In this book group we will explore Andrew Holeck’s book, Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. This book is highly recommended by accomplished Buddhist teachers, end-of-life care professionals and their caregivers. This book group is open to all levels of experience.
*Please read the forward and introduction before attending the first session
October 1: Forward and Introduction—Introductions and group discussion
October 8: Chapter 1. What to Do For Yourself Before You Die
October 15: Chapter 2. What You Can Do For Others Before They Die
October 22: Chapter 3. What to Do For Yourself As You Die
October 29: Chapter 4. What to Do For Others As They Die
November 5: Chapter 5. What to Do For Yourself After You Die
November 12: Chapter 6. What to Do For Others After They Die
November 19: Chapter 7. Before Death Approaches
November 26: Chapter 8. Caring for the Dying
December 3: Chapter 9. After Death
December 10: Chapter 10. Difficult Issues: Organ Donation, Euthanasia, Suicide, Abortion/Miscarriage, Death of a Pet, Conclusion
*The book will not be shared electronically. Please purchase the book from your own preferred vendor.
Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition by Andrew Holecek
No experience necessary. Open to all levels of experience.
Alley Smith is an ordained Buddhist Minister of Religion (Upadhyaya) in the Shambhala Lineage. She serves as a Chaplain at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She also holds precepts in Zen Buddhism. Alley is a US military war veteran. She specializes in spiritual care, mortuary affairs and as a funeral clergy. Alley has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism and Zen since 1999.
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