Speaker: Karuna Chung. Karuna reflects on the importance of contemplating impermanence to make our life meaningful and to prepare for death. Cultivating bodhicitta gives our life meaning by opening our hearts to others; practicing meditation, especially meditation on impermanence, stabilizes our mind, clarifies our understanding of our own buddha nature and deepens our understanding of our mortality. Meeting painful circumstances fearlessly strengthens our renunciation, heightens our appreciation for our lives and encourages us to embrace death as an opportunity for liberation from samsara.