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"Everything "Everything flows and flows and

nothing abides,nothing abides,

everything everything gives way and gives way and nothing stays nothing stays

fixed."fixed."

~Heraclitus~~Heraclitus~

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That nothing is static or That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the and impermanent, is the first mark of existence. It first mark of existence. It is the ordinary state of is the ordinary state of affairs. Everything is in affairs. Everything is in process. Everything—process. Everything—

every tree, every blade of every tree, every blade of grass, all the animals, grass, all the animals,

insects, human beings, insects, human beings, buildings, the animate buildings, the animate and the inanimate—is and the inanimate—is

always changing, always changing, moment to moment.moment to moment.

Pema ChodronPema Chodron

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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 Dilgo Kyentse

Source: Graceful Exits: Source: Graceful Exits: How Great Beings DieHow Great Beings Die

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This existence of ours is as transient as autumn

cloudsTo watch the birth and death of beings is like

looking at the movements of a dance.

A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky,

Rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain.

Buddha (563 - 483 BC)

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“A warrior chooses a path with heart, any path with heart, and follows it; and then he rejoices and laughs. He knows because he

sees that his life will be over altogether too soon. He sees that nothing is more important than anything else.”

Carlos Castaneda

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A corporeal phenomenon, a feeling, a perception, a mental formation, a consciousness, which is permanent and persistent,

eternal and not subject to change, such a thing the wise men in this world do not recognize; and I also say that there is no such thing.

Buddha

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If we ponder on the imminence of death repeatedly, arriving at some understanding of it, then

the obstructions to practice such as laziness, attachment to pleasure, and procrastination

will automatically be dispelled, and one will not remain without

practicing from this moment on, just as one would not

remain comfortable if one’s head were on fire.

– Thulku Thondup

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Coming empty-handed, going empty-handed -- that is human.

When you are born, Where do you come from?

When you die, where do you go?Life is like a floating cloud which appears.

Death is like a floating cloud which disappears.

The floating cloud itself originally does not exist.

Life and death, coming and going, are also like that.

But there is one thing which always remains clear.

It is pure and clear, not depending on life and death.

What, then, is the one pure and clear thing?

Unknown Source: Ancient Zen poem

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Everything in samsara is composite. As it comes together, so it falls apart. Reflect on these things and ordinary reality becomes but a series of

dreamlike appearances, mirages, bubbles. Whether those appearances bring joy or sorrow, we need not grasp at them – they are not reliable,

permanent, inherently true.

Thoroughly exploring the nature of impermanence eventually brings us to a view beyond the extremes of existence and nonexistence, a view of

appearances inseparable from their own empty nature.”

– Chagdud Khandro, Ngöndro

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Good fortune is not permanent; consequently, it is dangerous to

become too attached to things going well. An outlook of permanence is

ruinous. When the present becomes your preoccupation, the future does not matter, which undermines your

motivation to engage in compassionate practices for the

future enlightenment of others. An outlook on impermanence helps. By seeing that the true nature of things

is disintegration, you will not be shocked by change when it occurs,

not even death.

The Dalai Lama

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The End

May we realize the truth of

Impermanenceas we strive on

diligently along The Path

to Happiness, Peace and Freedom

With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin