【Mindfulness of Death】- the contemplation that our lifetime cannot be extended

[2” The contemplation that our lifetime cannot be extended and constantly diminishes
The Descent into the Womb Sutra says:
Currently, if we protect our bodies well in order to live comfortably, we will live, at the longest, one hundred years or a little more. Thus, the maximum is no more than this. Even though it may be possible to live this long, the time until death passes very quickly. 】

Let’s continue. This portion is categorized into three main roots. Every category is further divided into three topics. Earlier, we contemplated on death is certain. This is the first one. Under the three main roots, the first is the Lord of Death will definitely come, and therefore cannot be avoided. The second one is that, not only will death will definitely come, our lifetime cannot be extended and constantly diminishes. This is what we should understand in the second point. Some people say “There are people who went through cultivation and thus increase their life span”. That is right, after cultivation, the life span will indeed be extended, therefore, we are reminded to be mindful of death. After being mindful, you will cultivate desperately, only then, you can increase your life span.

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38B 16’32” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P195 LL5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P150

日常师父法语📡38B 16’32” 手抄稿第5册P195 LL5

念死无常 : 思惟寿无可添

【思惟寿无可添，无间有减者。如《入胎经》云：“若于现在善能守护，长至百年或暂存活。”极久边际仅有尔许，纵能至彼，然其中间寿尽极速。】

那么下面我们继续下去，它这个地方一共分成三个根本，每条当中又分成三个子目。刚才思惟决定死的，这个第一个，前面所说的决定死，三个大项目当中，第一个决定死。第二个，说不但决定死，这个寿是决定的，你没办法增长，增长是没办法增长，但是却是在不停地一直在减，这个是第二点应该了解的。也有人说：“有的人啊经过了修行以后，寿命会增长。”是的啊，没有错，修行以后当然增长，所以要叫你念死，念了死以后你拼命修行，那个时候你寿命才有增长。