I love being here in Warsaw today, reflecting on my many journeys here in the past 14 years, and entering into this present moment of being here.
In Buddhism, aging is not viewed as a medical failure, but as a sacred revealing. It is the peeling away of Anatta—the illusion of a permanent, separate self.
1. The Buddha
Our reflection comes from the historical Buddha himself, recorded in the ancient Pali scriptures:
"All conditioned things are impermanent—when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering."
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