How does The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying reinterpret the concept of death as a means to deepen one’s understanding of life? How can this perspective alter modern Western views on mortality?

Analyze the concept of the bardo states as explained by Rinpoche. How do these transitional states offer a framework for understanding the continuity of consciousness beyond death?

Discuss the role of the master-disciple relationship in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition as described by Rinpoche. How does this relationship help the spiritual seeker? What could be the problematic elements of this relationship in the Western world?