Across all of our traditions and our various cultures, we all seem to benefit from some common practices. In dealing with the challenges that come with being human and living with impermanence, we gravitate toward contemplation, we create art, or sing or playing instruments.
We make up our definitions of happy versus unhappy experiences. And when we do, we draw on cultural norms, our own biases, plus our cravings, aversions, and attachments. Then we mix this together and decide how we are supposed to feel. If you win the lottery, you might find one of these acceptable responses: joy,
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A bigger collection of children and grandchildren might be a good idea. But the Buddha will not give her a family the size of a large city. He is going to give her an understanding of death and of attachment
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With true impermanence or anicca (Pali), we do not know for sure what is coming. We learn to expect inconstancy. Yes, logically, as I grow older, there will be changes that will restrict my vision or mobility. Are those negative changes? My doctor described this as an improvement in my eyesight. That sounds good. Yet, if I cling to the view that this is good, what happens the next time my eyesight changes?
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It was an honor to speak about impermanence with Lori Lee on her Love Your Story Podcast. Where Lori, helps to elicit what I mean by death with a little “d.” In season 2 of the Death Dhamma Podcast, the focus is on death with a little d. – the impermanence of all things and
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