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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.

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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