Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying written by Sogyal Rinpoche which was published in 1992-1-1. I am particularly moved by his unceasing and intelligent devotion to his tradition and his teachers: read this book and savour the lovingness of this special link. The talk was entitled ‘ The Art of Living and Dying, The Heart Essence of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.

The author, Sogyal Rinpoche, is a prolific Buddhist Teacher as well as the founder of many Buddhist Centers worldwide, including Lerab Ling in the South of France, which I think is his best-known retreat center. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying has been like a bridge that makes the traditional Buddhist teachings accessible for people. The longer he lives, the more stupid he becomes, because his anxiety to avoid unavoidable death becomes more and more acute.The Dalai Lama has said, "The fact that the teacher may have done many other good things should not keep us silent. However, if you do not recognize this thought for what it really is, the very instant it arises, then it will turn into just another ordinary thought, as before. Through extraordinary anecdotes and stories from religious traditions East and West, Rinpoche introduces the reader to the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism, moving gradually to the topics of death and dying.

Pema Düddul does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. There were many who said it had transformed the death of a loved one or helped them at other critical moments in their lives. They are not being asked whether they believe in it as a philosophical proposition, but whether they feel it deeply in their heart. It is no accident that this book arrives in the West at this historical moment, for we need this knowledge now more than ever before.With the Chinese occu-pation of Tibet, he went into exile with his master, who died in 1959 in Sikkim in the Himalayas. Probably not, because every person would rather avoid face-to-face confrontations with its judgments and opinions than to take the bull by the horns.