Reddit mentions of The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

I know this isn't directly related to the article, but I've been reading the Tibetan Book of the Dead (this version)

My goodness what a ride. I am about 60% through (probably much more, considering the appendixes), and have just gotten through the first part of the the Great Liberation Through Hearing (or something or other).

I now see why Timothy Leary and Ram Dass wrote the Psychedelic Experience as a "follow up" to this book. It is almost as if death is the ultimate trip and the Tibetan Book of the Dead's writings are the ultimate trip guide/sitter.

Anyways, back on topic, I enjoyed this write up. These articles from that site are posted here so often it is almost feels like promotion, but they are typically great reads.

The best and most complete translation of the Bardo Thodol (or The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States) contains is:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00452V4AO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1#nav-subnav I have not seen the first 6 chapters in any other form. (They are probably out there on the web somewhere.)

For some reason, most of the other translations do not include the first 5 - 7 Chapters, which are, to me, the basis for understanding things like the above video. (I don't think those chapters require any initiations. I could be wrong, too.) Google "Zhitro" for info on the "100 Peaceful and Wrathful deities" (in the Bardo Thodol). The images are pretty neat. If one is curious about practicing the above practice, there are also initiations in Tibetan Buddhism for the practice of the 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities (The Zhitro - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhitro). Ven. Garchen Rinpoche is one of the lineage holders. Not sure who else might be. Enjoy!

The Tibetan Book of the Dead