How to Live So You Can Die Without Fear

Ramdev Dale Borglum

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How to Live So You Can Die Without Fear

How to Live So You Can Die Without Fear

Ramdev Dale Borglum

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From a pioneer in the conscious dying movement, an inclusive, nonsectarian spiritual perspective on living and dying

Caretakers for the sick and dying, people facing a terminal diagnosis, and all those seeking higher truths will discover in this powerful book a gateway to not just conscious dying but to living so fully that they can, when the moment arrives, die without fear. RamDev Dale Borglum blends personal memoir with practical guidance for spiritual transformation. With an eclectic background and a lifetime of cross-traditional spiritual study, he presents a unique healing path that integrates Western psychology, somatic healing, devotional practices, the chakra system, meditation, and more. He teaches us to compassionately work with our fears to heal our old wounds, treat grief as an invitation to deeper love, and ultimately recognize the wholeness of who we are. His simple yet profound tools empower us to meet life's most challenging moments with grace.

About the Author

A pioneering figure in the conscious dying movement, Ramdev Dale Borglum is the executive director of the Living/Dying Project. He has spent decades helping individuals face death -- and life -- with greater awareness and has collaborated with leaders in the field including Ram Dass, Stephen Levine, and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

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Critical Reviews

"No one has done more profound work with people who are facing their death, and their families, than Dale Borglum. He is a guide, a therapist, a best friend, a birth coach. This book is brilliant and welcoming, with the potential to change the life of anyone who reads it."
-- Anne Lamott

"One conversation during a podcast with RamDev seems to have done more for me than many months of therapy."
-- Duncan Trussell

"This book reflects many decades of brave and sensitive work with those who are dying. This will be a companion to those who care for the dying and also those who are meeting death imminently."
-- Roshi Joan Halifax

"A profound gift of freedom comes when someone offers a presence that is not afraid of death and not afraid of life. RamDev Dale Borglum has done this in his living, loving, dying work for decades. Now with the same spirit, he offers his story, his wisdom, and his blessings for all to share."
-- Jack Kornfield

"Dale Borglum was there, together with Ram Dass and Stephen [Levine], at the beginning of the conscious dying movement here in the West. This wonderful book, with great clarity, compassion, and humor, continues this work and brings it to life in a way that is inspirational, accessible, and practical."
-- Ondrea Levine

"With a poetic and introspective voice, Dale Borglum skillfully weaves together timeless wisdom, personal experiences, and profound insights into the spiritual journey that encompasses both life and death. I wholeheartedly endorse this book as a valuable companion for those navigating the realms of spirituality, and as a guiding light for those seeking to find meaning and purpose in both life and death. Dale has crafted a luminous work that will resonate deeply with anyone open to exploring the spiritual dimensions of our human experience."
-- Taj Inayat, Sufi spiritual guide

"At the very moment when the conversation on grief and grieving is permeating areas from activism to education and the contemporary arts, RamDev's narration of his courageous journey into spirituality puts it all in perspective. This book is the radical account on devotion, compassion, caregiving, and conscious living and dying that has been mindfully waiting to be told. It also honors the legacies of a generation of wisdom seekers and the perilous pilgrimages that led them to wandering yogis, sages, saints, and those facing death."
-- Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo Ovalles, artist and founding director of the Interior Beauty Salon

"Dale Borglum shows how the combination of trust in our true nature and our love of each other liberates us to live fully and die consciously."
-- Lawrence Chyall, RN, HEC-C, ethics committee chair, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

"Dale Borglum is a spiritual pioneer whose life story is an insight-filled journey of learning and serving in the sacred realm between life and death. How to Live So You Can Die Without Fear is a welcoming invitation and guide for moving from this body into a larger life beyond its apparent death."
-- Duane Elgin, author of The Living Universe, Choosing Earth, Voluntary Simplicity, and other books

"Dale Borglum shares his pioneering work in conscious living and dying, challenging the reader to ask the question, Who dies? He describes bringing death into spiritual life, because embracing death in one's practice is a necessary part of the dance of life. This book provides a precious gift and source of support to all those on a spiritual journey, taking readers through the pitfalls and joys of living a life in the body."
-- Ralph Steele, author of Tending the Fire

"Love speaks through Dale Borglum, using him to calm and soothe us and guide us back to this Place we never left -- the Place we are looking from and as now, and yet fear. Back in December 2021 on Maui, he helped me see through the fear. Let him free you, too, and then gift this book to all the seeming others so we can all be free!"
-- Nikki Walton, host of the top spirituality podcast GoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki

Publishing Information

Publisher: New World Library
Pub date: 2026-06-16
Length: 288 pages

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