Inspiring teachings, personal stories, and meditations for being with a dying person and contemplating the transformative power of death, by a Zen teacher who has worked with the dying for thirty years. The Buddhist approach to death can be of great benefit to people of all backgrounds-as has been demonstrated time and again in Joan Halifax"s decades of work with the dying and their caregivers. Here Joan shares her experiences and wisdom from her Being with Dying project based on Buddhist principles. Her teachings affirm that we can open and contact our inner strength, and that we can help others who are suffering to do the same. Her seasoned, realistic approach to caring for and being present with people in the last stages of life is especially encouraging.