Thursday, 15 November 2012

ACROSS MANY MOUNTAINS - YANGZOM BRAUEN



RATING: A-

I can relate well to the calm peace that accompanies death in old Tibet. I have found this to be the case in my own experience and it is nice to know that I am not the only person with this attitude towards death, which often seems to be the case for me. I can also relate to accepting that anyone - from a friend to a bug - may once have been a close relative or lover. This too I have found to be the case from personal experience. In fact, I appear to have far much more in common with Tibetan attitudes than those of the places I was born and have lived.

The ability to be at peace with dying - rather than desperately struggling to keep the body alive by medical interventions I can also relate to. I have no intention of forcing my body to outlast my all with pill-popping, etc. When it is ready to expire, I will await my next birth.

I found this book to be a beautiful story of value both to those seeking entertainment and those seeking to learn more of the Tibetan culture. It taught me that many things I had believed in but not found alive in my own were present in the Tibetan culture.

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