以前很多人都迴避談論死亡，甚至一提到死亡就會產生恐懼，就像聽到詛咒一樣。有些老人會提前為自己買好棺材和墓地，其實是擔心死後不能安葬。這些老人覺得自己快要死了，卻又繼續活了十多年，一直處在等死的狀態。
不擺脫對死亡的恐懼，會使人活在幻覺中，而忽視了生活中的真實感受。我們有很多其他的恐懼，都是因害怕死亡而衍生的，同樣會使我們陷入過度的想像，甚至損害生命。
道家說如何養生，佛家談如何面對死亡，但唯有保持足夠的意識，我們才能準確接收來自死亡的信息，使我們在死亡臨近時有機會超越。或者，在死亡到來時，有機會看到生命最後一刻的真相。
無論如何保持健康，我們都不可以永生。然而，雖然我們做好死亡的準備，但也不應該等待死亡。因此，我們必須想通想透死亡的意義，了解它對生命的作用。多談論死亡，我們可以對它思考得更多，避免到時措手不及。而迴避談論不僅無法逃避死亡，還會帶來更多焦慮。這一點尤其重要，因為隨著年齡的增長，我們的思維變得不那麼敏捷，如果拖延太久，也許就不會再理解它，只能帶著巨大的恐懼，掙扎著走完人生的最後一程。
既然每個人都必會死，那我們首先就要接納這個必然，讓有限的生命多些輕鬆。如果我們能遵從自己意識，做自己喜歡又有益的事，心安而沒有糾結，到最後就沒有遺憾，內心也沒有掙扎。在終點可以安靜地離世，那就是圓滿的人生。
如果仍然不能擺脫對死亡的恐懼，我們還可以從信仰裡得到安慰。想像一下，那些去世的人只是提前一點到達天堂，大家最終必會在那裡重聚。這樣能為死亡提供一條出路，也許能把恐懼降至最低。
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The path to Tranquility (70) Accepting the inevitability of life
In the past, many people avoided discussing death, and even the mention of it would evoke fear, akin to hearing a curse. Some elderly people would buy coffins and cemeteries for themselves in advance, in fact, they are worried that they will not be able to be buried after death. These elderly people felt that they were close to death, yet continued to live for more than ten years, and they constantly in a state of waiting for death.
Without getting rid of the fear of death, we will live in illusions and ignore the real experience of life. We have many other fears, all derived from the fear of death, which can also push us into excessive imagination and even harm our lives.
The Taoists discuss how to cultivate health, while the Buddhists talk about facing death, but only by maintaining sufficient awareness can we accurately receive the information from death, so that we have the opportunity to transcend when death is approaching. Alternatively, when death arrives, the chance to see the truth of the last moments of life.
Regardless of how we maintain health, we cannot live forever. However, while we are prepared to die, we should not wait for it. Therefore, we must deeply understand the meaning of death and understand its role in life. The more we discuss about death, the more we can think about it and avoid being caught off guard. And avoiding discussions about death not only fails to escape it but also brings more anxiety. This is especially important as our minds become less agile with age, and if we delay too long, we may no longer comprehend it, only carrying immense fear and struggling through the final journey of life.
Since everyone will inevitably die, we must first accept this necessity and allow our limited life to be more relaxed. If we can follow our own consciousness, do what we like and are beneficial, with a calm and untroubled mind, then we will have no regrets in the end and no inner turmoil. To peacefully depart from this world at the end, that is the fulfillment of a complete life.
If we still cannot get rid of the fear of death, we can also seek solace in faith. Imagine that those who have passed away have simply arrived in heaven a little earlier, where we will all eventually reunite. This can provide a way out for death and perhaps reduce the fear to the minimum.
On August 2, 2023
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