Forest Path - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

164 forest path
In the investigation of birth and death I make a repeated effort to
come to peace with the fact that my body — this bag of flesh and
bones — although not likely prey, will certainly die and is not really
mine. Its constituent parts comprised of the four elements are constantly
returning to their nature. When I look closely, I can begin to
see this process of birth and death every moment. We all have
known many people who have died. I find the practice most honest
and powerful, however, when I am able to weigh the fact of death
not just with others, but with my own body.