Nonduality

A gentleman from Canada told me when we met for the first time that his doctor had given him two months to live. I said, “Can you enjoy this cup of tea with me? Forget everything else; just become aware that you are still alive and sitting with members of your Sangha. Just focus your attention on the tea and enjoy this moment.” And he was able to do it. After having received the Five Mindfulness Trainings and the practice, he went on living for thirteen years. So we never know. Profit from your days, your months, your years, and the teaching and the practice. While you’re alive, enjoy every moment and look deeply to touch your true nature of no birth and no death. That cloud in the sky—she cannot die, she can only become snow or rain. To be a cloud floating in the sky is beautiful; but to become rain falling on the ground is also beautiful. With that insight, you’ll continue without fear. And if in your daily life you can produce beautiful thoughts, beautiful speech, and compassionate action, you will continue beautifully in the future in many ways. The dissolution of this body is not the end of anything. That insight is crucial for true happiness and non-fear.