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emergence-cessation phenomena tell us? They reflect emergence, existence and cessation—impermanence (anicca), sufferings (dukkha) and non-self (anatta). They tell us that nothing stays the same, correct? They are always changing.
Observe our state of mind, yesterday it was one form, today it has changed to another form. How is this different from being at home? When we wake up in the morning, our face is smiling and bright. When we get home in the evening, our face has changed. We only need to understand—everything changes—and how do we prevent our mind from suffering? This is the key point. When we cannot tolerate changes, it is because we believe that they should not change—only I can change, correct? They must not change. When they change, we suffer, we do not get what we wish for, what we hope for. This is suffering. When we get what we wish for, there is no suffering.
This is not to say that we should not wish for anything. But, when we wish for anything, we need to understand that if we do not get what we wish for, we would not suffer. Just like practicing vipassana, we need to have wishes. Who practices vipassana without any wishes, without any goal? At the very least, we would have some wants, correct? Want to be peaceful, want to know, want to see or want to be. The key is what do we want? This is not to say that we cannot want. If we do
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