The illusion of life and death : mind, consciousness, and eternal being / Clare Goldsberry and Richard Smoley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldsberry, Clare, 1947- author.

Smoley, Richard, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life.

Death.

Life--Religious aspects.

Death--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Rhinebeck, NY : Monkfish Book Publishing Company, [2021]

Summary:

Goldsberry walks us through the mystery of death and what follows as seen through the eyes of the wisdom traditions.

Contents:

Intro

i. Half Title Page

ii. Title Page

iii. Copyright Page

iv. Dedication

v. Contents

vi. Foreword

vii. Introduction - What is Death?

viii. Part 1 - What is Life?

1. Why Don't We Know How to Die?

2. Why We Don't Understand Living and Dying

3. Living With Suffering - How Not to Suffer

4. Living Consciously - What is Consciousness?

5. Understanding Consciousness and Reality

6. Mind, Consciousness, and Creation

7. The Witness - Observer of All

8. Attachment, Loss, and the Liberation of Nonattachment

9. Learning to Embrace What Is

ix. Part 2 - Illness, Old Age, and Death

10. Immortality - The Search for the Fountain of Youth

11. The Business of Illness - The Cost of Keeping Us Alive

12. The Business of Illness - Prospering from the Fear of Death

x. Part 3 - Looking Deeper into Death

13. What NDEs Teach Us

14. Dying with Grace and Dignity

15. Choosing Death - Suicide and Assisted Suicide

16. Dying Consciously

17. The Dying Process - Having a Good Death

xi. Part 4 - What Happensd After Death

18. Karma, Reincarnation, and Rebirth

xii. Bibliography

xiii. About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Goldsberry, Clare The Illusion of Life and Death

ISBN:

9781948626484

1948626489

OCLC:

1289370482