【Mindfulness of Death 念死无常】Firmly Stabilize the Cultivation of Mindfulness of Death 要把念死修得很稳固
【Mindfulness of Death】- Firmly Stabilize the Cultivation of Mindfulness of Death
【Nor should you think that although this is something worthy of meditation, you should cultivate it just a little at the beginning of the mediation session because it is not suitable for continuous practice. 】
To further elaborate, “it is a must to cultivate. However, some people feel that at the beginning, they just cultivate a bit in a casual manner and not cultivating it constantly”. Again it is wrong! It is very important to stabilize the foundation in the beginning. Once the foundation is stable, whenever we cultivate, the first thing is to recall it just a little. What does this mean? It means, once you have stabilized the foundation, whenever you recall it the next time and because you have done it before, the moment you recall on mindfulness of death, the whole concept will arise. I have actually seen this true practitioner before. Under normal circumstances, you can’t find him. Only in times of need, you get to see him. After exchanging just a few words, he immediately recalls Impermanence: no one knows when death comes knocking on our door. The moment he thinks about death, you can feel it. He will have a certain facial expression and his tears will start to fall. He will then stop talking and quickly get busy with his own things. What does this show? It shows that he has a very stable accomplishment, just like that. This is why at any point of time, the moment he recalls on death, he will put down everything on hand. Nothing bothers him anymore and he will continue to cultivate his own, ignoring any necessary social interaction required of him.
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38A 10’39” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P178 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P147
日常师父法语📡38A 10’39” 手抄稿第5册P178 L1
念死无常 : 要把念死修得很稳固
【及不应执，虽是应修然是最初仅应略修，非是堪为恒所修持。】
那么进一步说：“修是要修的，但是最初的时候略略地、马马虎虎修一修，而不是经常要修的。”又错了！这个刚开始时的这个基础要很稳固，等到修得基础很稳固以后，每次修的时候，第一件事你就把它提一下。那么这个是什么意思呢？就是修得基础很稳固，你以后每次一提的话，它因为你以前有过了，所以一提那个整个这个死的念头整个就起来了。我的的确确看见过这个真正的修行人，他在平常的情况之下，你简直找不到他；他碰见必要的时候，有的时候你遇见他，三言两句说过以后，他就随时提起来：啊呀，什么时候死都不知道！他一想到死，你就可以感觉得出来的，他往往那个表情，或者眼泪直流，他就不再跟你讲话了，他自己忙他自己的事情去了。这个说明了什么？说明他有坚固的成就，就这样。所以他随时一提起那个死的念头来的话，他什么事情放下，什么事都不管，修他自己的，尽管他跟你有什么必须要的应酬。