Life is impermanent world (Beijing Anguttara).

                                          

           

Once upon a time, Bhiksus, with monk named Araka who no longer lust. He has hundreds of disciples, and this is the doctrine which he taught them:

"Short-lived replacement for human life, this Brahmin, human life is limited and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering, in body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by the way, we must do good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death. "

"Just like the first drops of dew on the grass, and then hastily disappeared under the warm rays of the sun; this Brahmin, so, too, the fragile human condition like dew. A human life is short, there term, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering, in body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by the way, we have to work good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death. "

"Like the rain falling from the sky, heavy, collide into water bubble burst, and then they vanish rush; this Brahmin, so, too, the fragile human life as the bubble burst . A human life is short, limited, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering, in body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by, we must do good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death. "

"Just as we hold tree branch over the water drawing, drawings vanish rush; this Brahmin, so, too, life is fading as people figure out on the water rippling. A human life is short, there term, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering, in body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by the way, we have to work good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death. "

"Like the creek in the mountains, appears from afar, quickly rushed down from on high, shredded leaves many of his books, then spiraling rushed forward, no moment at rest; this Brahmin as well as this, the human condition as the creek rushing, plunging down from the mountains. A human life is short, limited, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering , in body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by the way, we must do good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death . "

"Like athletes tongue in his mouth, saliva collector array on the tongue, then spit it out easily; this Brahmin, so, too, human life is dirty as saliva spat on the ground array. Life who is short, limited, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering, in body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by We must do good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death. "

"Like steak thrown into a pan of iron, has burned all day, the meat will be grilled quickly burn completely; this Brahmin, so, too, is human life as meat ash pan fire on a hot skillet. A human life is short, limited, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering, in body and in soul. We should understand this a way wise, by the way, we must do good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death. "

"Like a cow being led to slaughter for meat, beef every step to step, is getting close to slaughter more, take stock near death; this Brahmin, so, too, lifetime the pain as cow slaughter was exorbitant. A human life is short, limited, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering, in body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by the way, we must do good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death. "

 

Bhiksus, then, of human life is 60,000 years, and in this period, young women wait until age 500, they began a family. In those days, people only six sorrow: the cold, the heat, the hunger, the thirst, urination and bowel movement. Although people live very long and have little disturbing, Mr. Araka still teaching his disciples, saying, "A human life is short, limited, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also with full burden of suffering, in body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by the way, we must do good and clean life; because when born as a human, is not who escape death. "

Bhiksus, today, we can rightly say, "A human life is short, limited, and temporary, and when he was born as man, who also carry full burden of suffering, on body and in soul. We should understand this wisely, by, we must do good and clean life, because when human birth, no one escapes death "; because people today only lived to a hundred years or a bit more.

And live a hundred years, we have only three hundred seasons: winter hundred, a hundred summer, and one hundred and rainy. While living three hundred season, we only have one thousand two hundred months: four hundred and winter months, summer months, four hundred and four hundred month rainy season. When live one thousand two hundred and months, we only have some per-cycle-two-week-period, two thousand four hundred times: eight hundred times the per-cycle winter-two-week-period, eight hundred summer time-cycle-per-second-week period, and eight hundred times season-cycle-per-two-week period.

And while living two thousand four hundred-per-cycle-two-week-period (ie 100 years), we only have 36,000 days: 12,000 winter day, 12,000 and 12,000 summer day rainy day. And when life 36,000 days, we ate only meals 72,000 24,000 meals in winter, 24,000 meals during the summer, and 24,000 meals during the rainy season. And about eating this involves breastfeeding and these times do not eat. And this is the reason for not eating times: he was upset, he was upset because of suffering or when ill, and when not eating is because of religious reasons or when we can not find food.

Bhiksus, we have estimated the life of people who live to a hundred years old: the limit of their service life, summed up the numbers they have lived as: the season, the year, the month, the number of times for Per-cycle-period-two-weeks, days and nights, some meals, and some meals not eaten.

For I have compassion, because we want to have a blessed disciples benefit, so what needs to be done from a teacher of compassion, we are done. Bhiksus, look, here is the root of the tree; other places are empty huts. Bhiksus, please pay attention to practice meditation, do not be negligent, sloppy, lest that regret later. This is our lesson for him.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGTHFOLD PATH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.30/5/2015.