Last month saw the passing away of a family friend who was a devoted Buddhist .He was 59 years old and left behind 3 wonderful kids and a housewife. It is good to know that his family being devoted Buddhists themselves has accepted his death as part of life .
It happened so suddenly and had me thinking about how fragile life is. I guess when death comes it comes and strikes you lightning fast and is measurable only by the one last breath that you take and you never know when that will be . It is stated in the sutras and I have always taken the commentary lightly.
In my mind , i always have the notion that life does not come to an abrupt halt for devoted Buddhist who regularly attended Buddhism activities such as sutras reading/chanting . This had surprised me suddenly with the passing away of this good friend of the family and I am beginning to realize how true the importance of cultivating Buddhism whole-heartedly everyday as mentioned by venerable master chin kung (of the Pure Land School) in his dharma lectures .
Lastly i admitted that i lack the discipline and slack in cultivating Buddhism whole-heartedly everyday. Let the passing away of this good friend always be a good reminder to me of the importance of cultivating Buddhism whole-heartedly everyday.
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