The five invitations discovering what death can teach us about living fully
Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a re...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Flatiron Books,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Flatiron Books paperback edition. |
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| Summary: | Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate caregiving and the cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski has sat on the precipice of death with more than a thousand people. In The Five Invitations, he distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering an evocative and stirring guide that points to a radical path to transformation. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in 2017. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 290 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781250076748 1250076749 |
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