內容簡介

《Betwixt and Between: Life, Death, and Rebirth》is a record of Master Nan’s talks in which he answered questions about the process of death and rebirth. Master Nan weaves together personal anecdotes, scientific knowledge, Buddhist teachings from the Pali Canon, Mahayana sutras, Yogacara, Vijnanavada, and Chan in such an intricate way that those who are curious about the Buddhist perspective on life and death, those familiar with Buddhist teachings, and those who are deep into cultivation will all gain new insights and answers. For its depth, this book is very engaging and hard to put down. Any reader will find it to be a treasure trove and will want to come back to it again and again.


◎代理經銷：白象文化
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作者簡介

Master Nan is considered one of the greatest contemporary spiritual Masters. Born in China in 1918, Master Nan's profound understanding of the Dharma was verified by several Chan and esoteric Buddhist Masters. He is considered a foremost expert in Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese philosophy, history and other aspects of Chinese culture. He is the author of over 80 books that have sold over a billion copies in Chinese-speaking countries.

Everything changed when Pia Giammasi met Master Nan in Hong Kong in 1988. Her world turned upside-down, inside out, and expanded exponentially by being enveloped into the enlightened reality of Master Nan. Pia had the privilege of doing oral translation for Master Nan for nearly 30 years and is currently working on written translations of his books.

內容目錄

Publisher’s note [Chinese version]
Translator’s Forward
Acknowledgements

Session One
● Temple in New York
● Eastern Esoteric Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Bon
● The monk from the army, Ven. Xianming
● Before and after life
● The scientific nature of cause and effect
● Life and death through change vs. life and death in sections
● We are all “transformation bodies”
● What is enlightenment and Buddhahood?
● Changing and unchanging
● Fourmain principles

Session Two
● “Passing away in one’s own bed”
● The end of life in different time periods
● People who pass away without illness
● Material and spiritual life
● Changes in the Four Great Elements before death
● Signs of the direction of reincarnation
● Five types of no-consciousness

Session Three
● Questions concerning cremation
● Popular ideas of burial feng shui
● Types of burials
● The relationship between the element of wind and “warmth, lifeforce and consciousness”
● Are you old?
● Dissolution of the Four Great Elements
● How to practice Buddha mindfulness
● How fast is thought?
● Brightness of the newly arisen bardo body
● Like a dream with supernatural powers
● Habit energy and reincarnation

Session Four
● Dying verses coma
● A young girl’s out-of-body experience
● Sleepwalking
● Why is it that spiritual practice can give rise to supernatural powers?
● Shadow consciousness, Yin-spirit and yang-spirit
● Wang Yangming’s story

Session Five
● Hun-soul and Po
● The volition and thought skandhas of a bardo person
● The phenomenon of multiple rebirths within the bardo
● Three dreams
● What exactly is dependent origination?
● Equal flow and different ripening of life
● Chan, Esoteric and Fundamental Nature Buddhist schools
● Poshan-haiming’s story
● Namarupa, three-in-one
● Ten “all entrances”

Session Six
● The twelve sufferings within life
● Striving toward no suffering
● Where is the Dharmakaya
● How is a fetus formed
● The whirling of habit energy
● Growth of a baby in the womb
● The realm of a baby in the womb
● The retribution for suicide
● Entering, living in, and exiting the womb consciously
● Heavenly realms
● Transforming the Four Great Elements through the element of wind