When examining consciousness, we would be remiss not to speak of death and what we think happens to our consciousness when we make the final transition in this plane.
We want to introduce you to a friend with an expansive experience practicing and teaching meditation who has written a book called Overcoming the Fear of Death, Kelvin Chin.
As a teacher of meditation for 40 years, Kelvin Chin has deep experience in the field of self-development, and brings a refreshing "pragmatic idealist" approach, grounded in "knowing oneself," to his work in legal services, business development, mediation, meditation, and overcoming the fear of death.
He has been working with audiences on death and dying issues since the 1980's and has taught numerous seminars for the healthcare industry, was a Long Term Care Ombudsman for the California Department of Aging, and a co-founder of the Center For Medical Ethics and Mediation.
His book is unique. He outlines 4 belief systems regarding death that underlie all religions and cultures. His approach is nonreligious and aims to increase readers' understandings about death through their own lens of belief without creating a need to modify their individual belief structures to reduce their fear of death.
He explains 4 Main Belief Systems About Death:
1) No Belief in Afterlife
2) Afraid of Heaven or Hell
3) Looking Forward to Heaven
4) Belief in Past Lives
He walks people through the process using personal stories from friends and family in a way that humanizes the subject, making the book a ‘fun read.’
Kelvin has taught meditation in living rooms, schools, businesses worldwide for 40 years and does work with individuals in person and via phone, Internet, and Skype. Kelvin has taught more than 1,000 people from extremely diverse socio-economic groups an easy-to-learn technique of naturally Turning Within with no concentration or religious affiliation required.
We want to introduce you to a friend with an expansive experience practicing and teaching meditation who has written a book called Overcoming the Fear of Death, Kelvin Chin.
As a teacher of meditation for 40 years, Kelvin Chin has deep experience in the field of self-development, and brings a refreshing "pragmatic idealist" approach, grounded in "knowing oneself," to his work in legal services, business development, mediation, meditation, and overcoming the fear of death.
He has been working with audiences on death and dying issues since the 1980's and has taught numerous seminars for the healthcare industry, was a Long Term Care Ombudsman for the California Department of Aging, and a co-founder of the Center For Medical Ethics and Mediation.
His book is unique. He outlines 4 belief systems regarding death that underlie all religions and cultures. His approach is nonreligious and aims to increase readers' understandings about death through their own lens of belief without creating a need to modify their individual belief structures to reduce their fear of death.
He explains 4 Main Belief Systems About Death:
1) No Belief in Afterlife
2) Afraid of Heaven or Hell
3) Looking Forward to Heaven
4) Belief in Past Lives
He walks people through the process using personal stories from friends and family in a way that humanizes the subject, making the book a ‘fun read.’
Kelvin has taught meditation in living rooms, schools, businesses worldwide for 40 years and does work with individuals in person and via phone, Internet, and Skype. Kelvin has taught more than 1,000 people from extremely diverse socio-economic groups an easy-to-learn technique of naturally Turning Within with no concentration or religious affiliation required.
He recommends a process of 'Turning Within' when he speaks on "Overcoming the Fear of Death". By this he means the ancient Greek sense of going within, 'knowing oneself'; being more balanced and effective in one's thoughts and actions after meditation lead to a happier, more fulfilling life.
To share a bit more about Kel's extensive background:
He was a test subject in the first medical studies on meditation — conducted by Boston cardiologist Herbert Benson, MD (published in Scientific American, 1972). He taught the first meditation classes at West Point Military Academy in 1974, and in the US Army on the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) in Korea. He is a graduate of Dartmouth, Yale, and Boston College Law.
Kelvin studied at the Université de Strasbourg, France. In addition to Dartmouth, Kel has degrees from Yale Graduate School and Boston College Law School. He has lived and worked in 6 countries and has 25 years experience as a global business manager. He has held CEO, EVP, SVP and CMO positions in companies ranging from start-ups to large established organizations and has trained 500 mediators to do Alternative Dispute Resolution in the last 20 years.
He has created a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people overcome the fear of death.
Below is a video of him speaking on overcoming the fear of death at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.
He was a test subject in the first medical studies on meditation — conducted by Boston cardiologist Herbert Benson, MD (published in Scientific American, 1972). He also taught the first meditation classes at West Point Military Academy in 1974, and in the US Army on the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) in Korea. He is a graduate of Dartmouth, Yale, and Boston College Law.
In addition to Dartmouth, Kel has degrees from Yale Graduate School and Boston College Law School and studied at the Université de Strasbourg, France. He has lived and worked in 6 countries and has 25 years experience as a global business manager. He has held CEO, EVP, SVP and CMO positions in companies ranging from start-ups to large established organizations and has trained 500 mediators to do Alternative Dispute Resolution in the last 20 years.
He has created a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people overcome the fear of death.
