Graceful Passages : A Companion for Living and Dying

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Summary: Deep Comfort
Review: A landmark work of healing for those facing life-threatening illness. Graceful Passages is a work of the highest integrity that provides the deep comfort and solace of wise words and heart opening music for the often uncharted waters of attending the dying. By featuring the voices of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and the others, it provides soothing support offered by a whole sacred circle of mentor guides available at any hour of need.

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Summary: It touches all my senses creating the richest experience
Review: Graceful Passages (GP) is an incredible experience! GP shares what's important about the transitions of life by sharing living and loving and forgiving through a very powerful blend of media. The interviews, the music, and the written word touch all my senses to create the richest experience possible. I recommend this CD Gift Book to everyone who wants more from the daily transitions in life.

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Summary: Draws on a rich variety of religious traditions
Review: Graceful Passages: A Companion For Living And Dying is a collection of sensitive readings from a variety of sources on the experience of mortality, set to timeless music of compassion. Transitions are spoken about in hopeful, wise words. The set includes two CD's as well as a book of lyrics. One CD plays both readings and music and the other simply plays the musical backgrounds, appropriate for meditation background. Readers and performers include Ram Dass Arum and Sunenda Ghandhi, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Lew Epstein, Sam Keene, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jyoti, and many others. Drawing on a rich variety of religious traditions, Graceful Passages is a beautiful tool to aid those experiencing loss or difficult transitions. Its healing qualities are evident throughout.

Nancy Lorraine, Reviewer

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Summary: Stunningly Beautiful - Compelling
Review: I do not have words strong enough to express my admiration and appreciation of this CD. The music is gorgeous and the words are very spiritual. The combination is very moving and full of love. This CD has the power to transform. It would be a bargain at 4 times the price, and I do not say this lightly.

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Summary: Stunningly Beautiful - Compelling
Review: I do not have words strong enough to express my admiration and appreciation of this CD. The music is gorgeous and the words are very spiritual. The combination is very moving and full of love. This CD has the power to transform. It would be a bargain at 4 times the price, and I do not say this lightly.

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Summary: Depressing
Review: I found the music and spoken words on the first CD slow and depressing, but it does have a lot of different spiritual views.

Maybe listening to the 2nd CD, music only, would be better.

The book has the spoken words in text form, and actually read better than they sounded.

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Summary: Graceful Passages, CD set
Review: If there were only one CD in the whole world, I would want it to be this one. It is so moving; so full of LIFE and LOVE and WISDOM.