【Mindfulness of Death】- The three affirmations on the mindfulness of death

From these three roots, we should attain three affirmations, three insights. Three insights: The first is death is certain, the second is the time of death is uncertain, the third is there is nothing you can bring with you except dharma when you come to pass. To affirm what? The first is you must practice, the second is you must practice now. But there is an obstacle facing us now that we are practicing, we cannot let go. We cannot let go of this, and that. Therefore according to the third point, at the time of death, you will leave everything behind, no matter how loving your family is, disregard! No matter what status and position, reputation, money, how important they are, disregard! Even you have to discard your flesh and body. Do not say: aiya, this is not right, that is not right, because at the time of death, does it help? It does not help. This logic is very simple, but, it is of value to us. So when we practice, we have to reflect and contemplate, take heed of the crucial points. Then you will have the opportunity to practice, the opportunity possibility to practice, and only then will you have the probability to succeed, the probability to succeed.

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40A 27’23” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P254 L8
English Lamrim Vol 1 P158

日常师父法语📡40A 27’23”手抄稿第5册P254 L8

念死无常 : 念死的三个决断

所以从这个三点当中啊，我们应该得到三个决断，三个认识。三个认识：第一个是决定要死，第二个死无定期，第三个死的时候，除法以外什么都带不走。决断是什么呢？第一个决断一定要修，第二个决断是现在就要修。那么但是我们现在修的时候就有个障碍—也放不下，那个也放不下。所以根据第三点的话，到那个时候，什么东西都放掉了，不管这个人跟你多亲爱，不管！不管这个地位、钱财、名誉多重要，不管！乃至于自己的身体，不要说：唉呀，又这个不对，又那个不对，因为死的时候有没有用啊？也没有用！这个道理说起来很容易，但是呢，对我们有绝端重要的价值。所以真正要修行的时候，这个地方一定要好好地认真思惟，把握住重点！那么你就有修行的机会，有修行的可能，这个时候你才有成就的可能，成就的可能。