In this book that meets the needs of the times, Rinpoche Sokka extensively discusses how to understand the true meaning of life, how to accept death, and how to help the dying and the deceased.
There is life, there is death. Sooner or later, everyone needs to face death. When we are still alive, we can deal with death in two ways: ignore it, or confront our own death. By clear thinking about death, we can reduce the pain that death may bring. However, neither of these methods can truly overcome death. As a Buddhist, I consider death to be a normal process. As long as I am still living on this earth, death is inevitable. Once I realized that I cannot escape death, there seems to be nothing to worry about. I would rather see death as the necessity to change into new clothes when the old ones are worn out, rather than an end. However, death is unpredictable: we do not know when or how we will die. Therefore, it is necessary for us to make some preparations before death actually occurs.
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In this book that meets the needs of the times, Rinpoche Sokka extensively discusses how to understand the true meaning of life, how to accept death, and how to help the dying and the deceased.
There is life, there is death. Sooner or later, everyone needs to face death. When we are still alive, we can deal with death in two ways: ignore it, or confront our own death. By clear thinking about death, we can reduce the pain that death may bring. However, neither of these methods can truly overcome death.
As a Buddhist, I consider death to be a normal process. As long as I am still living on this earth, death is inevitable. Once I realized that I cannot escape death, there seems to be nothing to worry about. I would rather see death as the necessity to change into new clothes when the old ones are worn out, rather than an end. However, death is unpredictable: we do not know when or how we will die. Therefore, it is necessary for us to make some preparations before death actually occurs.