I love the Tibetan Book of the Dead. It's a guide for a person undergoing the process of death and was developed to ease the mind while experiencing the beautiful and equally terrifying visions and emotions that envelop our psyche when we die, and to encourage a person to embrace the experience and to seek enlightenment. The book itself can not only be interpreted as a guide for the dying, but also a guide for the living. It is truly an exploration of the deepest levels of the human psyche an... read more

I was having this conversation the other day with a friend of mine about taking offense and the role of ego in such a situation. This discussion evolved from my reaction to him when another friend to him she would get her feelings hurt if he didn't come to her party, to which he jokingly replied 'thats your choice'....or something to that effect. It was an innocent exhange, but of course being me I looked at him and asked his meaning. He explained that he is of the opinion that we make the ch... read more