DEATH IS CERTAIN
There is no possible way to escape death. No-one ever has, not even Jesus, Buddha, etc. Of the current world population of over 5 billion people, almost none will be alive in 100 years time.
Life has a definite, inflexible limit and each moment brings us closer to the finality of this life. We are dying from the moment we are born.
Death comes in a moment and its time is unexpected. All that separates us from the next life is one breath.
Conviction: To practice the spiritual path and ripen our inner potential by cultivating positive mental qualities and abandoning disturbing mental qualities.
THE TIME OF DEATH IS UNCERTAIN
The duration of our lifespan is uncertain. The young can die before the old, the healthy before the sick, etc.
There are many causes and circumstances that lead to death, but few that favour the sustenance of life.
Even things that sustain life can kill us, for example food, motor vehicles, property.
The weakness and fragility of one's physical body contribute to life's uncertainty. The body can be easily destroyed by disease or accident, for example cancer, AIDS, vehicle accidents, other disasters.
Conviction: To ripen our inner potential now, without delay.
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN HELP US AT THE TIME OF DEATH IS OUR MENTAL/SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Worldly possessions such as wealth, position, money can't help
Relatives and friends can neither prevent death nor go with us.
Even our own precious body is of no help to us. We have to leave it behind like a shell, an empty husk, an overcoat.
Conviction: To ripen our inner potential purely, without staining our efforts with attachment to worldly concerns.
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