# 325 The human lifespan
Patience · carrying
Repentance · carrying
Community
Negative thinking, illusions, and complaints weaken memory and accelerate mental decline in old age, while a positive mind and sincere practice counteract this.
However, a comfortable positive and optimistic mind does not get senile. Nevertheless excessive thinking, illusions and delusions and especially negative thinking can weaken the memory.
The text deals with the human lifespan and the mental weakness that sets in with age. It claims that a positive, optimistic mind counteracts the decline of mental faculties, while negative thinking, illusions, and complaints weaken memory. A connection is drawn between the longer life expectancy today and the frequency of senility, even among scientists and physicians. The listeners are urged to practice sincerely, to build up virtue, and to repeat mantras in order to keep the mind in one place. The impermanence of all phenomena is named as the insight through which unnecessary suffering and negative thinking are to disappear. The text closes with the appeal to lead a moderate and contented life, since life is not so long.
Worldview
what this means- What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
- Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality; Illness, death, and transience as the fundamental problem
- Where does the evil reside?
- in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual
- What helps against it?
- prayer, worship, meditation, repeated practice; insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding
- What is human being according to this text?
- entangled in deception or desire, but capable of being set free
- Where is history heading?
- recurrence, no goal, always the same pattern
- What does the text base its claim on?
- on a present head, teacher, or office
- To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
- to every human being, regardless of faith
- Where is the text's criticism directed?
- at one's own community and at oneself
Related texts from other traditions
by similarity of the analysis, one text per tradition1563-Wohin gehen wir Teil 3 - Buddhismus im Alltag - Achtsamkeit im täglichen Leben
Ein buddhistisch inspirierter Podcast-Abschnitt, der mit der Kerzenmetapher ermutigt, negative Emotionen nicht weiterzugeben und alte Verhaltensmuster durch Achtsamkeit sterben zu lassen.
The Path to Happiness • 08/23/2026 • FeG Karlsruhe
Dankbarkeit ist keine Höflichkeitsgeste, sondern eine bewusste Praxis, die das eigene Glück bewahrt und die Beziehung zu Gott und den Menschen pflegt.
061 - Die 9 Yanas - April 2026 - 3a
Der Text erklärt Zuflucht im Buddhismus als Alarmzustand gegen die Angst vor dem Tod und Meditation als Entwöhnen des Geistes von Anhaftung und Ego.
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Der Text argumentiert, dass materielle Genüsse kein echtes Glück stiften, sondern nur vorübergehende Ruhe, die durch innere Gleichgewichtigkeit und Meditation dauerhaft ersetzt werden muss.
Human life is too precious to be wasted in being human
Ein spiritueller Rat, Schmerz nicht zum Maßstab zu machen, sondern den höheren Lebenszweck zu erkennen und zu verfolgen.
What the text calls for
- negatives Denken vermeiden (inward)
- Tugend aufbauen (inward)
- das Mantra wiederholen (ritual)
Measured
- Basic stance
- 1 from -2 to 2
- Insistence
- 2 of 3
- Reach
- 1 of 5
- Concreteness
- 2 of 3
- Boundary
- 0 of 3
- Time
- past 1, present 2, future 2
Full text in English
Hello, welcome. I am very happy that you are here on the podcast Compassionate Butter, your podcast for love and world crisis. I am Danielle Sitzki with the Dharma name GagDog. I am the abbot of the Universal Meditation Center Hamburgium at Amazah, of the Universal of the Universal of the World Social Buddhism. In this episode you can receive a daily reminder from Supreme Matriarch Gikwangda-Popsanim on the human journey. Daily fragrance of the lotus flower by GagDog. 12,000, 3rd April 20, 2025, Lotus Buddhist Monastery. Most often after the age of 65 to 70 years onward, the human brain weakens. During this time of our lives, senility sets in and turns out to be one of the most difficult sicknesses. However, a comfortable positive and optimistic mind does not get senile. Nevertheless excessive thinking, illusions and delusions and especially negative thinking can weaken the memory. So one tends to immediately forget whatever action was taken recently. The brain is always attached to the past and sometimes to the future. Consequently the thinking is separate and fragmented. Therefore the age, address or even name are forgotten. It arises easily in old age and hence it is essential to make ourselves clear. We must ensure that we are free from all negative thinking, speech and actions, thus saving ourselves. A long time ago the human lifespan was