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1 SACRED ART OF LIVING & DYING Transforming Suffering in Ourselves and Those We Serve 2017 Sacred Art of Living THE SACRED ART OF REMEMBERING 1

2 SACRED ART OF LIVING CENTRE BOOK OF LIFE INTENTIONS SENT WORLD WIDE 2

3 Sacred Art of Living & Dying Workshop Series Co-Founders Richard & Mary Groves Bend, Oregon in 1997 SACRED ART OF LIVING & DYING SERIES UNIT ONE Understanding Spiritual Pain UNIT TWO Diagnosing Spiritual Pain UNIT THREE Responding to Spiritual Pain UNIT FOUR Transforming Spiritual Pain SACRED ART OF LIVING & DYING A World Wide Education Series 22,000+ Graduates from North America, Copyright 2008 Sacred 2010 Art of Sacred Living Art Center of Living & Institute Center Europe, India and Asia 3

4 SACRED ART OF LIVING & DYING IN CANADA August 15, 2004 St Christopher's Hospice Lawrie Park Road Sydenham London, England SE26 6DZ Dear Richard and Mary: It is my privilege once again to commend your superlative programs. Since you visited St. Christopher s Hospice last year, I have continually made efforts to enlighten others both in Europe and North America about these excellent training courses. I indeed share your passion and conviction that the Sacred Art of Living and Dying is essential because spirituality is the most overlooked factor in relieving pain. Dr. Cicely Saunders WOUNDED HEALERS Cecily Saunders TOTAL PAIN Henri Nouwen PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL SOCIAL SPIRITUAL STAFF PAIN WE ARE THE MEDICINE 4

5 WE ARE THE MEDICINE The way in which care is given can touch the most hidden places Dr. Cicely Saunders Copyright 2008 Sacred 2010 Art of Sacred Living Art Center of Living & Institute Center PHYSICAL PAIN SCALE VISUAL ANALOG SCALE NO PAIN WORST PAIN EMOTIONAL PAIN SCALE HAPPY FACE - SAD FACE 5

6 SPIRITUAL PAIN SCALE HOW ARE YOU WITHIN YOURSELF? COMPLETELY GENERAL EXTREME PEACEFUL WELL-BEING ANXIETY FOUR QUALITIES OF SPIRITUAL PAIN MEANING RELATEDNESS JUDGMENT VS. COMPASSION HOPE FORGIVENESS PATTERNS OF SPIRITUAL PAIN HOPE MEANING FORGIVENESS RELATEDNESS BASED ON SELF EVALUATION OF PATIENTS DURING PASTORAL CARE VISIT Statistics based on SALC 2850 patient database [ ] 2017 Sacred Art of Living 6

7 ALLOPATHIC MEDICAL MODEL Responsive to interventions of the medical model PAIN SUFFERING Unresponsive to interventions of the medical model Richard Groves Henriette A. Klauser Groves texts reveal ancient-modern wisdom about living and dying INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATIONS Ten Speed Press 7

8 REAL LIFE STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Annie Heather Larry Park Henry MariaElena Dorothy Andrew Sara ANCIENT BOOKS OF LIVING & DYING Prehistoric Egyptian Celtic Abrahamic Tibetan Iberian The Ars Moriendi 2017 Sacred Art of Living BARDO THODOL Padmasambhava THE TIBETAN BOOK OF LIVING AND DYING 8 th Cent. CE Sogyal Rinpoche 8

9 WISDOM FROM OUR ANCESTORS A GOOD DEATH IS THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CLEAR CONSCIOUSNESS DURING THE LIFE-TO-LIFE TRANSITION Tibetan Book of the Dead THE ANAMCARA TRADITION AD WISDOM FROM OUR ANCESTORS THE ONLY CURE FOR SPIRITUAL SUFFERING IS TO LEAN INTO THE PAIN Celtic Books of Living & Dying 9

10 ARS MORIENDI SACRED ART OF DYING WISDOM FROM OUR ANCESTORS #6 IT IS NECESSARY FIRST TO DIAGNOSE SPIRITUAL PAIN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO RESPOND TO IT Ars Moriendi SPIRITUALITY & VS. RELIGION 10

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