The Urgency of Mindfulness and the Impending Death : หน้า 34/112
ดุสิตบุรี (ฉบับ ๒ ภาษา) Tusita Realm : หน้า 34/112 A reflection on the importance of mindfulness in the face of mortality, highlighting a merchant's last week before death.
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In this narrative, a merchant named Mahadhana is confronted with the reality of his impending death within seven days. Prompted by the Buddha through Ananda, he reflects on the urgency of living mindfully and is encouraged to prioritize his spiritual practice. This realization leads him to invite the Buddha and monks for alms-food, emphasizing the importance of mindful living before death arrives, as none can predict their final day. The text underlines that even a single night of mindfulness is a life well spent. For more insights, visit dmc.tv.
หัวข้อประเด็น
-Mindfulness and Mortality
-The Role of the Buddha and Teachings
-The Merchant's Transformation
-The Significance of Almsgiving
-Embracing the Present Moment
ข้อความต้นฉบับในหน้า
He is thinking that he would stay here and sell his goods the whole year. He is not aware that he would die here in seven days’ time. What should be done should be done today. Who would know that one would die tomorrow? We have no date fixed with the king of death. For one who is mindful by day or by night, who is not disturbed by moral defilements and is energetic, to live for just one night is a wellspent life.
Then the Buddha sent Ananda to Mahadhana, the merchant. Ananda explained to Mahadhana that time was running out for him, and that he should practice mindfulness instead of being negligent. On learning about his impending death,
Mahadhana was alarmed and frightened. So, for seven days, he invited the Buddha and other monks for alms-food. On the seventh day,
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