very short and it was very rare that people became senile. Nowadays people live much longer, which is why even scientists and medical professionals can suffer from senility. It is highly important that everyone has a positive and optimistic mind. So those who are negative and complain a lot from the past until now manifest different kinds of actions and consult a doctor to check on symptoms associated with a senile condition. Hence as we age we must practice sincerely and build a lot of virtue so that we prepare correctly for the rest of our lives and even the next life. Those who practice sincerely know where they are going when they leave this world and are able to live their last moments with a peaceful mind. As we practice and repeat the mantra we keep our mind in one place while remaining in a relaxed state of mind. We think about the place with no thinking, then when there is time that we do not need to think we should be calm and serious so that we are comfortable and healthy. All phenomena are impermanent and when we truly realize that then all unnecessary agonies and negative thinking disappear. At the same time when we need to think we think. When we think about others we are happy. Living together with those who are happy is a most satisfying life. Life is not that long so let us live an appropriate and satisfied life. Thank you very much, Gikwangdapopsenem. Thank you very much for listening and thank you very much Gikwangdapopsenem. I find it really interesting that there is a connection between a person's negativity, constant complaining and pessimism and senility that you might have caused this yourself. Hmm, think about it. I wish you a wonderful, nice and happy week. Yours and the Dharma, Gagdap.
Full text in the original
Hallo willkommen, ich bin sehr glücklich, dass ihr hier im Podcast Compassionate Butter, euer Podcast für Liebe und Weltkrise seid. Ich bin Danielle Sitzki mit Dharma Name GagDog. Ich bin der Abit der Universummeditation Center Hamburgium at Amazah, der Universum des Universummer des Weltsocials Buddhism. In diesem Episode könnt ihr ein daily Reminder von Supreme Matriarchitekvangda-Popsanim über die Menschenreise beitragen. Daily fragrance of the lotus flower by GagDog. 12.000, 3. April 20. 2025 Lotus Buddhist Monastery. Most often after the age of 65 to 70 years onward, the human brain weakens. During this time of our lives, senility sets in and turns out to be one of the most difficult sicknesses. However, a comfortable positive and optimistic mind does not get senile. Nevertheless excessive thinking, illusions and delusions and especially negative thinking can weaken the memory. So one tends to immediately forget whatever action was taken recently. The brain is always attached to the past and sometimes to the future. Consequently the thinking is separate and fragmented. Therefore the age, address or even name are forgotten. The arises easily in old age and hence it is essential to make ourselves clear. We must ensure that we are free from all negative thinking, speech and actions, thus saving ourselves. A long time ago the human lifespan was very short and it was very rare that people became senile. Nowadays people live much longer, which is why even scientists and medical professionals can suffer from senility. It is highly important that everyone has a positive and optimistic mind. So those who are negative and complain a lot from the past until now manifest different kinds of actions and consult a doctor to check on symptoms associated with a senile condition. Hence as we age we must practice sincerely and build a lot of virtue so that we prepare correctly for the rest of our lives and even the next life. Those who practice sincerely know where they are going when they leave this world and are able to live their last moments with a peaceful mind. As we practice and repeat the mantra we keep our mind in one place while remaining in a relaxed state of mind. We think about the place with no thinking, then when there is time that we do not need to think we should be calm and serious so that we are comfortable and healthy. All phenomena are impermanent and when we truly realize that then all unnecessary agonies and negative thinking disappear. At the same time when we need to think we think. When we think about others we are happy. Living together with those who are happy is a most satisfying life. Life is not that long so let us live an appropriate and satisfied life. Thank you very much, Gikwangdapopsenem. Thank you very much for listening and thank you very much Gikwangdapopsenem. I find it really interesting that there is a connection between a person's negativity, constant complaining and pessimism and senility that you might have caused this yourself. Hmm, think about it. I wish you a wonderful, nice and happy week. Yours and the Dharma, Gagdap.