Finding Grace in the Bardos Concepts of Humanity in Tillich and Rinpoche In the books The Shaking of the Foundations and The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Paul Tillich and Sogyal Rinpoche lay out parallel visions of the human condition and the path to overcome it. The books have very similar themes and vocabularies and contain remarkably few substantive differences. The authors define the state of humanity as a state of separation. Man’s …showed first 75 words of 2973 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2973 total…mind, and the realization of true life – Rinpoche (55,57 & 53). Both authors are trying to help their readers reach this stage; it is the goal of life. Man has the chance to elevate himself in this lifetime; may he find grace in the bardos. Works Cited: 1. Rinpoche, Sogyal; The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, HarperSanFrancisco, a division of HarperCollins, New York, NY, 1993. 2. Tillich, Paul; The Shaking of the Foundations, Scribner’s Sons Inc., New York, NY, 1948.