The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully [B1286]

2017 HCDJ. The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life.

Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most. Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate caregiving and the cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski has sat on the precipice of death with more than a thousand people. In The Five Invitations, he distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering an evocative and stirring guide that points to a radical path to transformation.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "A lot of good messages in this and ways to be mindful in the moment as well as show up for those who may be near the end of life."; "Quite possibly the most important and impactful book I've ever read. My copy is now highlighted, written in, and dog-eared, and I've begun copying passages into a notebook."; "So much to consider and digest! So much to learn!"