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The Five Invitations
- Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
- Narrated by: Frank Ostaseski
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most.
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- Carol J. Pettigrew
- 2022-08-02
Essential for those who work in healthcare services
Just enough and not too much about the reality of death as a part of life. Helpful for those who have been caregivers for a loved one who has died. Excellent preparation for walking with someone who is dying and excellent for preparing for your own eventual death.
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- William
- 2017-12-18
Simply Beautiful
It took a book about death to change my life. Never have I been so moved. "Accept everything, reject nothing."
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- Kumar
- 2022-10-20
The most profound book I’ve read. The narrator has such a beautiful smoothing voice
Great book. Highly recommend and gave me really deep insights into death and the meaning of life
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-04-12
Illuminating
Amazing stories, his voice is so soothing. Found the pace too slow though and some chapters repetitive... I would still recommend to friends & family!
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- Tracey Burns, MCC
- 2022-06-08
Profoundly synchronistic
A moving experience from start to finish that threw open the doors to a greater understanding of self and deeper compassion for others.
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