This particular text contains very hard to find information on the inner structure,

presented in a clear, straightforward, concise and comprehensive manner:

included are descriptions of the symbols for, and the actions of, the various

levels of consciousness, chakras, channels and winds and the results of prana movement through the body.

This information is just not easily findable or accessible elsewhere in any one place.

You could even use this information to accurately decipher ancient teaching thankas.

His Holiness has written many books and there is, of necessity I think, a great deal of similar information overlap

amongst them, however he always manages to insert into each work some truly unique gem of information

not readily found elsewhere. It's rather like the old children's visual game of

Find The Precious Objects Hidden Somewhere In This Picture.

These unique additions in the midst of familiar territory are tiny hints

at the profound depth of wisdom inherent in this great teacher. Don't fret over this book's details.

Read it once through whether or not you like it, then just be patient and go back,

and read it again, and yet again, and eventually, you will find it easy.

As I am nearing eighty and recently recovered from a serious illness, I found this book a most welcome perspective adjuster. While I am unaware of any fear of dying the subject hasn't been one I have thought about much until now. The Dalai Lama offers pearls of wisdom on the subject that I would not have appreciated as much years ago.

I like this book. It's a whole other way to look at the subject.

The great Dalai Lama book. They all are but if you have someone coming to the end it is comforting.

This book is a must for serious explorers of Higher Tantric Yoga. As always with His Holiness, the clarity and insight he brings to esoteric topics is unmatched.

Profound, inspiring and helpful. This is a subject people generally avoid. As long as everybody wiil die, all should read this book.

This book speaks for itself, it teaches you lessons you will remember throughout your life... simply put, just get it!

I so love this book so bought copies to gift to the hospital ER team and the hospice chaplain.

Centering and self revealing, this book is one of those books you can keep on your bedside table and refer to over and over again. It’s clearly written, explaining the connection between our awareness of death (and what this entails) and the quality of our life (the way we live) as well as the why and how we can influence or change these.

Excellent book. So clear & vivid

The Dalai Lama, beautifully and clearly transmits the teaching on the Stages of death , this is not a book about death, it is a map of your death that can and will, if listened to correctly, cause the enlightened mind to open like a lotus. It is book that has the ability due to the Dalai lamas extensive powers of speech; to transcend the ages, cross centuries, and open the core of your heart and mind to new ways of seeing and being. For me, I am no longer afraid of Death, but see it as an opportunity, a doorway to myriad lands of newborn consciousness.. like the book states on its opening pages: "Everyone Dies; But No One Is Dead".

It's just what the back cover describes of the book. It also explains what happens as we pass on and why it matters how we live. It will also help one prepare oneself as well as to deal and help others when passing on.

A great book from a great master. This one is easier to read than many yet still provides plenty to think about.