DEATH - Something that we are truly scared?

D E A T H - 

Something that we are truly scared? 

We celebrate and blessed with joy when a baby is born. We mourn and saddened when someone passes away.  The true is whenever a baby is born, it is also the beginning of a death. Human can not be escaped with the Truth Suffering which are Born ; Old ; Sick ; Death. No living beings can be escaped from this sufferings. When there's a beginning, there's always an ending. On the other hand, when there's an ending, there's also a beginning. How does this happen? 

One must know that we are born into this world with this body which we called ours. We thought the body of ours are real, are permanence, are ours. Bear in mind that the body is not real, not permanence or not ours. Confused? What is really happening? We are just shifting from one body to another body from time to time. 

Then, who are we? What are we? If we are not the body which we think is us. 

We are inside the body. We are the mind. We are the master of the body. We have been living and shifting for many years in many forms. Maybe 2000, maybe 3000, or maybe 5000 years ago in many different forms of bodies like human bodies (just like we are now), animals, insects, hungry ghosts, hell, even God or Semi-God. Only those who are awakened know when their third eyes are opened. 

Even Buddha remembered his past lives when he was still under the illusion of self. Buddha was able to recount stories of his past lives. He achieved retro-cognitive powers. Here is one of his past life stories. ( http://reluctant-messenger.com/reincarnation-buddha.htm )

"In days gone by there was a wicked king who used to extort from his subjects all he could get; and he ordered one of his officers to lay the lash on a man of eminence. The officer little thinking of the pain he inflicted upon others, obeyed; but when the victim of the king's wrath begged for mercy, he felt compassion and laid the whip lightly upon him. Now the king was reborn as Devadatta, who was abandoned by all his followers, because they were no longer willing to stand his severity and he died miserable and full of penitence. The officer is the sick bhikkhu, who having often given offence to his brethren in the vihara was left without assistance in his distress. The eminent man, however, who was unjustly beaten and begged for mercy was the Bodhisatta; he has been reborn as the Tathagata. It is now the lot of the Tathagata to help the wretched officer as he had mercy on him." 

“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.” - Buddha

So what does the statement made by Buddha meant? 

We come into this world with nothing. We leave this world with nothing except for one thing our KARMA (good or bad deeds). For those who have live their lives wisely by practicing all the good and compassionate deeds, one must not be afraid to be reborn into a lower realms like Animal Realms, Hungry Ghost Realms, Hell Realms, but they will be reborn into a higher realms like God Realms, Semi-God Realms or even Human Realms with higher achievement and prosperity. One also have an equal chance to practice until reaching enlightenment and be free from all the six realms as each of of them has different level of suffering. 

To know more about the Six Realms : 

http://buddhism.about.com/od/basicbuddhistteachings/tp/Six-Realms-of-Existence.htm

For more details of Rebirth and Reincarnation, 

http://www.knowbuddhism.info/2009/03/remembering-past-lives-and-karma.html

So, why afraid, find back the purpose of lives which is to help and benefit others and continue to do more good deeds. Live wisely!

There was a Buddha who asked his student "How much time left?"
His student answered "few days".
The Buddha asked the student to think again.
The student answered "a few hours".
"Think deeply", encouraged the Buddha.
The student finally answered "a breath"

There's no much time left. Life is unpredictable. Do it now before it's too late as it's only a breath time left. 

May you all be blessed with higher attainment to benefit all beings until reaching Nirvana. 

SADHU!   SADHU! SADHU!