This is a look at dying and death from a Zen perspective, which asks the basic question, not Why do we die? but Who dies? If we see the answer to that we may also get a glimpse at the non-self nature of existence in the first place.
The film looks first at how three Zen masters: Ikkyu, Ryokan and Hakuin met their ends, and especially what their final words (Jisei) were. It also looks into the differences between western concepts of death, and eastern ones.
We then get a small guided meditation on how to incorparte death into our lives, and some final words by great Zen masters as they lay dying.
The presentation is very well done, with lots of well-drawn slides, and an interesting narrative. The narrator also integrates his own experience of his father dying, showing how ancient wisdom can help in present circumstances.
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