Book Beyond Coping: A Study Guide on Aging, Illness, Death, & Separation

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Beyond Coping: A Study Guide on Aging, Illness, Death, & Separation, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. (revised Dec. 15, 2018) 

Passages from the Pāli Canon arranged in five sections: the Buddha as physician; diagnoses of the conditions of aging, etc.; the conditions as motivations for heedfulness and diligence; specific remedies; and examples set by the Buddha and his disciples.

• Titlepage
• Table of Contents
• Cover
• Copyright
• Introduction
• The Buddha as Doctor, the Dhamma as Medicine
• The Doctor’s Diagnosis
  • Death
  • Separation
• Heedfulness
  • Aging
  • Illness
  • Death
  • Separation
  • Kamma
  • Dark Kamma, White Kamma
  • Kamma Neither Dark nor White
• Advice
  • Aging
  • Illness
  • Death
  • Separation
• Teaching by Example
  • Aging
  • Illness
  • Death
  • Separation
  • The Buddha’s Last Days
• Glossary
• Abbreviations