【Mindfulness of Death】- Good and tactful way of reminding us on the meditation of impermanence

【Furthermore it is said that the Great Elder went to the bank of a river and meditated, saying that the rippling flow of the water was good for meditation on impermanence.】

It is said that Master Atisha went to the bank of a river and upon seeing the rippling flow of the river, he said “Look! This is a good and tactful way of reminding us on the meditation of impermanence. What does this means? Even a great practitioner like the Great Elder himself, due to his stable meditations, whatever he comes across, at a glance, ah, it’s impermanence! Once the mind arises, the concept of impermanence arises, he is immediately motivated to meditate! The following continues.

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38B 25’19” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P200 L7
English Lamrim Vol 1 P151

日常师父法语📡38B 25’19” 手抄稿第5册P200 L7

念死无常 : 修无常最好的方便

【如传说大觉[口窝]行至水岸，谓“水淅淅流，此于修无常极为便利。”说已而修。】

传说当中阿底峡尊者跑到水旁边，看见那个水流说：“哎呀，看啊！这是告诉我们修无常最好的方便啊！”这说明了什么？像这种大尊者，他因为已经修这个非常坚固，他随便遇到什么，一看见─啊，无常啊！心生起来了，紧跟着因为无常生起来，他马上就策励他修啊！下面的紧跟着都来了。