Tuesday, May 24, 2016

The Eight Dukkhas


1...Birth is dukkha*.

2...Old Age is dukkha.

3...Illness is dukkha.

4...Death is dukkha.

5...Contact with those one hates is dukkha.

6...Separation from those one loves is dukkha.

7...Failure to satisfy one's desires is dukkha.

8...Clinging to the Five Aggregates** that compose the minds and the bodies of all sentient beings is dukkha.


* Stress, anxiety, discomfort, dis-ease, non-satisfactoriness, suffering.

**Form, Feelings, Perception, Mental Formations, Consciousness.

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