Concept
μνήμη θανάτου
Mneme Thanatou
Remembrance of death — the clarifying lens
The remembrance of death is the deliberate practice of keeping your own mortality in awareness — not as a morbid preoccupation, but as a clarifying lens that reveals what actually matters. The tradition teaches that most of the patterns that capture the mind — vainglory, greed, restlessness — lose their power the moment you remember that your time is limited.
See the full Practice Teaching entry on Remembrance of Death for detailed guidance on this practice.