The Many Faces of Death

By James, Jacqui

Book Id: WPLBN0000698316
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	The Many Faces of Death
Author:	James, Jacqui
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Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Buddhism, Buddhism and literature
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Citation APA MLA Chicago James, J. (n.d.). The Many Faces of Death. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

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Excerpt
Excerpt: JACQUI JAMES, spiritual teacher, died on the 24th February 1989 whilst undergoing intensive chemo-therapy for leukemia. She was cremated in Bath, Avon at a ceremony presided over by her husband and fellow teacher, Alan. Her meditation career started when she was 19, shortly after which she met her teacher, Kapilavaddho, who was then Abbot of Wat Dhammapadipa, Hampstead, London. Jacqui was trained in both vipassana and and samatha meditation and later became secretary to the monastery. She and Kapilavaddho, whose health was failing and who had returned to lay life, were married in 1970. When Kapilavaddho died in 1971, Jacqui, together with Alan James, the other foremost student of Kapilavaddho, took over the running of Dhammapadipa. Jacqui and Alan were married and continued to teach in London for two years, after which they left for Thailand, where they completed their meditation training.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: About The Author, 3 -- Introduction, 5 -- Preface..7 -- The Many Faces of Death..11 -- The Face of Terror...12 -- The Angry Face...12 -- Other Faces of Death...14 -- An Apology, 15 -- My Mother?s Illness, 15 -- The Face of Denial, 16 -- Departure For South Africa...19 -- Coping With The Angry Face, 21 -- The Hospice Movement, 23 -- The Last Days, 26 -- Waiting For Death, 28 -- Teachings About Death..29 -- Being Willing To Die, 31 -- The Agony of Waiting, 32 -- Happiness In The Face of Death, 34 -- The Goodbye Ceremony...35 -- Disengaging From Daily Life..37 -- The Death, 40 -- Appendix: Facing Death..43 -- About the Aukana Trust, 52