Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die: Death Stories of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen Masters

Death is a subject obscured by fear and denial. When we do think of dying, we are more often concerned with how to avoid the pain and suffering that may accompany our death than we are with really confronting the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places death--and life--in a truer perspective, by telling us of others who have left this world with dignity.

Graceful Exits offers valuable guidance in the form of 108 stories recounting the ways in which Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen masters, both ancient and modern, have confronted their own deaths. By directly presenting the grace, clarity, and even humor with which great spiritual teachers have met the end of their days, Blackman provides inspiration and nourishment to anyone truly concerned with the fundamental issues of life and death.

Author: Sushila Blackman
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 05/10/2005
Pages: 159
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 9.06h x 4.58w x 0.45d
ISBN13: 9781590302705
ISBN10: 1590302702
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Eastern
- Religion | Buddhism | General (see also Philosophy | Buddhist)
- Religion | Hinduism | General

About the Author
Sushila Blackman was a student of the Hindu master Swami Muktananda, and was present at his ashram in India during his death. A few months before she completed Graceful Exits, Blackman learned that she had advanced lung cancer. She died a month and a half after finishing the book.