The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Through Hearing In The Bardo (Shambhala Classics)

A poignant and easy to metabolize take on the Book of the Dead. Highly recommend for anyone walking the path.

Came in good condition

I love it! I am a MYTHOLOGY FREAK and have been studying world RELIGIONS MYTHOLOGY since I was in KINDERGARTEN!!! The names of the deities are pretty much the SAME in the OTHER version of TBOtD I have... but many of the SECONDARY deities and their CONSORTS have TOTALLY different names... and I wanted to know how to SPELL the words he is using! Glad I looked INTO it and didn't just say "OH WELL... that's the way it GOES!" Thanks Amazon!!!!

The great BARDO Thotrol (Thodol), or The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo, is the only well known teratoma of Tibetan Buddhism or Lamaism, a syncretistic religious blend of Asian Buddhism & the native to Tibet Bon. A Teratoma is a manuscript or scroll hidden or buried & intended to be discovered sometime in the future, where it will have more relevance.This Book of the Dead is not as well represented as The Egyptian one but because of this is more 'user-friendly'. It describes symbolically, what the Lamaistic Tradition believes are the events occurring to the Soul after death & this book is supposed to guide one through the passing on of a friend or relative; & to help one prepare for their own demise. Really a beautiful vision, This edition doesn't have any pictures & this book is not as ritualistic as The Egyptian Book of the Dead, which can be said to be more Magickal; whereas this work is more Mystical.

I've worn out several copies of the Tibetan Book of the Dead - and many have 'disappeared' from my shelf. *smile*When I was attending shamanic training, this book was used as a 'textbook' for a two-year course on "conscious deathing".I love Chogyam Trungpa's commentary. When I lived in Boulder (early 1970's), he lived next door while creating Naropa Institute, and I often attended his lectures. It's good to 'see' him again.

Instead of repeating what most people stated, I just wanted to emphasize on the size. This book is soooo tiny, it can fit in your pocket! It literally fits in the palm of your hand, and perfect to throw in the purse, the murse or your desk at work.Also, for those non-buddhist coworkers, you won't get that "look" when they see (can't) the title of the book.I've read better translations, however it is what it is! TINY and loaded with info!

Scholarly excellence combined with highly pragmatic application - THIS is the book to get, keep and use. In fact, get two, and have one spiral-bound so you can flip back and forth a thousand times, because you will want to!

...cause this aint funny, were all gonna die and lose our money. So spend some of that illusion on this "better one."