What happens to us when we die?
When the Tibetan Book of the Dead came to light in the Western world,
many thought that fundamental question had finally been answered.
This program now gives you an opportunity to learn its secrets in this stunning,
unique exploration.
Based on the Buddhist belief in reincarnation,
the Book of the Dead is a how-to manual for dying: a guidebook of the Afterlife
that includes encounters with gods, demons and one 's own future parents
at the moment of conception.
Written in the 8th Century AD,
its description of the Tibetan afterlife bears an uncanny similarity to modern stories of
the Near-Death Experience.
Hidden from the world for over a thousand years,
discovered in the remotest corner of the planet,
finally translated in the 20th Century,
this mythical and mystical text is one of the key scriptures of world religion.
In this exquisite one -hour examination,
the program consults with celebrated authorities such as the Dalai Lama and
Robert Thurman and explores the history of the manuscript and
the meaning of its message.
This is the journey of a lifetime, and of a "death-time." '
must reading:
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller;
Revised and Updated Edition
By Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick D. Gaffney, Andrew Harvey