Reply To: On “Introduction -2 – The Three Categories of Suffering”

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Thank you. So to clarify

Mundane Tilakkhana:

Mundane Anicca – Things are not to our liking, anywhere in this 31 realms. They are bound to nature’s laws (laws to kamma), and are not to our control, we also have to give everything up at death. Nicca will be that there will at least be something to our liking, eg in higher planes, material objects.

Mundane Dukkha – Because of the anicca nature, if we attach to them, we will experience suffering (viparinama dukkha). We also face suffering as we spend effort work towards achieving and mantaining things (sankhara dukkha). 

Mundane Anatta – Because everything in this world has the above Anicca and Dukkha nature, they are not worth striving for, and provides no essence to us

Supramundane/ Arya Tilakkhana:

Supramundane Anicca – The world is of Anicca Nature because attaching on to things keep us in the rebirth process. This is especially if we do bad needs to achieve things, which will bring bad vipaka and even bring us to the Apayas. Nicca will be that there will be no kammic consequences to immoral deeds or attaching to things and we can do as we like. You said:

  • Contemplating how one’s gati leads to rebirth in different realms could be beneficial. This would connect the internal mental process to future lives.

This will help to understand the above anicca nature.

Supramundane Dukkha – Because of this anicca nature and laws of kamma, there is much suffering caused, especially in the Apayas (dukkha dukkha). Even without doing bad deeds, there is still death in every realm, and birth is caused by attaching to things via the paticca samuppada process.

Supramundane Anatta – Therefore, one is helpless in this rebirth process

The concept of distorted sañña can help to understand why we see things as Nicca Sukkha Atta.