So what is the law of impermanence?  How can it help you?

Anicca or impermanence is understood in Buddhism as the first of three marks of existence, the other two being dukkha (suffering, pain, unsatisfactoriness) and Anatta (non-self, non-soul, no essence).

Impermanence, also called Anicca, Aanicca, Anitcha or Anitya, is one of the essential doctrines and a part of three marks of existence in Buddhism. The doctrine asserts that all of conditioned existence, without exception. All temporal things of mind, whether material or mental, are compounded objects in a continuous change of condition. They are all subject to decline and destruction. The concept of impermanence is also found in various schools of Hinduism too and I believe all religions. 

But mostly this is over Eastern mind it is still a world-wide understanding that everything is in a constant flux and change. The only thing we can certainly count on is Change.  There is no stopping it.  

Anicca or impermanence is understood in Buddhism as the first of three marks of existence, the other two

dukkha (suffering, pain, unsatisfactoriness) and 

anatta (non-self, non-soul, no essence). 

Like in the last samurai. NO MIND!

Human life embodies this flux in the aging process, the cycle of repeated birth and death (Samsara), nothing lasts, and everything decays. This is applicable to all beings and their environments.  It is also plays a big part in those that believe in Reincarnation. 

Impermanence is intimately associated with The Buddha thoughts and what he taught that no physical or mental object is permanent, desires for or attachments to either causes suffering (dukkha) or pain.

Understanding Anicca and Anatta are steps in the Buddhist’s spiritual progress toward enlightenment. However for those of Western thought, who most of the time do not want to think about bad things or face anything that is negative I call this the Ostrich syndrome.

I believe that many people used to follow a different path of action 20-30 years ago. One that even though was uncomfortable they still lived by their word. In our modern society many people easily adjust this mentality by filling their heads with lies or camoflauge their actions as justification. In other words, I owe a bill, but I am not going to pay because I am not using the service or I don’t like that I broke up with my spouse but it was due to their actions alone. 

We make ourselves believe that the action even though in our heart of hearts know it is wrong we lead ourselves to believe it is okay to act a specific way, with no real responsibility for our side of the situation. We do not take accountability. That is why I coined the phrase the Ostrich Syndrom. People continually put their head in the sand long enough for the guilt or pain to go away so they can move forward without doing what is right. 

So back to impermence. Let us come to grip with the mind that we are only here on this planet and only are able to do what we do for a very small amount of time.  Our planet is billions of years old, we are only a spec of dust in it’s timeline and existence. We will only live our lives for a short amount of time. When we except that and embrace our lives with the realization that we are living by the day in the here and now. Everything in our life is only there for as long as it is. Nothing is forever and nothing is defined as definite.

I hope I didn’t get too deep today.   Much of the writing came from Wikipedia when researching the law of impermanence. I used this for my Facebook live "lunch time chat with Allie."