"The Flow of Consciousness"

5. Let' s Talk About "Death"

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(In no particular order.)
 

01)I sincerely hope that as many people as possible will pause and reflect on why they were born and why they will one day pass away.
And I hope that this book serves as a catalyst for that reflection.

(TU)(TK)(TN)(KY)


02)A world without truth is a pitch-black, suffocating darkness.
Struggling, gasping, suffering, writhing—until eventually, one sinks into the unbearable depths of heavy, inescapable darkness.
When those who believe the physical form to be real reach the moment of their death and leave their bodies behind, that is the world to which they will return.**

(MT)(AT)(KS)(MN)(YA)(YK)


03)Do you not hold a heart that fears and rejects death, unable to truly face your own?

(IM)(EK)


04)Can you see how foolish it is to look only at the results of your own choices and complain of suffering, hardship, or sadness—while ignoring the fact that the cause lies within your own heart, and instead blaming others and cursing society?

(KY)


05)Everyone has lived believing that their physical body is their true self.
As a result, they hold a deep-seated fear of letting go of that body.

(TS)(ST)


06)That is why I urge you to face the many versions of yourself that have fallen into darkness—while you still have a physical form—by looking into your heart.
And I ask you to awaken, to become the one who can convey the truth.

(NH)(MT)(RN)(NH)(EF)(MY)(TI)(AA)(NA)


07)Death will inevitably come one day.
In that final moment, burdened with fear and uncertainty, will you cling to gods or Buddhas?
Is that not a hollow and pitiful fate?
Would it not be a profound happiness to release your physical form with a heartfelt "Thank you"?

(AH)


08)My eyes, the eyes of Taike, are always within your heart.

(TN)


09)You are where you are now because you yourself chose this environment and everything that surrounds you.

(MY)


10)I am here to tell you that true happiness and joy exist within you.
May you come to realize, in your heart, that you yourself are a being of happiness and joy.

(KY) (FN)(KY)


11)It does not matter what kind of life you have lived in the past.
What truly matters is the thoughts you carried in those moments, the energy you released, and how much you have been able to feel the energy you have emitted.

(CS)(TH)(TN)(NH)(KK)


12)In death, without exception, you are left alone in your own world.
In your world, only you exist.
No matter how much you suffer or how lonely you feel, no one will respond—there will be nothing but you.
At that moment, what will you do?

(YT)(SK)(ST)(NO)(FW)(NY)(SS)(KM)(KS)(KY)(YK)


13)How do you perceive your own death?
Can you face it directly, with complete honesty?

(KS)


14)To have lived believing that your physical form is your true self, prioritizing the happiness and joy of the physical—can you see how ignorant such a way of living is?
How far it has strayed from the truth…

(TK)


15)Humanity is about to face an era of great hardship.
For those who have lived believing that the physical is everything, the experiences ahead will be unbearably cruel.
This Earth will suffer devastating blows, leaving humanity with no means to resist.
It is nothing more than the result of our own foolishness—of the arrows we have shot and the bows we have drawn against ourselves.

(YK)


16)You do not go to hell after death—you are already a resident of hell.
The only reason you do not realize it is because you are covered by the physical body. But once you leave that body behind, the world of your heart, the world of your consciousness, will completely envelop you.
This means that if you do not know the true world, whether you have a physical body or not, whether you are alive or dead, you will remain in hell.

(YN)(MF)(JU)(MU)(MY)(IG)(X2)


17)How many people, with a heartfelt "thank you," will cherish and embrace their physical body at the cellular level—only to then release it with love?

(YM)


18) What heals you is the kindness and warmth within you.
No one else can save your heart.
If salvation could be attained through prayers and rituals, humanity would have been saved long ago.

(JK)(TN)(MS)(TO)(MO)(CM)(MH)(TS)(KT)


19)Your birth was not a coincidence—it was necessary. You received your current physical form for a reason.
You are where you are now because you yourself chose this environment and everything that surrounds you.

(MM) (CK) (MF)

20) If you do not know the true world, then whether you have a physical body or not, whether you are alive or dead, you remain in hell.
In death, you are alone in your own world.

(HJ) (ET) (KF)

21)Once you realize your true nature in your heart, you will desperately seek to face yourself.
You will come to understand that, within the limited time of your physical existence, doing so is the greatest act of kindness.

(MK)


22) I sincerely wish for you to know true happiness and joy.

(KT)


23)And I urge you to awaken—to become the one who can convey the truth to yourself when you exist as nothing but heart.

(RN)(KM)(MY)


24) If, in the time spent reflecting deeply on the life you have walked, you come to know the truth and can part from this physical being with a heartfelt "Thank you truly"—would that not be the greatest happiness?

(MY)(X1)


25) If you come to understand your true nature in your heart, you will undoubtedly strive to face your own heart with all your might.
This is because, within the limited time of your physical existence, you will come to realize that doing so is the greatest act of kindness.

(TS)