【Mindfulness of Death】- should think, “I will die today

【However, you must assume that you will die and should think, “I will die today.”】

As a true practitioner we must take remedial action against our past errors. How do we take remedial action? Take death for instance, you must assume firmly that you will die and will die today. We should not say: Do not need to persist, do not need to discern! At present, to have no discernment is actually to be in total ignorance! The fruition of non-discursive wisdom is achieved through real practice! When one is able to attain the fruition of non-discursive wisdom, it is because he is able to persistently choose virtue and practice accordingly to achieve this level. We must be clear about this! To do so we must formally recognize and contemplate correctly to get rid of the absurd and demonic discern. The practice for Bodhisattvas at first level is the Noble Eightfold Path. The most important part of which are right views and correct contemplation. Bodhisattvas at all levels still need correct contemplation, so how come we as lay persons do not need to do any thinking. We must not be this muddle-headed and must definitely pay attention to this aspect!

SOURCE 来源 :

39B 04’36” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P223 LL4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P154

日常师父法语📡39B 04’36”手抄稿第5册P223 LL4

念死无常 : 须发今日定死之心

【然心应执死亡方面，须发今日定死之心。】

我们真正修行的人就要对治以前的错误，怎么对治法呢？比方说应该牢牢地执着说死那一方面，要发起今天一定必死之心。我们不要说我们不要执着、不要执着，我们不要说我们不要分别哦！我们现在这个不分别是在大无明当中哦！人家是经过了修行得到了无分别智，这是果位上的事情！他所以得到无分别智的果位上是，就因为择善固执，然后如理努力修行，所以达到这个境界，这个我们要清楚！我们现在要以正式如理的认识、如理的思惟去掉这邪妄的分别。所以这个八正道，登地的菩萨所修的是八正道，它八正道最重要的正见跟正思惟。地上菩萨还要正思惟，我们凡夫居然是什么都不要想，大糊涂蛋一个，那个是不可以，这个千万注意哦！