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There are constant reminders throughout the text of how everything will eventually pass. All that we own and everyone that we love will eventually become just memories, remaining nothing more than a fleeting dream. Although the situations in which we created the karmic actions have receded into the past, the imprints of those actions remain behind with us. Carried in our continuum, the results can easily mature if the right causes and conditions coalesce. | There are constant reminders throughout the text of how everything will eventually pass. All that we own and everyone that we love will eventually become just memories, remaining nothing more than a fleeting dream. Although the situations in which we created the karmic actions have receded into the past, the imprints of those actions remain behind with us. Carried in our continuum, the results can easily mature if the right causes and conditions coalesce. | ||
Śāntideva also encourages us to imagine the situation when death comes to us. As we lie on our deathbed, no one can help us, however many caring friends and family members are there at our bedside. | |||
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