Banyen Books & Sound joins Alan Clements and Reverend Bodhi Be in conversation on their new book, Facing Death. Alan Clements is founder of World Dharma and a former Buddhist monk in Burma, where he trained in Buddhist psychology and mindfulness meditation. He is the author of several books, including A Future To Believe In and The Voice of Hope. Alan's work has been endorsed by eight Nobel Peace laureates, including the Dalai Lama, in addition to Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Helen Caldicott, Joanna Macy, Derrick Jensen, former US President Jimmy Carter and numerous others. He been interviewed for Nightline, CBS, CBC, ABC, BBC, Talk to America, the New York Times, Time and Newsweek, Utne Reader, and Yoga Journal.  

Reverend Bodhi Be is an ordained interfaith minister and teacher in the Sufi lineage of Samuel Lewis and Hazrat Inayat Khan. He is the founder and executive director of Doorway Into Light, a nonprofit organization on Maui, which provides conscious and compassionate care for the dying, their families and the grieving. For many years Bodhi collaborated with Ram Dass and is continuing the work Ram Dass helped birth in the fields of conscious dying.