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So understand this point that all people, all creatures, are about to leave. When beings have lived an appropriate time they go their way. The rich, the poor, the young, the old, all beings must experience this change.
When you realize that that”s the way the world is, you”ll feel that it”s a wearisome place. When you see that there”s nothing stable or substantial you can rely on, you”ll feel wearied and disenchanted. Being disenchanted doesn”t mean you”re averse though. The mind is clear. It sees that there”s nothing to be done to remedy this state of affairs, it”s just the way the world is. Knowing in this way, you can let go of attachment, let go with a mind that is neither happy nor sad, but at peace with sankharas through seeing with wisdom their changing nature.
Anicca vata sankhara -- all sankharas are impermanent. To put it simply: impermanence is the Buddha. If we see an impermanent phenomenon really clearly, we”ll see that it”s permanent, permanent in the sense that its subjection to change is unchanging. This is the permanence that living beings possess. There is continual transformation, from childhood through youth to old age, and that very impermanence, that nature to change, is permanent and fixed. If you look at it like that your heart will be at ease. It”s not just you that has to go through this, it”s everyone.
When you consider things thus, you”ll see them as wearisome, and disenchantment will arise. Your delight in the world of sense-pleasures will disappear. You”ll see that if you have a lot of things, you have to leave a lot behind; if you have few you will leave behind few. Wealth is just wealth, long life is just long life, they”re nothing special.
What”s important is that we should do as the Lord Buddha taught and build our own home, building it by the method that I”ve been explaining to you. Build your home. Let go. Let go until the mind reaches the peace that is free from advancing, free from retreating and free from stopping still. Pleasure is not our home, pain is not our home. Pleasure and pain both decline and pass away.
The Great Teacher saw that all sankharas are impermanent, and so he taught us to let go of our attachment to them. When we reach the end of our life, we”ll have no choice anyway, we won”t be able to take anything with us. So wouldn”t it be better to put things down before that
They”re just a heavy burden to carry around; why not throw off that load now
Why bother to drag them around
Let go, relax, and let your family look after you.
Those who nurse the sick grow in goodness and virtue. One who is sick and giving others that opportunity shouldn”t make things difficult for them. If there”s a pain or some problem or other, let them know, and keep the mind in a wholesome state. One who is nursing parents should fill his or her mind with warmth and kindness, not get caught in aversion. This is the one time when you can repay the debt you owe them. From your birth through your childhood, as you”ve grown up, you”ve been dependent on your parents. That we are here today is because our mothers and fathers have helped us in so many ways. We owe them an incredible debt of gratitude.
So today, all of you children and relatives gathered here together, see how your parents become your children. Before, you were their children; now they become yours. They become older and older until they become children again. Their memories go, their eyes don”t see so well and their ears don”t hear, sometimes they garble their words. Don”t let it upset you. All of you nursing the sick must know how to let go. Don”t hold on to things, just let go and let them have their own way. Whe…
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