Rinpoche suggests that we should use everyday moments—like leaving a room or finishing a meal—to acknowledge that this might be the last time we experience them. This mind training helps us develop a "Dharma Vision" that values each moment without clinging to it.

In the Tibetan tradition, death is a process of the mind dissolving into its true nature.

Living and Dying with Confidence: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective

One of the most practical tools in the book is the concept of a "Dharma Will". This document outlines your spiritual wishes, such as which prayers you want recited, who should be in the room, and your preferences regarding medical interventions that might interfere with your meditation. The Spiritual Transition: Phowa and the Bardos

Rinpoche advises against trying to learn complex new practices on your deathbed. Instead, he encourages practitioners to master one or two familiar practices—like the Medicine Buddha mantra—so they become second nature.

Facing our own mortality is often the one thing we spend our entire lives trying to avoid. Yet, in Anyen Rinpoche’s Dying with Confidence: A Tibetan Buddhist Guide to Preparing for Death , death is not a dark end to be feared, but a unique opportunity for spiritual liberation.