【Mindfulness of Death 念死无常】Among all ideas, the idea of impermanence and death is supreme 一切想中，无常死想是为第一

【Mindfulness of Death】- Among all ideas, the idea of impermanence and death is supreme

【For this reason, the scriptures use many examples to praise the mindfulness of death. The Great Final Nirvana Sutra says : Among all reapings, the autumn harvest is supreme. Among all tracks, the track of elephant is supreme. Among all ideas, the idea of impermanence and death is supreme because with it you eliminate all the attachment, ignorance, and pride of the three realms.】

Therefore, based on scriptures, various kinds of scriptures praise and use many metaphors to describe the excellence and wonderful benefits of “impermanence”. Over here, the “Great Final Nirvana Sutra” was quoted, there is a reason behind this! From the start, Buddha had already encouraged, and told us that “the blazing flames of impermanence ought to be promptly extinguished”. Up till the point when Buddha was about to leave, he tirelessly instructed on this same teaching. From here we can see the importance of this teaching! What did he say? “Among all

reapings, the autumn harvest is supreme”. Of all the cultivation which is the best? Of course it is during autumn, as it is the harvesting period. “Among all tracks, the track of elephant is supreme”. Of all foot prints, that of the elephant is the largest. So, among our common ideas and thoughts, what (is most important)? “The contemplation of impermanence and death” is the most important.

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37B 19’13” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P164 LL1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P146

日常师父法语📡37B 19’13”手抄稿第5册P164 LL1

念死无常 : 一切想中，无常死想是为第一

【是故经以多喻赞美，《大般涅槃经》云：“一切耕种之中，秋实第一，一切迹中，象迹第一，一切想中，无常死想是为第一，由是诸想能除三界一切贪欲、无明、我慢。”】

所以在经上面，各式各样的经上面，以种种的比喻赞叹说明这个“无常”这个修法的殊胜、美妙的好处。那么现在特别引这个《大涅槃经》，这个有它的道理呀！佛最开始就策励我们、告诉我们说：“无常盛火，应速除灭”，到最后佛走的时候，谆谆教诫，还是说这个话啊，可想而知这个是何等重要啊！他怎么讲呀？说：“一切耕种秋实第一”，所有的种作最好的什么？秋天收实嘛，当然。“一切迹中，象第一”，所有的我们走的这个印子，象的脚最大。那么在我们平常的念头、思想当中，什么啊？“死想”最重要。