Theruwan Saranai,
I’ve been reflecting on paṭicca-samuppāda and Waharaka Thero’s explanations.
He often says: if things were nicca, we could arrange them as we wish. But since they don’t work that way, they are anicca. Everything we experience is saṅkatha — already conditioned, running on causes and effects.
This makes me wonder:
- The world (nāma-rūpa, saḷāyatana, phassa, vedanā) comes out of past avijjā and taṇhā.
- It feels like a process that keeps running on its own, like a wheel that’s already spinning.
- We only add “fuel” when new avijjā and taṇhā arise.
So my question is: Is this unstoppable, conditioned continuation itself the anicca nature?
Because we can’t hold it, stop it, or bend it to our will → it leads to dukkha → and shows there’s no self (anatta).
Would love to hear others’ thoughts. 🙏