BOOKS
Choying Dzod–The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena published by Padma Publishing
Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth–A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook by Tulku Thondup
Dying with Confidence by Anyun Rinpoche
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Fremantle and Trungpa
Natural Liberation by Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche, trans. B. Alan Wallace
Padmasambhava’s Teachings on the Six Bardos
Transcending Madness by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (on the Six bardos)
The Bardo Guidebook by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Phowa Commentary by Chagdud Khadro
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change by Pema Chodron
Living in the Face of Death – The Tibetan Tradition by Glenn H. Mullin (An overview of nine short Vajrayana teachings on preparing for death.)
Contemplative Care by Lama Willa Harvard (teaches at Harvard)
Being with Dying by Joan Halifax
One Year to Live by Stephen Levine
Preparing to Die by Andrew Holecek
The Art and Science of Caregiving–Stories of Inspiring Elders with an End of Life Handbook by Annelise Schinzinger
Dandelions Blooming in the Cracks of Sidewalks–Stories from the Bedside of the Dying by Amita Lhamo
Graceful Exits ~ How Great Beings Die–Death Stories of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen Masters by Sushila Blackman
Being Mortal by Dr. Atul Gawande
Extreme Measures by Dr. Jessica Zitter
Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan & Patricia Kelley
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanitha
Changing the Way We Die by Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel
When Someone Dies by Scott Taylor Smith
The Grace of Dying by Kathleen Dowling Singh
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
A Book of Hours by Kevin Young (A personal account of his father’s death.)
The Art of Losing – Poems of Grief and Healing by Kevin Young
Levels of Life by Julian Barnes (A personal account of his wife’s death.)
Mortality by Christopher Hitchens (A personal account of his death- short & powerful.)
The Smell of Rain on Dust–Grief and Praise (bereavement support)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty (advocating for the reform of Western funeral industry practices)
From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty (death practices around the world)
Graceful Passages (gracefulpassages.com) – 2 CD audio book