Walking Each Other Home by Mirabai Bush

Walking Each Other Home

Conversations on Loving and Dying

Mirabai Bush, Ram Dass

Sounds True · Print & ebook · June 21, 2022

An intimate dialogue between two friends and luminaries on love, death, and the spiritual path, with guidance for the end-of-life journey We all sit on the edge of a mystery.

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Who it’s for
A candid, contemplative dialogue brings spiritual practice to love, grief, and dying.
Genres
Grief & Loss, Death & Dying
Published
Sounds True, June 21, 2022

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An intimate dialogue between two friends and luminaries on love, death, and the spiritual path, with guidance for the end-of-life journey We all sit on the edge of a mystery. We have only known this life, so dying scares us—and we are all dying. But what if dying is perfectly safe? What would it look like if you could approach dying with curiosity and love, in service of other beings? What if dying is the ultimate spiritual practice?

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Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush began their friendship more than four decades ago at the foot of their guru, Neem Karoli Baba, also known as Maharaj-ji. He transmitted to them a simple philosophy: love everyone, tell the truth, and give up attachment to material things. A year before Ram Dass passed, he reunited with Bush for an intimate dialogue—which became Walking Each Other Home. In this extraordinary book, you’ll hear from two beloved teachers about the spiritual opportunities within the dying process. They generously share intimate personal experiences and timeless practices with courage, humor, and heart, gently exploring every aspect of this journey. Here you’ll learn about guidelines for being a “loving rock” for the dying, how to grieve fully and authentically, how to transform a fear of death, leaving a spiritual legacy, creating a sacred space for dying, and much more. “Everybody you have ever loved is a part of the fabric of your being now,” says Ram Dass. The body may die, but the soul remains. Death is an invitation to a new kind of relationship, in the place where we are all One. Join these two lifelong friends and spiritual luminaries as they explore what it means to live and die consciously, remember who we really are, and illuminate the path we walk together.

Love at Life’s Edge

A candid, contemplative dialogue brings spiritual practice to love, grief, and dying.

Come here for

  • Reflections on meeting death with curiosity and love
  • A spiritual lens on grief, legacy, and caring for the dying

Expect

  • Intimate conversation shaped by friendship, courage, and humor
  • Guidance for approaching dying as a spiritual practice

Where it sits

Grief & Loss58%
Death & Dying37%

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Publisher categories

  • Personal Memoirs
  • Inspiration & Personal Growth
  • Grief & Loss
Authors
Mirabai Bush, Ram Dass
Publisher
Sounds True
Published
June 21, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Personal Memoirs