The five invitations
Subtitle: discovering what death can teach us about living fully
By: Frank Ostaseski ; foreword by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
Contributors: Remen, Rachel Naomi, author of foreword
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781250074652
Subjects: Buddhism; Death
Other titles: Discovering what death can teach us about living fully
Description: "Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. [This book is a] meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves ... [Zen Hospice Project cofounder Frank Ostaseski] distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering ... [a] guide that points to a radical path to transformation"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-290).
Table of contents: title: The first invitation: Don't wait. The doorway to possibility ; At once here and disappearing ; The maturation of hope ; The heart of the matter; title: The second invitation: Welcome everything, push away nothing. As is ; Turn toward your suffering ; Love heals; title: The third invitation: Bring your whole self to the experience. Don't be a role, be a soul ; Taming the inner critic ; The raging river ; Hearing the cries of the world; title: The fourth invitation: Find a place of rest in the middle of things ; The calm in the storm ; Mind the gap ; Courageous presence; title: The fifth invitation: Cultivate don't know mind. The story of forgetfulness ; Not knowing is most intimate ; Surrender to the sacred.