#contemplation-of-death

¶ Does contemplating death dissolve the fear, or does it just stop us arguing about it?

In the Theravāda tradition we practise maraṇasati, mindfulness of death. Buddhaghosa's Path of Purification gives it a full treatment among the recollections, and there is a sutta where monks tell the Buddha how they practise it, hoping to live for a day…