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Impermanence Of Things And Fame
- All things and their memories vanish quickly in the universe.
- Recognizing this shrinks the importance of fame, pleasure, and pain.
Pleasure And Fame Are Ephemeral
- Sensible things that lure us with pleasure or fame are worthless and perishable.
- Observing that truth with intellect reduces their hold on us.
Reduce Fear By Reframing Death
- Use reflective abstraction to view death as a natural process rather than a catastrophe.
- Doing so removes childish fear and lets you act more rationally in life.