【Mindfulness of Death】- Among the many beings seen in the morning, some are not seen in the evening

【The Collection of Indicative Verses says: Among the many beings seen in the morning, some are not seen in the evening. Among the many beings seen in the evening, some are not seen in the morning. 】

It tells us in every aspect that among the many beings seen in the morning, some are not seen in the evening; among the many beings seen in the evening, some are not seen in the morning!

【Also: When many men and women and even youths die, how can the living be so confident to say, “this person is still too young to die”? 】

Many beings, regardless of man or woman, dies at a young age. Who is so confident to say, we are still young; still young, nobody is confident.

【Some die in the womb, some at birth, some when they can crawl, some when they can run. Some are old, some are young, some are young adults. Everyone goes gradually, like ripe fruit falling. 】

This explains the sign of death. Many people are being born, which is fortunate; some die in the womb; some at birth; some when they can crawl; some when they can run. In other words, people may die in the womb or at one, two or three years old, even at one hundred years old, but no exception to death. This death is just like ripe fruit falling: Under any circumstances, when being touched lightly, it will just fall and die.

SOURCE 来源 :

39B 20’03” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P232 L6
English Lamrim Vol 1 P155

日常师父法语📡39B 20’03” 稿第5册P232 L6

念死无常 : 上日见多人，下日有不见

【《集法句》云：“上日见多人，下日有不见，下日多见者，上日有不见。”】

这处处地方告诉我们，上半天还看见，耶，下半天说死掉了；下半天还看见，上半天又不见掉了！

【又云：“若众多男女，强壮亦殁亡，何能保此人，尚幼能定活。】

很多不管是男的、女的，年轻的时候都死了。谁能够保证说我们一定啊，我们还早、还早，没有一个人能保证。

【一类胎中死，如是有产地，又有始能爬，亦有能行走，有老有幼稚，亦有中年人，渐次当趣没，犹如堕熟果。”】

这个是说明死的迹象。有很多人说生了，生了还算好的了，胎里就死了；有的生出来，还没有走路，就这样爬；有的人刚刚能走。换句话说有胎里就死，有一岁、两岁、三岁，乃至一百岁，没有一个例外的。这个死就像果熟了以后，随便什么情况之下，轻轻地一动，就掉下来了，就死、就死。