Barbie and the Five Recollections with Jill Davey
Channel: True North Insight / Voie boréale
Date: 10/08/2023

A talk on the dharma of the Barbie movie with a meditation on the 5 Recollections.

"Do you guys ever think about dying?" Barbie

The Five Recollections:
1. I am of the nature to grow old; there is no way to escape growing old.
2. I am of the nature to have ill health; there is no way to escape having ill health.
3. I am of the nature to die; there is no way to escape death.
4. All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
5. My deeds are my closest companions. I am the beneficiary of my deeds. My deeds are the ground on which I stand.

Sutta: AN 5.57 https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.057.than.html