Book · 1994 · Buddhism
The Tibetan book of the dead
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Read the Tibetan Book of the Dead that's exactly what it's about that's exactly what the matrix is telling you about dude.
The best things said about it
In the West, the the so-called Tibetan Book of the Dead is a big deal, but is that even a real thing?
Tyler Cowen Conversations with Tyler · Nov 2025 There wasn't much to read then. There was like be here now by Ramdas, Tibetan book of the dead that you mentioned, works of DT Suzuki on Zen.
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Why people recommend it
The Tibetan book of the dead by Padma Sambhava is a foundational Buddhist text concerning the stages of dying, the bardo, and rebirth. The book received discussion across multiple podcast episodes, drawing diverse perspectives on its cultural footprint, authenticity, and spiritual utility. Sam Tripoli recommended the work on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, drawing direct parallels between its teachings on the afterlife and the cinematic themes of The Matrix regarding reality and rebirth. On Conversations with Tyler, Tyler Cowen brought up the work to question its authenticity and its status as a major cultural phenomenon in the West, while Donald S. Lopez Jr. noted reading it during his early years exploring Eastern religious thought alongside other classic spiritual texts. Additionally, Wasfia Nazreen referenced the text on The Rich Roll Podcast while discussing her recovery from a severe bout of COVID-19, explaining how studying these teachings is part of a spiritual practice aimed at preparing for death. Across these conversations, the book served as a reference point for confronting mortality, exploring Eastern philosophy, and decoding perceived hidden realities about existence.
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Sam Tripoli read the Tibetan Book of the Dead that's exactly what it's about that's exactly what the matrix is telling… 1
“read the Tibetan Book of the Dead that's exactly what it's about that's exactly what the matrix is telling you about dude”
Donald S. Lopez Jr. There wasn't much to read then. There was like be here now by Ramdas, Tibetan book of the dead that you men… 1
“There wasn't much to read then. There was like be here now by Ramdas, Tibetan book of the dead that you mentioned, works of DT Suzuki on Zen.”
Tyler Cowen In the West, the the so-called Tibetan Book of the Dead is a big deal, but is that even a real thing? 1
“In the West, the the so-called Tibetan Book of the Dead is a big deal, but is that even a real thing?”
Wasfia Nazreen so we study um I have a long way to go still but we prepare for death from in it's part of our practice 1
“so we study um I have a long way to go still but we prepare for death from in it's part of our practice”
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“some years ago he he was a great lover of the tibetan book of the dead and gilbran and people like that”
“and then you got the epicureans and then you got the tibetan book of the dead and then you got like the medieval monks that you know worked with like a skull – on their desk”