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Lost in the Milky Way

By Linda Hogan
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This poem by Linda Hogan explores the theme of spirituality through imagery of Native afterlife mythology.

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Given Sugar, Given Salt: Poems

In this luminous and authoritative collection, Jane Hirshfield presents an ever-deepening and altering comprehension of human existence in poems utterly unique, as William Matthews once wrote of her work, in their “praise of ceaseless mutability as life’s central splendor.

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Jane Hirshfield
2025
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‘I Believed That I Would See Her Again’

This month’s conversation in our series exploring religion and death is with Karen Teel, who has been a member of the department of theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego since 2007.

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George Yancy
2020
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What Does Taoism Teach About Life After Death?

It’s always useful to learn about death in different cultures. And Taoist beliefs about death—both religious and philosophical—are interesting and complex. By learning about Taoist beliefs about death and life after death, you can better understand many philosophies around the world.

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Sarah Kessler
2020
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo (Shambhala Pocket Library)

A classic of Tibetan Buddhism brought to life with insightful commentary by a modern master.

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Francesca Fremantle (translator), Chögyam Trungpa (translator)
2019
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The Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife: Jordan’s Message to the Living on What to Expect after Death

A channeled guide to the life-death transition experience and how to prepare for the wonders of the afterlife. • Reveals the afterlife as a fluid realm of imagination and invention, a luminous landscape created entirely of consciousness.

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Matthew McKay
2025
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Home with God: In a Life that Never Ends

An instant New York Times bestseller, Neale Donald Walsch offers the classic exploration of the process by which we end our lives here on earth and begin our so-called after life experience in God’s kingdom.

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Neale Donald Walsch
2007
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Mitch discusses his book, THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN.

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Mitch Albom
2009
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The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing

The Art of Losing offers a human connection when we are grieving. Editor Kevin Young has introduced and selected 150 devastatingly beautiful poems that embrace the pain and heartbreak of mourning.

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Kevin Young
2013
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What Do Buddhists Believe Happens After Death?

Simply the mind continues, because as we’ve discussed in previous times, the mind is a stream of awareness which is not generated from physical causes.

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2019
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After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond

The world's leading expert on near-death experiences reveals his journey toward rethinking the nature of death, life, and the continuity of consciousness.

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Bruce Greyson
2021
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Afterlife