What never changes?

The end of accumulation is dispersal.

The end of building is ruin.

The end of meeting is parting.

The end of birth is death.

How does the understanding that you are going to die affect how you live today?

Have you ever, on earth or in the heavens,

See a being born who will not die?

Or heard that such a thing had happened?

Or even suspected that it might?

--Asvagosha

How can you prevent death from striking you right now?

How do you live when you know that you are going to die but you have no idea when?

What preparations have you made for your own death?

How much of your life is currently based on what others expect of you?

When we stop projecting goals and hopes in the future, and refuse to be led around by them, yet work to clarify our lives, that is, the direction of the present, then we will discover an alive and dynamic practice.

Uchiyama Roshi

The Stoics valued only what could not be taken away. Your friends, family, wealth and life can all be taken away. What do you value, then?

What happens to the elements of your life after you die?

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