Journeying East: Conversations on Aging and Dying

By: Victoria Dimidjian

Some of the West's foremost spiritual teachers share their thoughts on aging and the end of life process. Comprehensive and original interviews with Ram Dass, Michael Eigen, Norman Fischer, Joan... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888375361
• ISBN13: 9781888375367
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Parallax Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Dying has never been easier

This book is very interesting. We, in the West, need to become more comfortable with dying. We're all headed for it. It's a natural part of life.

A thoughtful source of comfort, hope, and spiritual grace

Journeying East: Conversations On Aging And Dying is an anthology of conversations with nine men and women, each of whom has been recognized worldwide as teachers of Eastern and Western wisdom, understanding, and spirituality. Each one is in the later stages of life, and each discusses the transitions of aging, dying, and death, and the transcendent meaning in each phase. "When you are truly aware of death, it's a serious and deep encounter with life," states Zen master Norman Fischer. A reflective and very thoughtful source of comfort, hope, and spiritual grace.

interviews with spiritual leaders

Dimidjian found that four themes stood out in interviews she had with recognized spiritual leaders during her sabbatical from teaching. These are: interest in the subject of aging is growing as the Baby-Boom generation, to which the author belongs, ages; the integration of ideas from Eastern and Western cultures is continuing to grow; living and dying are intertwined; and lastly, what we "know" is never complete and is not in itself fulfilling. Ram Dass, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, Norman Fischer, and Michael Eigen are among the nine she interviewed. Seeing the interviews as extensions of her role as a teacher, Dimidjian helps to shape the interviews by thoughtful questions and perceptive comments.