【Mindfulness of Death】- The enemy, death, is surely approaching and cannot be stopped

【Think, “If the enemy, death, is surely approaching and cannot be stopped, why should I delight in the delusions of this life?”】

This is the conclusion. Since death is our great enemy, it will surely come. You absolutely have no power and no any other means to stop it. Since this is the case, at the time of death, what is left after you have busied yourself in this mundane life?” Just like an empty thought in a dream. Once you understand this, would you still be deluded? Therefore, it had repeatedly mentioned to us as before, this self-deception is no more than this!

【Then decide that you must practice the teaching and make many heartfelt pledges to do so.】

This is the first basic principle. After the three subsections, we finally recognize that we must arise such a resolution, determine that we should do so. Once we have this understanding and contemplate accordingly, we must make a heartfelt pledge at that time: “I must practice the teaching.” Why is it so? Because if you do not practice, no matter how wonderful it is now, what would the state be like in the end? Just like a dream and, upon awakening, having nothing at all. The only thing left - non-virtuous karma you have created, which sends you to hell. Ah! Think of it, it is absolutely meaningless!

SOURCE 来源 :

39A 16’38” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P214 L4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P153

日常师父法语📡39A 16’38” 手抄稿第5册P214 L4

念死无常 : 死怨敌定当到来，无能遮止

【若死怨敌定当到来，无能遮止，何故爱着现法欺诳。】

这个结论是如此。既然这个死是我们的大冤家，它一定要来的，你绝对没力量，没有任何方法能够防止它。既然这样，而死的时候，所有现世你所忙的一切，都是剩下来什么？像梦想的时候一个空念头一样，你了解了这个，你还为它欺诳吗？所以前面一再告诉我们，我们真正的自欺是莫过于此啊！

【如是思已，多起誓愿，决断必须修行正法。】

这个是第一个根本，三个子目当中，最后认识了以后，决定应该生起的“决断”，决心我们应该这样。有了这个前面的认识，照着它这个如理思惟以后，那时候一定要起誓愿：我必定要修正法。为什么？因为你不修的话，不管你多圆满，请问最后是什么境界？像一个梦，醒过来一无所有，唯一留下来的—造了这个恶业，送你到地狱里面去。啊！想到了，一无意思啊！