MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01908cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2007042003
003 DLC
005 20081121142507.0
008 071012s2008 mau b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2007042003
020 $a9781570624698 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a1570624690 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)175055107
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn175055107
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dBAKER$dYDXCP$dJED$dC#P$dBWX$dBUR$dDLC
050 00 $aR726.8$b.H35 2008
082 00 $a616/.029$222
100 1 $aHalifax, Joan.
245 10 $aBeing with dying :$bcultivating compassion and fearlessness in the presence of death /$cJoan Halifax ; foreword by Ira Byock.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aBoston :$bShambhala,$c2008.
300 $axix, 204 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references.
520 $aZen teacher Joan Halifax has been helping both the dying and their caregivers to face death with courage and compassion for three decades. Here, Joan offers the fruits of her work, providing comfort, inspiration, and practical skills for all those who are in the process of dying or who are charged with a dying person's care. Her teaching, based on Buddhist principles, emphasizes that we have the ability to open up to and rely on our inner strength, and we can help others who are suffering to do the same. Joan offers stories from her personal experience as well as guided exercises and contemplations to help readers meditate on death without fear, develop a commitment to helping others, and transform suffering and resistance into courage.--From publisher description.
650 0 $aTerminal care.
650 0 $aDeath$xPsychological aspects.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2007042003-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2007042003-d.html