The Dalai Lama has some things to say about preparing for death. These are good to contemplate.
Tibet’s Buddhism has a lot of emphasis placed on the process of death, so that the individual at the time of death not only retains his or her presence of mind, but also is in a position to utilize that subtle state of consciousness effectively towards the realization of the path.
One of the reasons why the awareness of death and impermanence is so crucial in the Buddhist religious practice is that it is considered that your state of mind at the time of death has a very great effect on determining what form of rebirth you might take. Whether it is a positive state of mind or a negative state of mind will have a great effect.
As death become familiar to you, as you have some knowledge of its processes and can recognize its internal and external indications, you are prepared for it.
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