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The ideal preparation for death is to study all Buddha’s teachings about refuge, bodhichitta and dependent arising in great detail. Unfortunately, most modern people don’t have time to study. So, what can you do? You can chant om mani padme hum. Those of you who are more familiar with Chinese Buddhist tradition could chant namo guan shi yin pusa; or if you prefer a Japanese Buddhist tradition, on arorikya sowaka. If you are more drawn to the Thai Theravadin tradition, you could chant Buddho.

Whether you are a Buddhist or not, the moment of death itself is crucial. This is when you will need to do the simplest and most powerful of practices, which is to chant om mani padme hum. So, as a preparation for the moment of your own death, why not start chanting om mani padme hum now. If you wish, you can suggest this method to anyone who also wants to prepare themselves for death. It really helps.

What makes the om mani padme hum mantra so powerful? The cause of all our pain and suffering in this human existence is not knowing that life and death are illusions; or to put it another way, that the bardos of life and death are mere projections. We imagine that everything we see and experience truly exists, then we misinterpret our perceptions and, as a result, we suffer. The six syllables of om mani padme hum are directly connected with the ‘six doors of projection’. And it is through these six doors that we create the projections that make up the illusions of life, death and the bardos.

~Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche~

Source:- Living is Dying

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Sending some Monday metta your way today and every day.

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Thich Nhat Hanh, beloved teacher and friend, monk and visionary died today at 95.

He was and is one of the greatest teachers of our age.

Though he endured both suffering and exile, he continuously

gave his wisdom and heart fully to this world.

As a Zen master, one of his special gifts was to offer the deepest realizations and profound essence of Dharma in exquisitely simple and immediate ways, clear and sublime teachings that awakened all who listened or read.

His encouraging words often included this story……

“When the crowded Vietnamese refugee boats met with storms or pirates, if everyone panicked all would be lost. But if even one person on the boat stayed calm and centered it was enough. It shows a way for everyone to survive. “

In a magnificent way, Thich Nhat Hanh became that steady and wise one, showing the way for us all, crossing the seas of this world.

Even now he reminds us that he did not die, he is not gone…….

“I am life without boundaries. I have never been born and I have never died.”

All that he touched is still alive in us, infinitely tender and wise.

May we forever carry his spirit and blessings.

May we become that steady, loving, wise one on the

ever-changing seas of this world.

Blessings and love,

Jack

Jack Kornfield

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And this is the association game I always play with myself.

“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe” quote from Carl Sagan

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