Birth & Death
by Zenkei Blanche Hartman
former Abbess of the
San Francisco Zen Center
There is a verse that’s on the han–the wooden block that calls us to the zendo. It’s also sometimes chanted just before bedtime in many Zen monasteries. It is an exhortation to practice and goes something like this:
‘May I respectfully remind you: Great is the matter of birth and death.
All is impermanent, quickly passing. Be awake each moment.
Don’t waste this life.’
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Meditation on Death and Impermanence
The Whip of Diligence
“Wherever you go, a region where there is no death is not found on the mountain peaks, nor in the depths of the ocean. This body is subject to destruction, like a clay pot. It is like something borrowed, and there is nothing in it that is immutable.” Mahayana Yoga – Natural Liberation
Impermanence and Death
Extended Lam-Rim Outlines
Begginer’s Meditation Guide
compiled by Venerable Karin Valham
“This day is a special day, Continue reading »
It is yours.
Yesterday slipped away
It cannot be filled with more meaning.
About tomorrow nothing is known.
But this day, today, is yours,
Make use of it.
Today you can make someone happy.
Today you can help another.
This day is a special day,
It is yours.” Indian poem
“We are all walking toward death, carried by the river of ageing. Contemplate on impermanence!” Anyen Rinpoche
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