Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved

Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved
Author: Jonathan S Watts,Yoshiharu Tomatsu
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2012-11-27
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781614290520

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"In collaboration with the Jodo Shu Research Institute (JSRI)."

Making Sense of Death

Making Sense of Death
Author: Gerry R Cox,Robert A Bendiksen,Robert G Stevenson
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2021-11-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781351843096

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The editors of "Making Sense of Death: Spiritual, Pastoral, and Personal Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement" provide stimulating discussions as they ponder the meaning of life and death.This anthology explores the process of meaning-making in the face of death and the roles of religion and spirituality at times of loss; the profound and devastating experience of loss in the death of a spouse or a child; a psychological model of spirituality; the dimensions of spirituality; humor in client-caregiver relationships; the worldview of modernity in contrast to postmodern assumptions; the Buddhist perspective of death, dying, and pastoral care; meaning-making in the virtual reality of cyberspace; individualism and death; and the historical context of Native Americans, the concept of disenfranchised grief, and its detailed application to the Native American experience.It also explores: a qualitative survey on the impact of the shooting deaths of students in Colorado; a team approach with physicians, nursing, social services, and pastoral care; a study of health care professionals, comparing clergy with other health professionals; marginality in spiritual and pastoral care for the dying; a qualitative research study of registered nurses in the northeast United States; and loss and growth in the seasons of life.

Facing Death And Finding Hope

Facing Death And Finding Hope
Author: Christine Longaker
Publsiher: Random House
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781448108268

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Many books have been written on the subject of death and dying over the last twenty-five years, yet none provides a comprehensive spiritual paradigm combined with practical guidance for resounding effectively and compassionately to be most common difficulties and challenges of the dying. Christine's Longaker's uncompromising and uplifting book does it all, and is based on her own personal experiences, her study and work with Sogyal Rinpoche and on the workshops she now holds all over Europe and the USA.

Death and Bereavement Across Cultures

Death and Bereavement Across Cultures
Author: Pittu Laungani,William Young
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781134789771

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All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and though science has had a major impact on views of death, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many who come into contact with the dying and the bereaved from other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer appropriate and sensitive support. Death and Bereavement Across Cultures, provides a handbook with which to meet the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, counsellors and others involved in the care of the dying and bereaved. Written by international authorities in the field, this important text: * describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions * explains their psychological and historical context * shows how customs change on contact with the West * considers the implications for the future This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the understanding which we all bring to the issue of death.

There s More to Dying than Death

There s More to Dying than Death
Author: Lama Shenpen Hookham
Publsiher: Windhorse Publications
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2012-03-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781907314636

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There's More to Dying Than Death draws on the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of positively preparing for death throughout one's life. Lama Shenpen Hookham offers Westerners like herself a warm, readable and heartfelt exposition on the issues that surround death and caring for the dying, including: how meditation helps us understand death; the stages of death and rebirth; how the living can help the dead or dying; practical planning for one's own death.

The Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents

The Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents
Author: Dennis Klass
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2013-11-12
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781317771777

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This book describes how parents lose, find, or relocate spiritual anchors after the death of their child. It describes how ordinary people reconstruct their lives after their foundations have shifted, and how they make sense of their world after one of their centers of meaning has been removed. Klass grounds his descriptions of spirituality in his scholarly study of comparative religions, and in his two decades studying the lives of bereaved parents. He argues that continuing bonds with their dead children can give parents a new transcendent reality. Deceased children, like saints or bodhisattvas, can offer a bridge between the profane and sacred worlds, support parents as they find meaning in a world made forever poorer, and bind together a community adequate to parents' grief. The book reports Klass's clinical practice and his work as advisor to a bereaved parents self-help support group.

Death and Bereavement Across Cultures

Death and Bereavement Across Cultures
Author: Colin Murray Parkes,Pittu Laungani,William Young
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2015-06-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781317520931

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All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and although Western science has had a major impact on how people die, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many whose work brings them into contact with the dying and the bereaved from Western and other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer appropriate and sensitive support. Death and Bereavement Across Cultures 2nd Edition is a handbook which meets the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, hospital chaplains, counsellors and volunteers caring for patients with life-threatening illness and their families before and after bereavement. It is a practical guide explaining the religious and other differences commonly met with in multi-cultural societies when someone is dying or bereaved. In doing so readers may be surprised to find how much we can learn from other cultures about our own attitudes and assumptions about death. Written by international experts in the field the book: Describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions; Explains their psychological and historical context; Shows how customs are changed by contact with the West; Considers the implications for the future The second edition includes new chapters that: explore how members of the health care professions perform roles formerly conducted by priests and shamans can cross the cultural gaps between different cultures and religions; consider the relevance of attitudes and assumptions about death for our understanding of religious and nationalist extremism and its consequences; discuss the Buddhist, Islamic and Christian ways of death. Death raises questions which science cannot answer. Whatever our personal beliefs we can all gain from learning how others view these ultimate problems. This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the sensitivity and understanding which we all bring to the issue of death and bereavement.

The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased

The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased
Author: Laurie A. Burke,Edward (Ted) Rynearson
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2022-03-31
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781000567120

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The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased is a guide to stimulating thought and discussion about ongoing attachments between bereaved individuals and their deceased loved ones. Chapters promote broad, inclusive training and dialogue for working with clients who establish and/or maintain a restorative connection with their deceased loved one as well as those who find aspects of such connections to be psychologically or spiritually problematic or troublesome. Bereavement professionals will come away from this book with a better understanding and a deeper skillset for helping clients to develop continuing bonds.