Death is a subject that most people do not like to
hear about, talk about, or even think about. Why
is this? After all, whether we like it or not, each and
every one of us will have to die one day. And even
before we have to face our own death, we will most
probably have to face the deaths of other people—
our family members, friends, colleagues, and so
forth. Death is a reality, a fact of life, so wouldn’t
it be better to approach it with openness and
acceptance, rather than fear and denial?
Perhaps the discomfort we have towards death
is because we think it will be a terrible, painful and
depressing experience.
However, it doesn’t have to be so. Dying can be a time of learning and growth a time of deepening our love, our awareness of what is important in life, and our faith and commitment to spiritual beliefs and practices. Death can even be an opportunity to gain insight into the true nature of ourselves and all things, an insight that will enable us to become free from all suffering.People sometimes think of death as a punishment for bad things they have done, or as a failure or mistake, but it is none of these. It is a natural part of life. The sun rises and sets; the seasons come and go; beautiful flowers become withered and brown; people and other beings are born, live for some time,then die.One of the principal things the Buddha discoveredand pointed out to us is the truth of impermanence that things change and pass away. There are two aspects of impermanence gross and subtle. Grossimpermanence refers to the fact that all produced
However, it doesn’t have to be so. Dying can be a time of learning and growth a time of deepening our love, our awareness of what is important in life, and our faith and commitment to spiritual beliefs and practices. Death can even be an opportunity to gain insight into the true nature of ourselves and all things, an insight that will enable us to become free from all suffering.People sometimes think of death as a punishment for bad things they have done, or as a failure or mistake, but it is none of these. It is a natural part of life. The sun rises and sets; the seasons come and go; beautiful flowers become withered and brown; people and other beings are born, live for some time,then die.One of the principal things the Buddha discoveredand pointed out to us is the truth of impermanence that things change and pass away. There are two aspects of impermanence gross and subtle. Grossimpermanence refers to the fact that all produced
things—which includes humans and other living beings, all the phenomena in nature, and all human made things—will not last forever, but will go out f existence at some point. As the Buddha himself said;
What is born will die, What has been gathered will be dispersed, What has been accumulated will be exhausted,What has been built up will collapse, And what has been high will be brought low. Take into consideration of being short or certain, one must accept. It is enevitable part of life.