【Mindfulness of Death】- The second root: contemplate that the time of death is uncertain

【The contemplation that the time of death is uncertain】

Among the three roots, this one is the most important. The second root is about how we can analyze and contemplate that the time of death is uncertain.

【It is certain that death will come sometime between today and one hundred years from now; 】

It is certain that death will come starting from today to one hundred years. This is the longest. Death is certain.

【It is uncertain on which day within that period death will come. 】

But it is uncertain on which day within that period death will come.

【Therefore, for instance, you cannot determine whether or not you will die today. 】

Whether or not you will die today? None of us is sure that you will not die today. How do you know you will not die today? How do you know you will not die now? If there is a big earthquake, all of us will be dead. If an airplane fails, we will die. Even just being infected with a tiny virus, you sneeze a few times and you might not wake up tomorrow.

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39B 00’19” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P221 L2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P154

日常师父法语📡39B 00’19”手抄稿第5册P221 L2

念死无常 : 第二思惟死无定期

【第二思惟死无定期者。】

这个三个根本当中，这一点最重要。第二个根本，我们怎么去观察、去思惟，这个死不晓得什么时候，不决定的。

【谓今日已后，百年以前，其死已定，】

这个死是决定的，从今天开始到百岁，这是最久，一定要死的。

【然此中间，何日而来，亦无定期，】

但是这个中间，死什么时候来，不决定。

【即如今日，谓死不死，俱不决定。】

今天到底死不死，我们没有一个人能够把握说今天一定不死，你怎么晓得今天不死？你怎么晓得现在不死？一个大地震，对不起，我们全部死光；一个飞机栽下来，我们就死；乃至于一个小小的细菌碰到你这个地方，你打几个喷嚏说不定明天就醒不过来。