【Mindfulness of Death】- through rightful observation, contemplation and transform the state of mind

Thus, regarding this state of mind that has the ability to be transformed, you must on your own, think of ways to contemplate on it diligently. Maybe you may have this experience, for instance, you are actually feeling fine, and then one day a doctor came to examine our sickness, regardless of what sickness, could be to do an X-ray, then suddenly, it revealed something, he tells you, “So and so, you have pulmonary disease!” You were actually chatting and laughing, bouncing and vivacious one moment, but once heard that you have pulmonary disease, you go through a mental collapse immediately, and you are not be able to do anything after that. Or when you went for heart pressure measurement, and was told to have high blood pressure ---- oh no! Ah! Later on when you go for lunch, you will feel that this can’t do and that can’t do. I think we all do have such an experience! What does this mean? It is evidently clear that within our heart (or mind), there is this power, force, strength, but normally, our mind will turn to follow our afflictions, being led by the nose of afflictions, oh, it’s a real pity! The practice that you are engaging now is so that you are able to initiate, through rightful observation, contemplation, to proactively redirect your mind, at that time, it will yield positive effects, this is the second root.

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40A 22’47” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P252 L3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P157

日常师父法语📡40A 22’47” 手抄稿第5册P252 L3

念死无常 : 如理观察思维，改变心意

关于这个能改变心意的这个心情，你们自己想办法努力地去思惟一下。可能你们有这个经验，譬如说，你们本来好端端的，那么今天有一个医生跑得来跟我们看病，不管看什么病，或者照Ｘ光，忽然那一照，哎呀，说“某人哪，你有肺病！”你本来前面是有说有笑、跳跳蹦蹦，一听有那个肺病的话，你马上精神就塌掉了，这个做的什么事情就提不起来。或者跟你一量那个血压，说你高血压—唉呀，不行！啊，你等一下中午吃起来的话，又觉得这个不行、那个不行。我想我们都有这个经验吧！这说明什么？说明的的确确，我们这个心，每一个人这心里就有这种力量，可是我们平常那个心里边，都是随无始烦恼所转，都被烦恼牵着鼻子走，好可惜！现在修行就是你能够主动地，透过你如理观察、思惟，主动地把心里转向过来，那个时候，就产生正面功效，这第二。