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C. L. Nichols Sep 7, 2025

https://www.storyangles.com/post/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead

The Secrets of the Eastern Mysteries: The Tibetan Book of the Dead — Life, Death, and Beyond

A roadmap for one of life’s biggest mysteries: what happens after we die?

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Life, Death, and BeyondA roadmap for one of life’s biggest mysteries: what happens after we die?What is the Tibetan Book of the Dead?Despite its name, it isn’t a single book. It’s a collection of texts from the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.A well-known part is called the Bardo Thodol, which means “Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State.”These writings describe the experiences a person goes through between death and rebirth. They provide instructions for the dying person a

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Tucker Teague Feb 24, 2023

I think it's telling that so many in the West latched on to the concept of #ServantLeadership because in it they (rightly) saw a connection to #Jesus and his example, yet the concept itself came to Robert Greenleaf from reading #Hesse's "Journey to the East." That book is rooted in Hesse's #EasternMysticism. Thus, it's "telling" in that, mostly without realizing it, many Christians embraced ideas inspired by Eastern mysticism thinking them #Christian. Of course, they're both.