{"product_id":"the-zen-of-living-and-dying-isbn-9781570621987","title":"The Zen of Living and Dying","description":"To live life fully and die serenely—surely we all share these goals, so inextricably entwined. Yet a spiritual dimension is too often lacking in the attitudes, circumstances, and rites of death in modern society. Kapleau explores the subject of death and dying on a deeply personal level, interweaving the writings of Western religions with insights from his own Zen practice, and offers practical advice for the dying and their families.\"Kapleau has created a profound and practical book that will appeal to people of all religious backgrounds.\"—\u003ci\u003eBranches of Light\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an important and profoundly useful guide for living and dying, reflecting the long experience and realization of the esteemed Zen Buddhist elder Roshi Kapleau. Offering a nonsectarian perspective on being with dying, this clearly written book makes death a truly spiritual experience.\"—Joan Halifax, author of  \u003ci\u003eThe Fruitful Darkness \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003ePhilip Kapleau's fine book expands on his seminal work  \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWheel of Life and Death,  \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has supported so many in the early search for the sources of what became the conscious dying movement. It is with a deep  \u003ci\u003egassbo \u003c\/i\u003e(bow) that we welcome this new work by an elder on the path we all tread. Thank you Philip.\"—Stephen Levince, author of  \u003ci\u003eGradual Awakening  \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Year to Live: How to Live This Year As If It Were Your Last \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kapleau draws so effectively and knowledgeably on his own and other religious traditions, but in a manner that is earthy, so ordinary,  so enmeshed in what real living and real dying involve. The book is very accurately subtitled 'practical and spiritual guide' because it \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis practical, almost a handbook, not only for dealing with the painful loss of a friend but with the shock of finitude and the taste of mortality such an occurrence inevitably evokes in ourselves. I am deeply grateful for this serene, mature, and credible book.  It bespeaks a life spent probing the deep things of the spirit.\"—Harvey Cox, Harvard Divinity SchoolPhilip Kapleau's classic \u003ci\u003eThree Pillars of Zen \u003c\/i\u003e has sold an estimated five hundred thousand copies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAwakening to Zen, Zen: Merging of East and West, The Wheel of Life and Death, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Zen of Living and Dying. \u003c\/i\u003e Kapleau was the first Westerner to be ordained a roshi. He established the Rochester Zen Center in 1966. He lives in Rochester, New York.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305409859813,"sku":"NP9781570621987","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781570621987.jpg?v=1767742370","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-zen-of-living-and-dying-isbn-9781570621987","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}