Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Truth of Impermanence
諸行無常
All existences in this world are impermanent, not eternal or constant. “All existences” includes everything. When referring to all existences in the universe, it is generally understood to be tangible physical matters that can be seen by the eyes and heard by the ears.
Furthermore, there are other kinds of existences which are intangible spiritual ones. These would include: thoughts, concepts, knowledge, and perceptions. These are also not everlasting but constantly change. Our thinking mind is ever changing in every instant. Though we may have some fixed concepts or values, they may change because other conditions or concepts change, as they belong to the intangible, abstract, and impermanent.
世間凡是存在的都是無常的,不是永恆存在、永遠不變的。所謂「凡是存在」的,就是無所不包。宇宙之間所謂的存在,有屬於有形的物質存在,我們眼睛看得到,耳朵聽得到的都是;再來就是無形的、精神方面的,也是屬於存在的一種,譬如我們的思想、觀念、學問、學識、念頭,都不是永遠如此,永不改變;我們的心念時時刻刻、剎那剎那不停的轉變,我們即使擁有固定的思想觀念,可是遇到某種機緣,思想觀念也會改變,這是屬於無形、抽象方面的無常。
Namo Amituofo!
