Chant · AN 5.57
Five Things to Reflect On Often
Abhiṇhapaccavekkhaṇa
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Jarādhammomhi, jaraṃ anatīto.
I am subject to ageing; I have not gone beyond ageing.
Byādhidhammomhi, byādhiṃ anatīto.
I am subject to illness; I have not gone beyond illness.
Maraṇadhammomhi, maraṇaṃ anatīto.
I am subject to death; I have not gone beyond death.
Sabbehi me piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo.
I will be parted and separated from everyone and everything I hold dear.
Kammassakomhi, kammadāyādo, kammayoni, kammabandhu, kammapaṭisaraṇo. Yaṃ kammaṃ karissāmi, kalyāṇaṃ vā pāpakaṃ vā, tassa dāyādo bhavissāmi.
My actions are my own. I am heir to my actions, born of them, bound to them, and they are my refuge. Whatever I do, good or bad, I will inherit it.
Evaṃ amhehi abhiṇhaṃ paccavekkhitabbaṃ.
This is what we should reflect on often.