Reply To: Questions From a Beginner

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Lal
Keymaster

I live in the United States, and you are likely to be in a different time zone. So when I replied, it was not one o’clock in the morning for me.

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” You share that anicca is not impermanence but ”Nothing in this world can be maintained to one’s satisfaction (anicca).” What is the difference between that quote and impermanence?”

  • Impermanence means “not stable, subject to change and eventual destruction.” The way you are looking at it, you are probably thinking about an object (inert or living). Of course, everything in this world (inert or living) is impermanent. But that is just one manifestation of the anicca nature.
  • Anicca means much more than that. It is a statement about the “nature of the world.” For example, those who do not comprehend the anicca nature seek happiness in worldly pleasures. 
  • If interested, read about different aspects of anicca nature here: “Anicca – True Meaning.”

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More on anatta nature: “Anatta – A Systematic Analysis.”

  • Buddha’s teachings are much more profound than many today perceive them to be. It takes an effort to understand the deeper meanings of words like anicca, dukkha, and anatta.

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