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A review by plantbirdwoman
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: 20th Anniversary Edition by Sogyal Rinpoche
2.0
The author gives a presentation on Tibetan Buddhist teachings on living, dying and death; the transitional phases of life; reincarnation; and the benefits of meditation. I confess I found some of the writing a bit turgid and somnolence-inducing and for much of the last half of the book, I simply scanned it.
Sogyal Rinpoche is obviously a very sincere proponent of the philosophy he espouses and through telling anecdotes and relating experiences of himself and his teachers, he seeks to bring that philosophy to the Western reader. It is a topic that does interest me, and yet, as I indicated, I found it hard to stay with it. My mind kept wandering. Obviously, I need much more practice in the art of meditation and focusing the mind in order to truly appreciate his message.
Sogyal Rinpoche is obviously a very sincere proponent of the philosophy he espouses and through telling anecdotes and relating experiences of himself and his teachers, he seeks to bring that philosophy to the Western reader. It is a topic that does interest me, and yet, as I indicated, I found it hard to stay with it. My mind kept wandering. Obviously, I need much more practice in the art of meditation and focusing the mind in order to truly appreciate his message.