This guide provides a day planner to help readers prepare for death intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.

Anyen Rinpoche, a Tibetan monk, presents ancient and rich Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the topic in a contemporary, accessible manner. Learn how to release your attachments, embrace impermanence, cultivate virtues and see the world as it really is—one day at a time.

The book’s practical, disciplined timeline encourages step-by-step development of qualities such as lovingkindness, compassion for the suffering of others, generosity and patience. Each day offers a short teaching followed by a specific, concrete exercise to help you reflect on and fully integrate the teaching.

Through vivid and evocative contemplative scenarios and action items, Living and Dying with Confidence brings practice off the cushion and into ordinary life.