Reply To: Questions From a Beginner

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Waisaka
Participant

Namo Buddhaya 

As we know, the Buddha taught the Dhamma for living beings to see the world in themselves, not judging from external things to achieve purity

Anicca is one package with dukkha and anatta, that’s why we call it tilakkhana..

Like the analogy of a puddle of water evaporating, is there any suffering there? Water evaporates because of one of the characteristics of anicca, but it will not be suffering for us if we ignore it, day and night, rain and shine, and so on. 

Suffering (dukkha) comes when attached to the sense input (puddle of water) when you are dissatisfied the water changes because it evaporates (anicca), even though the puddle of water is not yours, you cannot control it or use it as a hold, protection (anatta). 

 

Try to reflect, if you only use the simple translation example on anicca, dukkha, anatta only on this puddle of water..

Where is the suffering and non-self in this water? 

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 I would like to know your opinion about

Sabbe shankara anicca

Sabbe shankara dukkha

Sabbe dhamma anatta

The above 3 things would be strange if we do not see them in internal form (mental formation)

Sorry my English is bad, I hope my message can be captured well and correctly. 

With metta waisaka