Renunciation contemplation

Homework

15-4: For 5 minutes or more reflect on being continually being reborn in samsara. How many times did we suffer in the hot or cold hells? How many times did we suffer the hunger and thirst of hungry ghosts? How many times did we suffer as animals. How much have we suffered and cried? Who can guarantee that at the moment when we die we will descend into the hell realm or become a hungry and thirsty ghost, who can only wander around suffering? Or maybe we could become a dog, or a frog? As humans, we cannot even endure a little thirst, cold, heat, or sickness. When we have just a little headache or toothache, we cannot bear it. If we fall into the three lower realms, how will we endure the pain there?

This chapter is part of: Introduction Course - Part 1: Renunciation