【Mindfulness of Death】- understand various teachings like reliance on a teacher, leisure and opportunity, and impermanence

【No matter where the teachings of reliance on a teacher, leisure and opportunity, and impermanence may occur in the Buddha’s word and its commentaries, recognize that they are meant to be practiced and sustain them in meditation.】

Since you wish to practice, you must understand the teachings, how to practice, as such you might as well seek the great sutras and the various commentaries. Follow the sequence of these scriptures and commentaries starting from ‘Relying on a Teacher’, ‘Life of Leisure and Opportunity is difficult to obtain and has great significance’, and the ‘Rapidness of Impermanence’. Really understand the various teachings; this is what we should do right now. Yes, when we listen to it now, no doubt we feel that it is correct, but when it comes to practicing it, we still don’t feel connected to it. In actual fact, this reflects a lack of understanding. Therefore, in order to gain a deeper understanding, we must diligently seek to find out and read widely, this is the right way of practicing. After you are firm and resolute in your understanding, next, delve into it deeply in accordance with the teachings.

SOURCE 来源 :

40B 25’00” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P268 LL2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P160

日常师父法语📡40B 25’00” 手抄稿第5册P268 LL2

念死无常 : 亲近知识暇满无常诸法品类,皆应了知

【若经论中何处有说，亲近知识暇满无常诸法品类,皆应了知，】

那么因为你要修习，所以呀要了解什么是如法，如何修习法，那么就不妨找种种的大经、大论。关于这个经论当中，照着它应有的次第，从亲近知识开始，暇满难得、义大，与无常迅速，各种这一种认识了知，真实地了知，这就是我们现在所真正应该做的事情。是的，我们现在听的时候，觉得是没有错，但是做的时候，还觉得不相应的原因，实际上就是我们对这个认识还不够。所以目前为了加深认识，努力地从这一方面去多多地研阅，这个就是我们现在正确的修行。等到你确定把握住，认得了，然后呢如理地这样地深入。