Wednesday, August 10, 2005

This too will pass

This article is about one of the key concepts of Buddhism, Impermanence.

Vipassana meditation as taught by Mr. S N Goenka stresses on the experience of impermanence within our own bodies to attain Nirvana – the state beyond suffering.

The importance of impermanence and how it can be integrated within
our lives is illustrated by the following story: -

A rich old man died leaving two sons. They decided to separate
dividing all the properties between themselves – fifty fifty.

Click here for the full article

Nikhil
Eastern Philosophy and Meditation

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