A student went to his meditation teacher and said, “My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, my legs ache, or I’m constantly falling asleep. It’s just horrible!”
“It will pass,” the teacher said matter-of-factly.
A week later, the student came back to his teacher. “My meditation is wonderful! I feel so aware, so peaceful, so alive! It’s just wonderful!’
“It will pass,” the teacher replied matter-of-factly.
“Thanks to Impermanence, everything is possible.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Everything in life is temporary. So if things are going good, let’s enjoy the moment, with the awareness of impermanence, because it won’t last forever! And if things are going bad, let’s not worry, with the awareness of impermanence, because it can’t last forever either!
The reason we suffer is because we experience a gap in our minds between what life is and what we wish life would be.
The only certainty in this life is CHANGE! With an awareness of this truth, we stop longing and clinging to permanence in a world that is impermanent!
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