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Q: I am a Buddhist who just studied Buddhism. After contacting Buddhism, I feel very sorry for my grandparents, because they are very old, especially afraid of death, but they have no faith and spend every day waiting for death. Tibetan old people are very religious and everyone is happy. How should the Han elderly learn Buddhism to get rid of the fear of death?
A: You are absolutely right! In fact, I often feel this way. In our Tibetan area, many old people have been chanting Buddhism since childhood, even until they die, so most of them are not afraid of death, just thinking of death as a change of clothes. However, many old people in the Han Dynasty were particularly scared and helpless when they died because they had no faith, and many phenomena seemed very pitiful.
Young and lively students here will actually face such pain in the near future. I didn't know if you were sure at the time. If everyone knows the truth of birth, illness and death when he is young and has the energy to think, then their hearts will be calm.
Of course, because of the influence of the environment, you may not have this concept at all, and it is more difficult to turn it all at once. But even if you don't believe in Buddhism, you can still think about what Buddhism says. If it really makes sense, why not accept it? Is the reason for not accepting it caused by education or because it is not true? ..... If we can observe it like this and gradually understand Buddhism, we will not be particularly helpless in the face of death in the future.
Otherwise, once you get old, I'll tell you a truth, which makes you not afraid of death at once, which has certain difficulty. Therefore, I hope everyone will be prepared for death as soon as possible.