The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Reading Aloud

The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Reading Aloud is famed playwright Jean-Claude van Itallies poetic adaptation of traditional Tibetan passages used to aid and comfort at the time of death. His lyrical and insightful poetry is accompanied by Gerry Vezzusos vivid photographs Tibetan art and other images evocative of this process. This text leads us through the stages we experience after death and helps us to overcome the ambitions desires jealousies and fears that can obscure our understanding of ourselves and our transition into the next life.