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“If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.”

- Kahlil Gibran
Posted on October 25, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“The Laughing Heart” by Charles Bukowski

Simple acknowledgment of mortality inspires deep clear living
Posted on July 25, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

American poet Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) is well-known in the literary world as an irreverent, tell-it-like-it-is kind of writer who spoke his truth — his whole truth — even when it was overtly opinionated, and especially when it would offend the … Continue reading →

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”The Ultimate Journey” by Stanislav Grof, M.D.

Psychedelics-inspired overview of cross-cultural perspectives on death and the afterlife lends insight into human consciousness
Posted on January 15, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

What do psychedelic substances, rights of passage and fear of death have in common? A lot, according to Stanislav Grof, M.D. Grof is the author of “The Ultimate Journey: Consciousness and the Mystery of Death.” He has served as Chief … Continue reading →

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”God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”

- Voltaire
Posted on August 18, 2015 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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”the Tibetan Book of the Dead” edited by John Baldock

Editor W.Y. Evans-Wentz's famous translation offers a Buddhist perspective of the end-of-life experience, or the Art of Dying
Posted on November 29, 2013 by Christopher Hewitt (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“The Art of Dying is quite as important as the Art of Living,” writes editor W.Y. Evans-Wentz in his preface to The Tibetan Book of the Dead. An ancient Buddhist text, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo … Continue reading →

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