a guided tour of hell

Sam Bercholz's narrative is vividly illustrated by Pema Namdol's brilliant artwork."—Robert Beer, author of The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs "This book is an astonishingly generous offering: a tour of hell, guided with love. This is not a pacifying love.

A guided tour of hell : a graphic memoir by Bercholz, Samuel, author. Publication date 2016 Topics Bercholz, Samuel, Hell -- Buddhism Publisher Boulder : Shambhala Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. xi, 147 pages : 28 cm

It involves his journey to hell, accompanied by the "Buddha of Hell", as the realized being takes him on a tour of the hot, cold, and peripheral areas of the notorious afterlife destination. The descriptions bear resemblances to the various hells described in Patrul Rinpoche's seminal Buddhist guide, The Words of My Perfect Teacher.

"A Guided Tour of Hell graphically illustrates the naked consequences of the destructive side of our attitudes and actions. Buddhism says, when our mind is released from this physical setup, we could enjoy a heavenly world of peace and light, or suffer in a hellish world of darkness and pain. No one else creates these worlds for us.

"A Guided Tour of Hell graphically illustrates the naked consequences of the destructive side of our attitudes and actions. Buddhism says, when our mind is released from this physical setup, we could enjoy a heavenly world of peace and light, or suffer in a hellish world of darkness and pain. No one else creates these worlds for us.

Take a trip through the realms of hell with a man whose temporary visitor's pass gave him a horrifying—and enlightening—preview of its torments. This true account of Sam Bercholz's near-death experience has more in common with Dante's Inferno than it does with any of the popular feel-good stories of what happens when we die. In the aftermath of heart surgery, Sam, a longtime Buddhist ...

A Guided Tour Of Hell: A Graphic Memoir. Hardcover - Illustrated, 15 December 2016. Dante's Inferno meets the Tibetan Book of the Dead in this graphic memoir / fine-art book--the unforgettable true story of the author's visionary excursion into Buddhist hell, with stunning color paintings that bring a modern spirit of imagination to the ...

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A Guided Tour of Hell: A Graphic Memoir. Hardcover - Illustrated, Dec 6 2016. Take a trip through the realms of hell with a man whose temporary visitor's pass gave him a horrifying—and enlightening—preview of its torments. This true account of Sam Bercholz's near-death experience has more in common with Dante's Inferno than it does ...

"A Guided Tour of Hell graphically illustrates the naked consequences of the destructive side of our attitudes and actions. Buddhism says, when our mind is released from this physical setup, we could enjoy a heavenly world of peace and light, or suffer in a hellish world of darkness and pain. No one else creates these worlds for us.

Sam Bercholz's narrative is vividly illustrated by Pema Namdol's brilliant artwork."—Robert Beer, author of The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs "This book is an astonishingly generous offering: a tour of hell, guided with love. This is not a pacifying love.

"A Guided Tour of Hell graphically illustrates the naked consequences of the destructive side of our attitudes and actions. Buddhism says, when our mind is released from this physical setup, we could enjoy a heavenly world of peace and light, or suffer in a hellish world of darkness and pain. No one else creates these worlds for us.

A GUIDED TOUR OF HELL. by Sam Bercholz illustrated by Pema Namdol Thaye ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 6, 2016. Darkly fascinating and artfully spirited, the author's cautionary reawakening is a potent rumination on death and what lies... A longtime Buddhist philosopher's near-death experience proves life-altering, enlightening, and horrifying.

A Guided Tour of Hell. A Graphic Memoir. ... Sam's encounters with a series of hell-beings trapped in repetitious rounds of misery and delusion reveal to him how an individual's own habits of fiery hatred and icy disdain, of grasping desire and nihilistic ennui, are the source of horrific agonies that pound consciousness for seemingly ...

Take a trip through the realms of hell with a man whose temporary visitor's pass gave him a horrifying - and enlightening - preview of its torments. This true account of Sam Bercholz's near-death experience has more in common with Dante's Inferno than it does with any of the popular feel-good stories of what happens when we die.

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Sam Bercholz's narrative is vividly illustrated by Pema Namdol's brilliant artwork."—Robert Beer, author of The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs "This book is an astonishingly generous offering: a tour of hell, guided with love. This is not a pacifying love.

Take a trip through the realms of hell with a man whose temporary visitor's pass gave him a horrifying—and enlightening—preview of its torments. This true account of Sam Bercholz's near-death experience has more in common with Dante's Inferno than...

A Guided Tour of Hell. A Guided Tour of Hell. 2016. Shambhala English 160 Print Pages. ebook. ratings (0) sign up. by Samuel Bercholz. A Graphic Memoir. Take a trip through the realms of hell with a man whose temporary visitor's pass gave him a horrifying-and enlightening-preview of its torments. This true account of Sam Bercholz's near-death ...

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