual practice affect aging and dying?; and What true comfort can we offer our loved ones in this process?
Nine meditations on aging and death, and a reading list are included.