Dear Christian,
Thank you very much for your response and for pointing me back to the deeper essence of Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta.
I truly agree that the focus shouldn’t be on the object itself — like hair — but on the nature of how all conditioned things behave. My intention wasn’t to analyse external things for their own sake, but to use a simple, personal example to reflect on how expectation, attachment, and identity lead to dukkha.
As Waharaka Thero often explains,
“Yamak saṅkhatai, paṭicca samuppannai” —
All things that arise are conditioned by causes and are therefore unstable and impermanent.
So even something as ordinary as hair, a thought, a feeling, or a dream — all are saṅkhata dhamma, and thus anicca, dukkha, and anatta. If I can see that nature clearly in one, it helps reveal the same in everything. That was the approach I was experimenting with — not to over-analyse, but to reflect with yoniso manasikāra.
Your reminder not to get caught up going item by item is valuable — I will take care to stay focused on the underlying nature, not the surface detail.
Thank you again for helping me reflect more clearly.
Teruwan Saranai 🙏