【Mindfulness of Death】- Place the word “death” on the forehead

【You will ascend to a sublime state and will lead others there as well. What could be more meaningful?】

For yourself, you will be able to ascend to a sublime state, this is benefitting self. Similarly, this method can be used to guide others. So regardless of benefiting self or others, it all depends on this, all depends on this. There is nothing better and more beneficial than this! We are now all preoccupied with things that are not related to this while the real important thing is this, is this. Therefore do not say basic recitation. He always say to place the word “death” on the forehead. To the Mantra vehicle, this is the highest. From the beginning, he will cultivate Mindfulness of Death. Unfortunately, we always feel that the great teachings of Mantra vehicle is very good and abandon all the earlier foundations. If we cannot even cultivate the fundamentals, can we still cultivate the teachings of the Mantra vehicle? This is really hilarious! You do not even understand this when you cultivate, how will you cultivate? This is something we ought to understand.

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37B 17’54” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P164 L6
English Lamrim Vol 1 P146

日常师父法语📡37B 17’54” 手抄稿第5册P164 L6

念死无常 : 把“死”字贴在额骨头上

【由是自能升胜妙位，亦能于此导诸众生，更有何事义大于此。】

对你自己来说，能够真正地升进胜妙之位，这个自利；同样地也能够以这个引导、接引别人啊，所以不管自利、利他都在于此，都在于此。还有什么事情比这个更好的、更有利益的事情！所以与其我们现在忙这些不相干的事情哪，唉，真正重要的修习这一个，这一个。所以不要说普通一般的念佛，他常常说把“死”字贴在额骨头上；就是密乘说起来最高的，他一开头念的是一定念这个东西。不幸的是我们现在总觉得，唉呀，这个密教这个大法很好啊，把这前面的基础的东西都不要了。唉，起码的都修不成功，还修密教吗？真正的很可笑的事情！然后修的话，这个道理也不懂，你怎么修呢？这我们应该了解的。