The Tassajara Zendo Fire and Impermanence
An elegy and gratitude for what has burned
Impermanence
Impermanence in Buddhism (Pali, anicca; Sanskrit, anitya) is one of the Buddha’s three marks of existence, or conditions that describe reality. The Buddha recognized that everything within samsara (the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth) is impermanent or ever-changing, and misunderstanding this truth is the root of our suffering.
The Flow of Life
Two friends discuss attachment, impermanence, and the subtle joy that Buddhist practice makes possible.
Liberating the Experience of Impermanence
Exploring dual and nondual practice modalities to more deeply understand ourselves, the world, and the ways to live more skillfully within it
Liberating Metaphors for Our Lives
A meditation teacher offers different ways to think about the many dimensions of ourselves.
Navigating Change with Grace
How turning towards darkness can help us be courageous
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Strategies for Clear Insight
A teaching on impermanence from a founder of the Thai forest tradition
3 Basic Laws of Nature That Can’t Be Ignored
A lama in the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions provides a timeless teaching on the relationship between the three characteristics of existence and karma.
The End of Time
A writer invokes the Hindu sage Vyāsa in a meditation on old age.
The Rise and Fall of the Dharma
Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. examines the history of Buddhism’s survival—and the predictions surrounding its eventual decline.
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