【Mindfulness of Death】- Our body is like a hotel

【For example, when you plan to stay some place for a long time, you make preparations to stay there. If you think that you are not going to stay there, but are going elsewhere, you make preparations for leaving.】

I cite an analogy. For example, when you plan to stay at some place for a long time, you will make preparations to stay there. Conversely, if you just plan to stay overnight in a hotel, will you still make preparations? The principle is extremely simple! Similar to the place we live, our body is like a hotel, will we still make preparations to stay? Isn’t that very distinct and clear? What is the key point? It is--------the mindfulness of death; it is clearly the most important concept.

SOURCE 来源 :

39B 16’28” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P230 L2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P154

日常师父法语📡39B 16’28”手抄稿第5册P230 L2

念死无常 : 身体就是我们的旅馆

【譬如若念久住一处，则计设备住彼所须，若念不住当他往者，则当备作所趣之事。】

举个比喻。譬如说，你觉得在这里要定居下来，长久安住，于是你准备这个、忙那个、忙这个。反过来，若你觉得在这个地方像旅馆一样住一夜，你会不会在这里忙这个、忙那个？这道理不简单极了嘛！现在不但是我们对我们住的地方，对我们这个的身体—这个身体就是我们的旅馆，很清楚、很明白，你还会不会为这个东西忙啊？真正的关键在哪里？就在这个—喏，死念上头，很清楚这个最重要的事情。