sabbe sankhara dukkha sabbe sankhara anicca - Gautama the Buddha Rough Translation: Everything is impermanent (anicca). Attachment to anything anicca causes suffering (dukkha). (The translation is not completely correct, but it captures the essence. Sankhara is the reactive part of our mind, i.e. it is responsible for generating feelings of joy, sadness ,etc. to stimuli (external, or mental). So really understand this, you need to get into mind-matter phenomenon, etc. That's for another day maybe) Everything is impermanent. Spring is here, but it will not last forerver. Winter will come, it will also pass. Our country may be bleeding right now, but that too will pass. Everything is anicca.... What a nice thought with which to start the week (mapai) ! So excited to see what the coming week unfolds... btw, i am also a big fan of the buddha. to me, he is the ultimate symbol of love, compassion, and wisdom... -peace