Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment-a secret teacher hiding in plain sight and helping us to discover what matters most. The Five Invitations shows us how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate care-giving and the co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski distils lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering an evocative and stirring call to action. The Five Invitations: · Don't Wait · Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing · Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience · Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things · Cultivate Don't Know Mind These invitations can be understood as