Dear Nina,

jaradhammomhi = jara+dhammo amhi

jara = old age, aging (senescence!)
dhammo = of the nature of
amhi = I am (alternate form of asmi, 1st person,
singular of atthi)
the o+a with sandhi become o.

Similarly for byaadi,dhammo'mhi and marana,dhammo'mhi.

I have a friend too who is very sick with cancer and
will probably die soon. He is a Buddhist and was very
appreciative when I shared these lines with him. Of
course though, while we are young and/or healthy and
still alive are just as important times to reflect on
these as when we are not.

I appreciate all you do to enhance this group, Nina.
Thank you.

Metta,
John
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> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:07:32 +0200
> From: nina van gorkom <nilo@...>
>Subject: Re: Five daily recollections
>
>Dear John,
>Thank you very much. I want to help a very sick
>person with this
>dhamma. We
>never know what will happen, it is conditioned.
>A question: I looked at Warder for the sandhi:
>Jaradhammomhi. The
>dhammom
>puzzled me, but I could not find it.

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