Book Reviews

“The Three Regrets gives us the opportunity to consider what death is like in our culture, what that might mean for our own death, and what life changes we can make to lessen death's suffering and die with a peaceful mind and loving heart.”

— Jean Paone

CO-FOUNDER OF VAST & PROFOUND, A 501(C)(3) OFFERING TRAINING IN TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE AND MEDITATION. RETREATANT FOR 20 YEARS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA.

“Tenzin applies timeless wisdom drawn from Buddhist teachings to complex experiences of illness in the real world of health care today; Three Regrets is a gem that transcends both hospice and chaplaincy.”

— Ira Byock, MD

AUTHOR OF DYING WELL AND THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE, ACTIVE EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, THE GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT DARTMOUTH

“The warm and gentle spirit of the author, Tenzin Kiyosaki, is felt on each page of this invaluable resource for hospice workers as well as all people, since we all share the same inevitable outcome of being born. Having had the distinct honor of sitting with hundreds of people in their last hours of life, Tenzin’s dedicated work, compassionate insights, and thoughtful contemplations are beneficially woven together to make The Three Regrets an inspirational treasure.”

— Dana Hodgdon, Ph.D.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, WORKED AS A HOSPICE SOCIAL WORKER FOR TORRANCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR 18 YEARS BEFORE GOING INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE