Padmasambhava 's written work, The Tibetan Book of the Dead and The Book of the Great Liberation, acts as a guide for mentally preparing yourself for death, at least in my opinion. The excerpt is about how to free your mind from the burdens and worries of life and letting the clear light shine in your mind. Padmasambhava writes that the clear light can not be found in the world around you, nor can it be found within a troubled and cluttered mind.
With death upon you, why should you worry about the stress of work, school, etc...when you know your time is limited. That is one of the main questions Padmasambhava asks of the reader. He encourages the reader to adopt the state of enlightened mind. While alive, he says the human mind is "as pure and empty as the sky." You are trying to find the light in all the wrong places. Only when your mind is in its true state can you find the clear light. Your mind loses its identity as a separate being and becomes united with all things. This is the clear light and the enlightened mind.
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