Dedication ..................................................... ix
Editor's Preface ............................................. xiii
1 Introduction ................................................. 1
Part One.
Spiritual Preparations for the Time of Death
An Evolving Meditation on Life and Death
2 On Death and Mindfulness .................................... 11
3 Creating a Dharma Vision .................................... 19
4 The Dharma Will and Planning for Death ...................... 33
5 The Dharma Box .............................................. 37
Part Two.
Spiritual Practices as the Time of Death Nears
6 The Bardos of Living and Dying .............................. 43
7 The Signs of Death .......................................... 49
8 Liberation in the Bardos after Death ........................ 65
9 The Practice of Phowa ....................................... 75
10 Instructions for the Practice of Phowa ...................... 83
11 When Death Is Near .......................................... 93
12 How to Help Someone through the Dying Process .............. 101
13 Liberation by Wearing ...................................... 107
Part Three.
Medical Considerations for the Buddhist Practitioner
14 Buddhism and Western Science ............................... 113
Part Four.
Buddhist Practitioners as Caregivers
15 The Entrusted Dharma Friend ................................ 123
Conclusion .................................................... 131
Afterword by Tulku Thondup .................................... 135
Appendix I Buddhist Prayers for the Time of Death ........... 137
Appendix II Documents to Prepare for Your Death .............. 139
Appendix III Sample End-of-Life Medical Instructions and
Dharma Will ...................................... 141
Appendix IV Resources for Legal Wills, Healthcare
Directives, and After-Death Care ................. 155
Appendix V Anyen Rinpoche's Longchen Nyingthig Lineage ...... 157
Appendix VI The Meaning of Samaya ............................ 159
Index ......................................................... 161
About the Phowa Foundation .................................... 169
About the Author .............................................. 171
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