Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Foreword by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.

Introduction: The Transformative Power of Death

The First Invitation

Don’t Wait

1. The Doorway to Possibility

2. At Once Here and Disappearing

3. The Maturation of Hope

4. The Heart of the Matter

The Second Invitation

Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing

5. As Is

6. Turn Toward Your Suffering

7. Love Heals

The Third Invitation

Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience

8. Don’t Be a Role, Be a Soul

9. Taming the Inner Critic

10. The Raging River

11. Hearing the Cries of the World

The Fourth Invitation

Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things

12. The Calm in the Storm

13. Mind the Gap

14. Courageous Presence

The Fifth Invitation

Cultivate Don’t Know Mind

15. The Story of Forgetfulness

16. Not Knowing Is Most Intimate

17. Surrender to the Sacred

Epilogue: Dying into Life

Acknowledgments

Author Resources

Notes

Advance Praise For The Five Invitations

About the Author

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