<p><b>The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life. </b><br><br><i>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. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most.</i><br><br>Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. <i>The Five Invitations</i> is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate caregiving and the cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski has sat on the precipice of death with more than a thousand people. In <i>The Five Invitations,</i> he distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his c