contemplation of death Quotes

Let every man in mankind's frailtyConsider his last day; and let nonePresume on his good fortune until he findLife, at his death, a memory without pain.

Death itself is less painful when it comes upon us unawares than the bare contemplation of it, even when danger is far distant.

Awareness of death is the very bedrock of the entire path. Until you have developed this awareness, all other practices are obstructed.

To me, man means awareness of death. I am not saying become afraid of death; that is not awareness. Just be aware of the fact that death is coming nearer and nearer and you have to be prepared for it.

Old men when they begin to hear the last trumpet, on the morning breeze, often have a kind of absent-minded smile; like people listening. And their smiles are just politeness.

Birth and death are the most singular events we experience - and the contemplation of death, as of birth, should be a thing of beauty, not ignobility.

THE DEATH OF LEOPOLD GURSKY Leopold Gursky started dying on August 18, 1920. He died learning to walk. He died standing at the blackboard. And once, also, carrying a heavy tray. He died practicing a new way to sign his name. Opening a window. Washing his genitals in the bath. He died alone, because he was too embarrassed to phone anyone. Or he died thinking about Alma. Or when he chose not to.

We only really, deeply consider what our life is when we're faced with mortality on some level.

Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home.

To take life was to understand your own death--that the Hour of the Huntsman also came for you.