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**StarsWorld** · 10-23-2011, 09:18 AM

Returning to the opening post...

Death should not be feared if we recollect it through the Dhamma:

In the wilderness,
in the shade of a tree,
in an empty building, monks,
recollect the Buddha.
Your fear won't exist.

If you can't recall the Buddha
— best in the world,
the bull of men —
then you should recall the Dhamma:
leading outward, well-taught.

If you can't recall the Dhamma
— leading outward,
well-taught —
then you should recall the Sangha:
the field of merit unexcelled.

When thus recalling
the Buddha, Dhamma, & Sangha, monks,
there'll be no horripilation,
terror,
or fear.

SN 11.3

10-23-2011, 09:18 AM	#22
StarsWorld Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 425 Senior Member	Returning to the opening post... Death should not be feared if we recollect it through the Dhamma: In the wilderness, in the shade of a tree, in an empty building, monks, recollect the Buddha. Your fear won't exist. If you can't recall the Buddha — best in the world, the bull of men — then you should recall the Dhamma: leading outward, well-taught. If you can't recall the Dhamma — leading outward, well-taught — then you should recall the Sangha: the field of merit unexcelled. When thus recalling the Buddha, Dhamma, & Sangha, monks, there'll be no horripilation, terror, or fear. SN 11.3
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