{"product_id":"luminous-emptiness-understanding-the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-9781570629259","title":"Luminous Emptiness: Understanding the Tibetan Book of the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tibetan Book of the Dead  a best-seller for three decades  is one of the most widely read texts of Tibetan Buddhism. Over the years  it has been studied and cherished by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Luminous Emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work  elucidating its mysterious concepts  terms  and imagery. Fremantle relates the symbolic world of the Tibetan Book of the Dead to the experiences of everyday life  presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying  but as a guide for the living.  According to the Buddhist view  nothing is permanent or fixed. The entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every moment. Using vivid and dramatic imagery  the Tibetan Book of the Dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightened. Here  Fremantle  who worked closely with Chgyam Trungpa on the 1975 translation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Shambhala)  brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the living.  Luminous Emptiness features in-depth explanations of:   The Tibetan Buddhist notions of death and rebirth  The meaning of the five energies and the five elements in Tibetan Buddhism  The mental and physical experience of dying  according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665844396085,"sku":"ByrdShop_1570629250","price":46.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781570629259.jpg?v=1782409849","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/luminous-emptiness-understanding-the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-9781570629259","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}