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     Inevitable Fact of Life: All Born must also Die:

     About Doing Death Dancing:

• Five subjects for frequent recollection: AN V.57

• Understanding of Death as a basis for Right View: MN 9

• Why do we grieve when a loved one dies?: SN XLII.11

• Reflections on the brevity of life:

  • Death comes rolling towards us, crushing everything. Are you ready?: SN III.25

  • Life flies by, faster than any arrow. What are we to do?: SN XX.6

  • No shelter from aging and Death: SN II.19

  • Your last day approaches -- this is no time to be heedless! Thag VI.13

  • Life is brief -- practice ardently! Ud V.2

• As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN VII.46

• As a call to abandon grief and lamentation: Sn III.8

• The greatest protection for the layperson: Sn II.4

• Overcoming Death by regarding the world as empty: Sn V.15

• Overcoming fear of Death: Thag XVI.1

• Four ways of overcoming fear of Death: AN IV.184

• Heedlessness leads one to Death: Dhp 21

• Putting aside worries as Death nears: AN VI.16

• Citta's deathbed conversation with some devas: SN XLI.10

• Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143

• Ven. Ananda's grief over Ven. Sariputta's Death: SN XLVII.13

• The Buddha's reaction to Ven. Sariputta's Death: SN XLVII.14

• Death by a runaway cow: MN 140, Ud I.10, Ud V.3

• Death by murder (see also Murder): Ud 4.3

• Death of daughter: Thig III.5

• Death of grandson: Ud VIII.8

• Death of son: MN 87, SN XLII.11 Ud II.7, Thig VI.1

• Death of spouse: AN V.49

• "Beyond Coping: The Buddha on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation

• "Facing Death Without Fear" (Lily De Silva)

• "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages

• "Our Real Home" (Ajaan Chah)

• "The Last Sermon" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)

• Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)

• To The Last Breath: Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying (Ajaan Maha Boowa)

Death is Inevitable!