Kamma and death-proximate consciousness

"The Mogok Sayadaw taught like a football analogy: #no_matter_how_good_the_play_without_scoring_a_goal_you_don't_succeed.

'Appamādena sampādetha' - #don't_forget_your_wholesome_deeds. Remember your dāna and sīla.

Even King Asoka, unmatched in generosity, #couldn't_remember his good deeds at death. Neither dāna nor sīla came to mind. With delusion leading consciousness, he became a python in the four woeful states.

But if wholesome mind states arise at death, remembering one's good deeds, #wouldn't_one_achieve_human_or_deva_birth?

#Āciṇṇaka_kamma_āsanna_kamma - habitual and death-proximate kamma are crucial.

#Just_before_consciousness_ceases, unwholesome kamma-nimitta appears like seeing all past unwholesome actions - killing, stealing, lying - #like_photographs_in_sequence.

For hell-bound beings, they see flames, black dogs, hell beings. #These_are_gati_nimitta. For petas, they see cliffs; for animals, forests.

For wholesome kamma-nimitta, one might recall keeping precepts, discussing Dhamma, offering alms, serving the Sangha. #This_is_kamma_nimitta.

For human rebirth, one sees reddish maternal fluids. For deva rebirth, celestial mansions and gardens appear. #Consciousness_ceases_with_gati_nimitta_for_deva_realm_birth. #When_kamma_nimitta_appears_gati_nimitta_follows."