What's The Most Important Thing?

What’s The Most Important Thing? The Buddhist nun Pema Chodron suggests that we remember to ask ourselves one key question, every day: “Since death is certain, and the timing of death uncertain, what is the most important thing?” In this talk, we explore what the Buddha calls The Five Remembrances, or, 5 essential truths about our lives, ourselves, and our loved ones which, when contemplated daily, can help us to discover more joy, ease, and freedom in our lives.

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Profoundly helpful on a very deep level. Thank you very much for sharing this 🌟

Great talk and reminder. Nothing lasts forever. Neither joy nor pain. There is a saying in Turkey: We can't avoid death but may God confont us with it in a natural order. Thank you! 🙏

Wow! This was incredibly thought provoking. I kept stopping it to write things down or tell my husband a quote you read. I will listen to this again and again. Thank you🙏🏼

Beautiful. Thank you! 💙

Gratitude

Truly resonant talk. One I plan to return to regularly.

I have listened to everything you have shared. This particular talk touched me deeply. I am 76 years old and facing many of the issues you talked about. Thank you so much, because now I can look at things differently. Many blessings! 🙏💙