Liberation Upon Hearing in the Between: Living with the Tibetan Book of the Dead

For centuries, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has been read aloud to the dying-who Buddhist masters say are capable of hearing up to three days after clinical death-as a guide through the tumultuous and often terrifying process of dissolution.

Now, in Liberation Upon Hearing in the Between, distinguished Tibetan Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman illuminates this classic text with up-to-date insights for modern audiences. Professor Thurman demystifies this esoteric teaching and reveals the Tibet...