KELVIN'S TM MEDITATION HISTORY (1970 - 1978)
In the summer of 1971, Kelvin attended the one-month teacher training program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. After graduating early from Dartmouth, Kelvin completed the TM teacher training program in La Antilla, Spain with Maharishi and returned as the New Hampshire State Coordinator for the TM movement. He continued to lecture, teach TM, and lead advanced TM residence courses, including a one-month in-residence program to 600 participants on the Science of Creative Intelligence (SCI) at the University of Maine, Orono.
At Yale Graduate School, Kelvin continued teaching TM at the university and throughout Connecticut. In 1974, on behalf of the TM movement, Kelvin successfully renegotiated its lease with Yale University. He also taught the first TM meditation courses at West Point Military Academy, which involved lectures and meditation classes to several hundred cadets, officers, and staff.
Within days of graduating from Yale, Kelvin got a phone call from Maharishi saying that the TM organization had a free first class round-trip ticket on Swissair's inaugural flight to Hong Kong and that he would like Kelvin to go there to teach TM.
As the first National Leader of Hong Kong and Director of Expansion in East Asia, Kelvin established the TM organization and lectured to all sectors of Hong Kong society including business, education, and government, and was a guest speaker on television shows, at universities, and was featured in many newspaper articles in the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Standard, Sing Tao Daily, and others. He also lectured and taught the first TM courses in the US Army in South Korea teaching on all the bases, including on the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) between North and South Korea.
The last official TM project that Maharishi asked Kelvin to lead involved the training of Chinese American meditators to become TM teachers to prepare them to teach in the People's Republic of China. This special project was based at Maharishi International University (MIU) in 1978. Kelvin no longer teaches TM meditation, but credits Maharishi for revolutionizing the practice of meditation worldwide by bringing attention to the fact that any meditation can and should be effortless.
Kelvin teaches both private sessions and group classes worldwide — including Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Although his days are occupied with teaching and speaking he is still very accessible to help people seeking insight into meditation and/or removing the fear of death.
Kelvin Chin can be contacted here or on Twitter @KelvinHChin.
You can purchase his book through Amazon or click here to receive 3 gifts, including a free 30 minute discussion with the Author!
In addition to Dartmouth, Kel has degrees from Yale Graduate School and Boston College Law School and studied at the Université de Strasbourg, France. He has lived and worked in 6 countries and has 25 years experience as a global business manager. He has held CEO, EVP, SVP and CMO positions in companies ranging from start-ups to large established organizations and has trained 500 mediators to do Alternative Dispute Resolution in the last 20 years.
He has created a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people overcome the fear of death.
KELVIN'S TM MEDITATION HISTORY (1970 - 1978)
In the summer of 1971, Kelvin attended the one-month teacher training program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. After graduating early from Dartmouth, Kelvin completed the TM teacher training program in La Antilla, Spain with Maharishi and returned as the New Hampshire State Coordinator for the TM movement. He continued to lecture, teach TM, and lead advanced TM residence courses, including a one-month in-residence program to 600 participants on the Science of Creative Intelligence (SCI) at the University of Maine, Orono.
At Yale Graduate School, Kelvin continued teaching TM at the university and throughout Connecticut. In 1974, on behalf of the TM movement, Kelvin successfully renegotiated its lease with Yale University. He also taught the first TM meditation courses at West Point Military Academy, which involved lectures and meditation classes to several hundred cadets, officers, and staff.
Within days of graduating from Yale, Kelvin got a phone call from Maharishi saying that the TM organization had a free first class round-trip ticket on Swissair's inaugural flight to Hong Kong and that he would like Kelvin to go there to teach TM.
As the first National Leader of Hong Kong and Director of Expansion in East Asia, Kelvin established the TM organization and lectured to all sectors of Hong Kong society including business, education, and government, and was a guest speaker on television shows, at universities, and was featured in many newspaper articles in the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Standard, Sing Tao Daily, and others. He also lectured and taught the first TM courses in the US Army in South Korea teaching on all the bases, including on the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) between North and South Korea.
The last official TM project that Maharishi asked Kelvin to lead involved the training of Chinese American meditators to become TM teachers to prepare them to teach in the People's Republic of China. This special project was based at Maharishi International University (MIU) in 1978. Kelvin no longer teaches TM meditation, but credits Maharishi for revolutionizing the practice of meditation worldwide by bringing attention to the fact that any meditation can and should be effortless.
Kelvin teaches both private sessions and group classes worldwide — including Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Although his days are occupied with teaching and speaking he is still very accessible to help people seeking insight into meditation and/or removing the fear of death.
Kelvin Chin can be contacted here or on Twitter @KelvinHChin.
You can purchase his book through Amazon or click here to receive 3 gifts, including a free 30 minute discussion with the Author!
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