Chogyal Namkhai Norbu gives an explanation of the stages of birth, life, and death according to the ancient Tibetan medical tradition and also from a Dzogchen point of view.
This book has four major sections. The first part is an introduction to the principles of Tibetan medicine with Namkhai Norbu enlarging on the fundamental characteristics of the human organism, based on the nature of its various physical components and their interactions, as seen by this ancient medical tradition.
The Birth section offers the particular knowledge of the Tibetan medical tradition on such topics as the function of the elements in fetal development, the secondary causes which determine the sex of the child, and the seven possible constituents of the child and what portends for his or her future health needs.
In the Life section Namkhai Norbu explains how each individual can realize physical, mental, and spiritual health by cultivating a profound understanding of the three doors of the human organism - body, speech, and mind. He makes clear that maintaining a constant flow of presence and awareness in each moment, an indispensable condition for practitioners on any spiritual path, enables us to relax our tensions, and live serenely in good health.
The last section on Death, initially considers the nature of death and our attitudes towards it. What Follows, however, is a kind of guide on the passage through the four intermediate states we will experience after leaving the human body. For each of these states the author outlines the essential instruction that enables a person to attain liberation at that time. Finally, the profound knowledge contained in the Bardo Thodro, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, is explained with great clarity.
Cover : Paperback
Pages : 166
Size : 210 x 150mm
Publisher : Shang Shung Edizioni
Published : 2008
Used very good. Just a stamp on the first page
