Before long, this body, will lie upon the earth; discarded and devoid of consciousness, like a useless log.
– DhammaPada Verse 41
Picture: Death and Life, Gustav Klimt, 1915
Related Teachings:
Conflicts cease when one has mindfulness of death (DhP 6)
Upajjhatthana Sutta: Five Subjects for Contemplation ↗️ - Reflecting on aging, sickness, death, parting from beloved, and inheriting one’s actions (kamma).
The Five Unobtainable States (AN 5.48) - A wise person reflects on their nature, so they do not suffer when struck by loss.
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When I die I want my body to be put in the wheelie bin and put out on bin day.