【Mindfulness of Death】- Like adorning yourself while being led to the execution ground

【This being the case, if your mind is fit, meditate in accordance with what I have explained above】

Therefore if our mind is fit and has the ability to do it, we must then meditate in accordance with what Master has explained earlier, and to do so in a step-by-step manner.

【If it is not, take up whatever is appropriate among the nine reasons and the three roots. Meditate again and again until you have turned your mind away from the activities of this life, which are like adorning yourself while being led to the execution ground.】

If let’s say, we are unable to practice according to the principle stated in the previous passage,we are unable to do it,then what shall we do? We need to understand the three roots and the nine reasons, understand the meaning, apply them based on what you have seen and observe carefully, you will then discover something? Let’s say the things that we are busy with. What does this mean? We are already about to die, and we are still adorning ourselves, it is just nonsensical, nonsensical. This body is about to be led to the execution ground and you still want to adorn it, make a hairdo, take a shower, is it not ridiculous? When one dies in one breath, it has nothing to do with you, yet we are experts in indulging in such meaningless things.

SOURCE 来源 :

22’33” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P267 LL4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P159

日常师父法语📡22’33” 手抄稿第5册P267 LL4

念死无常 : 犹如临杀饰以庄严

【如是自心若能堪任，应如前说而正修习。】

所以假定我们自己力量够，能够做，那么就照着前面所说的，如理地一步一步地修习。

【若不堪者，则随其所称，取三根本九种因相，观现法中所有诸事，犹如临杀饰以庄严，应当乃至意未厌离，数数修习。】

假定说，前面那个整个的内容，我们一下做不到，那么怎么办呢？就把前面告诉我们的三个根本，而这个又分开来九个子目，把这个道理了解了以后，所以运用这个道理在眼前的一切事情上头。你仔细去观察，会发现一个什么？说现前我们忙那些事情，就等于什么？要死了，还要去装饰、装饰，那个实在是一无道理，一无道理！这个身体分明摆在这里要杀掉了，你还要把它胭脂花粉点点好，理一个发，要洗一个澡，那不是颠倒吗？杀掉了，一口气断下来，这根本跟你了不相干，我们是专门忙这种毫无意思的事情。