Reply To: Understanding of Anicca

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Yash RS
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This is how one can grasp the true nature of the Sansara 

Firstly, Everything in this universe is a manifestation of energy, the cars, the trees, the food, etc. all have atoms as the fundamental structure according to science. If we go deep,we get up to the quark level. In Buddha Dhamma it’s the Suddhataka.

Now this energy is manifested in the Rupa as mentioned above and sentient beings in Kama loka give the highest priority to these Rupa i.e, Kama raga or prioritising Sensual pleasures derived from such a Rupa 

Anicca- nothing can satisfy permanently. It can be studied in 2 ways.

First, material objects deteriorate with time and if someone is attached to such a thing, he will suffer.

Second , even if that object is prevented from deterioration, it won’t provide permanent satisfaction. 

That is, No Rupa, vedana, Sanna, Sankhara, vinnana has the essence to provide permanent happiness/satisfaction.

And why is it so?

It’s because all these things are Neutral in nature.

Now let’s see why we pursue material things.

We perceive that there is beauty, fragrance, melody(in sound), taste, and touch( pleasure touch). And if any object provides such things, one would want to pursue it.

But the reality is these are creations of the mind! No beauty/ ugliness is present, no good smell nor bad smell, no good taste or bad taste, every material is of neutral nature. Here we see distorted Sanna, how our bodies create these things for the mind.

So if something has no beauty and we pursue it, will we be ever satisfied? Don’t “beautiful women” get divorced by their husbands? Why is the husband leaving that woman? he is probably bored of that face, the perception has changed, and now he might feel beauty in some other woman. The point is some other man would still find that woman beautiful who is being divorced by her husband!

Beauty is subjective and is not an intrinsic property of matter/ energy.

This is Anicca. Nothing has permanent happiness.

Even for taste and others.

So if one is running behind a mirage, will he be satisfied ever? Never. He will only suffer as no permanent happiness and constant wanting (Dukkha), therefore he is helpless (Anatta).

If one realises this , one attains the Sakadagami stage and doesn’t want to hold on to material things. He/she may still want to enjoy the feelings associated with those objects like taste for example.

If one realises it at a deeper level, one attains the Anagami stage. Now the person doesn’t crave for any sensual feelings. Note that pleasure can only be felt if you have the wanting for it, that is ,vexation in the mind, as pleasure is nothing but relief from vexation. 

If you want to eat chocolate and then you eat it, you will feel the taste as well as pleasure.

If you don’t want to eat chocolate and then you eat it,  you will only feel the taste and no pleasure! Same for any sensual feeling!

Even if you experience Orgasm, the same principle Applies, if you want that feeling and then you feel it, you will feel pleasure too. But if you don’t want that feeling and then you feel it , there is no pleasure at that moment but only the feeling.

The mind intentionally creates wanting, so that it can feel pleasure!

There is nothing of essence in Anything!

This is Anicca at a much deeper level .

The bottom line is, you don’t even need to include time for Anicca. Even if someone earns a lot by selling drugs and is Enjoying sensuality, Anicca is there even at that moment.

I hope you got the idea🙏

 

 

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