The Five Recollections: Remembering The Realities Of Ageing, Sickness Death, Being Parted From What We Love And The Results Of Actions

This recording involves reflections on the inevitable facts of aging, sickness and death. It also invites us to reflect on the fact that everything we own and cherish will one day be parted from us and that our actions are our only true belongings. It is a traditional Buddhist reflection. Its aims are to find peace with these inevitable realities of life. This recording provides suggestions for how to practice these recollections in one's own way without guidance at another time.