Impermanence March 14, 2008
Posted by Geoffrey Wilson in : Meditations , trackbackHe recites a line from the scriptures in reference to this fleeting world and his friend listens:
‘A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream…
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud…
A flickering lamp… a phantom… and a dream.’
In a flash, he sees all of these distractions for what they are… entertainments that strengthen an undying attachment to the world of samsara – the world of illusion and reincarnation. The people and things of this fleeting world are indeed impermanent… nothing lasts forever and the pleasures of this world are temporary… whatever has a beginning also ends.
from ‘Ukiyo’ by Geoffrey Wilson
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