Dec 8, 2020
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Truth of Impermanence
諸行無常
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Anything that is not within our minds, such as our bodies, belong to the impermanent physical realm. They are composed of cells, which are constantly dying and being replaced. Thus, we can see how our bodies are clearly impermanent.
Our body changes from a new-born baby, to a child, a teenager, an adult and declines as we age. It deteriorates with illness and eventually dies. All of the things in our environment such as: a table, a chair, a field, a house, or other consumable items, decay all the time. They cannot remain in the same form and shape forever. This is known as “producing, developing, changing, and extinguishing” in the physical world.
All things, including mountains, rivers, the Earth, the Solar Systems, the Milky Way, and even the entire universe, constantly change in every moment. Eventually they will be extinguished. This is a process of “formation, development, decay, and emptiness.
Above all, whether in the physical or spiritual realm, all things are impermanent. People eventually die, and all matter will finally vanish. This is the Law of Impermanence.
心外之物,譬如我們的身體,屬於物質界,也是無常的,是由細胞組成,而細胞卻是不停的在新陳代謝,因此我們的身體當然也會跟著無常。
我們的身體從初生的嬰兒體,到童年、少年,經過了青壯年,然後就會趨於衰老,甚至病變,到時候一定會死亡。其他譬如桌子、椅子、田地、房子等種種器具物品,時時刻刻也都在衰變當中,不可能永遠保持固定的形狀,這就是所謂器物的「生、住、異、滅」。
至於山河大地、地球、太陽系、銀河系,甚至整個大宇宙,也都是時刻在轉變衰敗,最後也會趨於毀滅,這就是「成、住、壞、空」。
總之,不管是精神界還是物質界,都是無常的,人最後會死,物最後會滅,這就是無常的道理。
Namo Amituofo!
