The Bardo Thotrol is a Tibetan Buddhist scripture of the Nyingma or old tradition. It concerns the nature of the mind and its projections - beautiful or terrible, peaceful or wrathful - which seem to exist objectively and inhabit the external world. In particular it describes these projections as they appear immediately after death. It teaches recognition of these terrifying and seductive forms, and through recognition attainment of the state of enlightenment.
This centuries-old scripture was traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation. This translation emphasises the practical advice that the book offers to the living as well. It will interest people concerned with death and dying as well as those who seek spiritual understanding in everyday life.
