Only we can help ourselves

of saṃsāra, then we have to study the Buddhas teachings,
meditate and let go of attachments.
CONCLUSION
The Buddha advised us to contemplate five things
everyday. Firstly, “I am of the nature to age, I have not
gone beyond ageing.” The second contemplation is “I am
of the nature to sicken, I have not gone beyond sickening.”
Thirdly, we contemplate “I am of the nature to die,
I have not gone beyond dying. The fourth contemplation
is “All that is mine, beloved and pleasing, will become
otherwise, will become separated from me.” Lastly, we
contemplate that “I am the owner of my kamma, heir
to my kamma, born of my kamma, related to my kamma,
abide supported by my kamma; whatever kamma I shall
do, for good or for ill, of that I shall be the heir.”
In the first three contemplations, we contemplate
that we are growing old, getting sick, and eventually die.
In the fourth contemplation, we contemplate that those
that are beloved and dear to us (including our property),
are going to change, and become separated from us. The
fifth contemplation is contemplation that kamma is supporting
us, and that we will inherit the result of kamma.
We are the owners of our kamma, so we have to be careful
about our kamma. Therefore, these are good contemplations
to make.
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