Nothing is Permanent
One of the Buddha’s most profound sayings is “Nothing is Permanent“. The Buddha observed this in all facets of life – the fact that everything changes, nothing lasts forever, or for merely more than a moment.
What we can learn from the saying? One thing for me is understanding that anything we might try to hold on to may be gone or changed in just a moment’s notice. So I think we should carefully watch the attachment we have to the happiness or satisfaction we get from certain objects, or from a relationship or even from a state of being we might be in.
Funeral service for Ven. Ros Yan, in Newtown, Connecticut on July 6, 2013.
Even our own personal lives will eventually come to an end. I think that understanding this can help to just live in the present moment. Without attachment to what has gone on in the past, and without trying to expect too much from our future existence. One never knows where our current path will lead. So what we can do is just observe what is happening right now, from moment to moment.
Funeral service for Ven. Ros Yan, in Newtown, Connecticut on July 6, 2013.
This also helps those who may be going through any state of suffering. That the suffering will eventually pass, too, because it is also impermanent as is everything else. It can be a hopeful message in times of turmoil or sadness.
If we can reach a state of detachment from things and expectation and daily life, and just accept that everything changes, then we will be better able to deal with the eventual changes along the way. A great quote and idea to meditate on!
By Eric, June 26, 2011
Source: http://www.buddha-quotes.com
pskumar
May God…bless him..
YAN SOKKIM
I am his family, I am living in Cambodia, my name is Yan Sokkim
His grandson
Jendhamuni
Dear Yan Sokkim,
I miss him always. I never forget to dedicate my merit to him through Buddhist monks whenever I go to the temple. I had a great time with him when we were at the United Nations celebrating a very special event there.