This is the third remembrance: “Breathing in, I know it is my nature to die. Breathing out, I know I can’t escape dying.” It’s a simple and true fact that you are reluctant to face. You want this fact to get lost, because you’re afraid. It’s painful for you to look deeply into it. Death is a reality that we have to confront. The subconscious mind is always trying to forget that, because when we touch that fear and we are not equipped with the energy of mindfulness, we suffer. Our defense mechanism pushes us to forget; we don’t want to hear about it. But in the back of our minds, the fear of
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