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Frank Ostaseski: What the Dying Teach the Living

Published: April 11, 2017, 2:30 a.m.

b'It\\u2019s a lot more than \\u201cSeize the day.\\u201d We learn from the dying to push away nothing; to lose the habit of postponing things; to show up entirely; to find rest amid whatever; to go ahead and be surprised. You can look death right in the eye, tough as it is, and life lights up.\\n\\nFrank Ostaseki, one of the world\\u2019s great end-of-life counselors, has attended over a thousand dyings. He was a cofounder of the renowned Zen Hospice in San Francisco and is the author of a new book, The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully.'