reflections on impermanence
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A Selection of Quotes and thoughts on Impermanence and Change for contemplation as we walk the Path to Peace, Wisdom and Freedom.TRANSCRIPT
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All conditioned things are
impermanent. Work out your own salvation with diligence.- Buddha's last
words
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“When impermanence
is realized,one’s mind grows
more steady and wise.”
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Everything flows and nothing
abides, everything gives way and nothing
stays fixed.~Heraclitus~
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“When one sees
transiency clearly,
one clings not to things greedily.”
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Everything—every tree, every blade of
grass, all the animals, insects, human beings,
buildings, the animate
and the inanimate—is always changing, moment to moment.
Pema Chodron
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“All compounded things are
impermanent.May we all strive
hard for Enlightenment.”
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We are like the spider.
We weave our life and then move
along in it.We are like the dreamer who
dreams and then lives in the dream.This is true for the
entire universe.The Upanishads
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“One cannot know when one will transit.
Why then live a life of so much
greed?”
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When death finally comes you will
welcome it like an old friend, being
aware of how dreamlike and
impermanent the phenomenal world
really is.Dilgo Kyentse
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“When one sees that conditioned
phenomena don’t last,
one knows that‘Striving for the Unconditioned
one MUST.”
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Nothing is perfect,
nothing lasts, and nothing is finished.
~Richard Powell
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“Reflecting on the impermanence of everything,may we practice ‘Letting Go’
and remove all clinging.”
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All composite things are
impermanent, They are
subject to birth and death;
Put an end to birth and death, And there is a
blissful tranquility.
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Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.
Gene Tierney
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“Why bear anger or hate
towards another
when transient life
will end sooner or
later.”
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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
St. Jerome
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“Life will come to an end
one day…
May we all live the
Righteous Way”
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In the midst of clouds of
impermanence and illusion dances the lightening of life. Can you say you
won’t die tomorrow? Practice the
dharma. Dilgo Khyentse
Rinpoche
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“When there is life, there must be death and decay.
Let’s live a life of worthiness everyday.”
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All formations are `transient’
(anicca); all formations
are `subject to suffering’ (dukkha);
all things are `without a self’
(anattaa).
~ Gautama Buddha
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“Life is impermanent and all have to depart.
May you have kindness and forgiveness in
your heart.”
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Again, when one understands that
corporeality, feeling, perception, mental
formations and consciousness are
transient (subject to suffering, and without
a self), also in that case one possesses Right Understanding.
Gautama Buddha
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“The only certainty in life
is uncertainty.Reflecting,
let’s strive for peace and
equanimity.”
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We need to surrender to the fact
that all efforts at permanence are
hopeless. No structure we can build will protect us
from the contingencies of life.
But in the midst of that impermanence
is the incredible gift of life.
~ Ecclesiastes
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“YesterdayYesterday – A Memory
Tomorrow Tomorrow – Uncertainty.
What matters isTodayToday.
That’s why the Present is a Gift.”
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Everything about us, within as well as without -our relationships, our thoughts, our feelings- is
impermanent, in a constant state of flux.J Krishnamurty
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“Do we live with a purpose and
meaning in this life that
is so very fleeting?”
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When you truly embrace
your human impermanence
you connect with the power you
have, and influence you have, over the time you have.
― Steve Maraboli
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“ ‘Birth, old age, sickness and death’ is
our ‘Fate’.Mindfulness is the Path to the Deathless
State.”
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The EndIn Memory Of My Mother
LIM SAW GHIM1924 - 2012
May She Find HappinessAnd Peace
And Attain The Bliss
Of Nibbana
With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin