No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners: Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Buddhist Teachings by Rasheta Noah

Author:Rasheta, Noah [Rasheta, Noah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Althea Press
Published: 2018-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

EVERYDAY BUDDHISM

You’re Dying, Too

A few years ago, my good friend and business partner taught me a wonderful lesson about life. He was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma and was told he had only a few months to live. As his condition deteriorated, I asked him, “What does it feel like to know you’re dying?” He just grinned at me and said, “You tell me! You’re dying, too.” He was right. We were both dying; we all are.

Buddhism teaches that thinking about death is a wise way to live. We don’t need to spend our lives meditating in a cave to prepare for death, and we don’t have to wait for the painful experience of losing someone we love (or even getting a terminal diagnosis ourselves) to shock us into living. We can begin here and now to make life meaningful by understanding that meaning isn’t out there waiting to be found—it’s in you, waiting to be created.

I like to use the following technique to keep death as an ever-present topic in my mind: Ask yourself, “What if I knew today was going to be my last day to live? How would that change my interactions with everyone I talk to today?” Then flip the question: “What if I knew that the person I’m talking to had only one more day to live? Would that change how I’m interacting with that person? ”

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