Understanding the Three Characteristics of Existence : หน้า 34/207
The Warm Hearted Family : หน้า 34/207 Explore the Three Characteristics of existence in Buddhism: Impermanence, Suffering, and Non-self. Learn to stabilize your mind amidst worldly conditions through meditation.
This text discusses the importance of understanding the Three Characteristics of existence: Impermanence, Suffering, and Non-self. It emphasizes that fortune, prestige, and happiness are temporary and encourages readers to stabilize their minds through meditation, akin to the unshakable earth. The message reflects the teaching of the Buddha on how awareness of these realities can help alleviate suffering and lead to a more profound understanding of life. Our attachment to the Eight Worldly Conditions often leads to suffering, and recognizing their impermanence allows us to navigate life with more serenity. Ultimately, it highlights the significance of internal peace and mindfulness regardless of external circumstances. For more insights, visit dmc.tv.
หัวข้อประเด็น
-Three Characteristics -Eight Worldly Conditions -Buddhism and Meditation -Mindfulness and Serenity -Impermanence in Life -Understanding Suffering -The Concept of Non-self
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When we receive fortune, prestige, recognition or happiness,
our minds will remain calm, not overwhelmed or attached.
A person who is aware of suffering and happiness has
trained the mind to be as stable and solid as the earth through
meditation practice. When the mind is stilled, we become
aware that the Eight Worldly Conditions are impermanent.
Fortune rises but can turn into loss. Prestige can fluctuate. We
must all face praise, gossip or happiness, which will eventually
disappear, in accordance with the *Three Characteristics*
(*tilakkhaṇa*):
The *Three Characteristics* are the characteristics
true of everything in this world.
Everything in this world has a value. Gold is valued for
it bright shiny color. Diamond is strong. Glass is clear and
reflective. Humans have their own minds and thoughts.
Whether living or non-living, everything shares these same three
characteristics:
1. Impermanence (*aniccāṭa*): means that life is
impermanent. We do not remain in the same stage of life.
People change over time. How we were yesterday is not
the same as how we are today.
2. Suffering (*dukkhāta*): means the state of *suffering*.
In this instance, it does not only refer to sorrow and tears, but
also to the inability to remain in the same condition, as it will
soon diminish. Because of uncertainties, change always occurs,
and the end of change means that something diminishes. Even the
world we live in continues to change and one day, it will
come to an end and disappear.
3. Non-self (*anattā*): means the *soullessness* of
everything. It is beyond our control and we cannot withhold it
or possess it. For example, we are unable to prevent aging,
sickness and death. If we thoroughly examine the body we
believe belongs to us, we find there are only blood, tissue,
bone, tendons, skin, and other organs that combine together.
It is not the real us; it is just a temporary self that will deteriorate
over time and will not last forever.
People who are unaware of these *Three Characteristics*
will be fascinated with or frightened of the *Eight Worldly*
Conditions and will, therefore, be in a state of suffering all the
time.
The Lord Buddha understood the truth of everything in
this world. He taught meditation so people could learn to still
their minds like the earth that is uninfluenced by the *Eight
Worldly Conditions*.
Our grandparents always remind us to still our minds
like the earth because they were able to see the world through
the principles of the *Three Characteristics*. Whether or not
we encounter the *8 Worldly Conditions*, we are all subject to
these principles. The most important thing in life is that