According to Buddhism, ‘to be or not to be’ is not a real question. Meditation takes us beyond fearlessness. We’re too busy, so we become victims of anger and fear. If we have really touched our nature of no birth or death, we know that to die is one of the root conditions to realise oneself. We have to learn how to ‘die’ in every moment in order to be fully alive.
We should be able to release our tensions. We are the karma we produce every day. Treasure the time you are left with, for it is more for you to practice. Generate energy of love, compassion and understanding so you can continue beautifully. Buddha’s disciple Sariputra Ananda and other friends went to see Anathapindika, a lay disciple, who was a businessman and dying.
He had made time to come to dharma talks and weekly practice. They asked him whether the pain had diminished. He replied that it was increasing. The monks led him on a meditation on the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. After a few minutes, there was no more suffering and he smiled.’ Help the dying person not to cling to his body. If there is regret, help them to see those are not his feelings. When conditions are manifested, this body manifests, and when not, it goes. The nature of this body is not birth, death, coming or going — not hurt by notion of being or non-being. I am free from birth or death. That practice helps me.
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