Remembrance Of Death

Definition

Monastic rejection of world, wealth, and fame is a lived embodiment of Ecclesiastes’ diagnosis of vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:1 — *The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem: *
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — *“Futile! Futile!” laments the Teacher. “Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!” *
Ecclesiastes 1:3 — *What benefit do people get from all the effort which they expend on earth? *
Ecclesiastes 1:4-11 — A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages. The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries away to a place from which it rises again. The wind goes to the south and circles aro
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 — I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupie
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 — I thought to myself, “Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile.” But I found that it also is futile. I said of partying, “It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure, “It accomplishes noth