A Talk with George Saunders: Taking Stock of Who We Are and What It Means to Be Human (Tricycle)
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A Talk with George Saunders: Taking Stock of Who We Are and What It Means to Be Human (Tricycle)

I talked with George Saunders about final reckonings, everyday between-states, and being your authentic self. This is the latest in my interview series about Tibetan bardo and the art of living: Between-States: Conversations About Bardo and Life. The conversations look at acceptance, interconnectedness, and impermanence in relation to children and parents, marriage and friendship, and work and creativity. Guests include Ann Patchett, Anderson Cooper, Elizabeth Gilbert, Katherine May, Cheryl Strayed, Malcolm Gladwell, Julia Alvarez, Maggie Smith, Yiyun Li, Isabel Allende, David Sedaris, Dani Shapiro, Edwidge Danticat, Melissa Febos, John McPhee, and Mohsin Hamid.

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On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral (Lit Hub)
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On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral (Lit Hub)

“Ann Tashi Slater Considers a Window Into Life, Through Death.” In this excerpt from my new book, Traveling in Bardo, I write about my grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist funeral and the traditional rituals for traveling through the bardo period between death and rebirth. These rituals also guide, us the living, as we journey through the bardo from birth to death.

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How Japanese Wisdom Helped Me Grieve My Pet (Oprah Daily)
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How Japanese Wisdom Helped Me Grieve My Pet (Oprah Daily)

I wrote for Oprah Daily about how Japanese wisdom helped me say goodbye to my beloved dog, Mac. “Spring brought the sakura cherry blossoms, quintessential symbols of impermanence, their impending absence integral to their loveliness. In this season of beauty and sadness, Mac showed me another dimension of wabi-sabi: how to accept fading and mortality.”

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