According to Osho, contemplating death is really meeting the death of the ego. When you look into it deeply, sarcasm and the illusion of 'knowing' fall away, ripening you for surrender. At the right moment the Master’s 'sword' can cut the ego—then it’s transformation, not murder. Until love, trust, and humility flower, contemplation remains mere desire, not the liberating death that lets existence flow through you.
Thinking about death should melt your ego so you can trust, let go, and be transformed.