A PowerPoint Presentation of an important Buddhist Spiritual Practice - To contemplate on the facts of Conditioned Existence such as Impermanence, Ageing, Sickness, Death, Kamma ... This frequent contemplation will help one to grow in spiritual qualities like kindness, compassion, non-attachment, letting go, wisdom ... Texts in English and Chinese. Pics and Images from Google Image Search For the Video with Reading in English, please check it out at the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iETtQ3fK9Q4

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FIVE SUBJECTS FOR FREQUENT RECOLLECTION
经 常 省 察 五 件 人 生 事 件

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I am subject to aging, have not gone beyond aging.
I am subject to illness, have not gone beyond illness.
I am subject to death, have not gone beyond death.
I will grow different, separate from all
that is dear and appealing to me.
我必会老，
我尚未超越老；
我必会病，
我尚未超越病；
我必会死，
我尚未超越死；
我亲爱的人或物，
终必会消失或离开我。

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Do Good, Avoid Evil,
Purify the Mind
I am the owner of my actions; I am born of my actions;
I am related to my actions; I am supported by my actions;
Any thoughts, words or
deeds I do, good or evil,
those I will inherit.
These are the five facts
that one should
reflect on often.
我是业的拥有者，我是业的
继承者，业是我的根源，
业与我关系密切，业是我的
依归，无论善业或恶业，
我都要承受其果报。
这人生五件事，
我们都应经常省察。

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Before long, alas! This body will be laid on the earth,
discarded, devoid of consciousness,
and useless like a log of wood.
观 色 身 无 常，
败 坏 弃 地 上
神 识 空 无 有，
犹 如 废 焦 木

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Transient alas, are all conditioned things,
subject are they to impermanence, birth and then decay;
having gained birth to death, the life flux swings -
bliss truly dawns when unrest dies away.
诸 行 实 无 常，是 生 灭 之 法
生 已 即 坏 灭，其 寂 止 为 乐

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Sooner or later we will all face death
All kinds of beings surely will come to death;
they have always died, will always die.
In the same way I shall surely die;
doubt about this does not exist in me.
诸 有 情 会 死，已 死 和 将 死
如 是 我 将 死，对 此 我 不 疑

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Worldlings subject to illness, old age, and death,
get disgusted seeing others with such afflictions.
If I were to become disgusted seeing beings
with these natural afflictions, that would not be proper
since I too must age, be sick and die.
凡夫厌恶老者、病者、死者，
殊不知，人人皆会老、会病、会死。
我若与凡夫一样，那是不恰当的，也非修行者的所为。

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While I was contemplating on this, having known the
state of letting go, I overcame all intoxicants -
intoxication with health, with youth, and with life -
having seen security in renunciation.
如是省察与修习，了知无依，战胜一切骄傲，对健康、
年青与生命已无依恋，因为，
已见到舍离（出家）的安稳啊！

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Zeal then arose in me as I clearly saw Nibbāna.
Now I am incapable of indulging in sensual pleasures.
Completely devoted to the spiritual life,
never will I turn back.
亲 证 涅 盘 後，
内 心 坚 忍 不 拔，
於 诸 欲 无 染，
梵 行 已 立，
不会退转。

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The End
Brothers and Sisters in the Dhamma
“Contemplating most constantly on The 5 Subjects
for Frequent Recollection,
may we strive on diligently in the Dhamma
for Peace, Bliss and Liberation.”
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin