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Life is …

like a flickering flame:

a phenomenon that

cannot last long.

Like an illusion:

appearing real

but not there—

being empty.

Phenomena are

like dewdrops

or water bubbles

that can perish any time.

Being transitory in nature

like a dream

they appear real

from their own side,

yet they are empty from

their own side.

Like a dream—

exactly like that.

Total hallucination

Like lightning,

transitory in nature.

When there is lightning

a flash of light appears

and then it is gone.

Same:

When death comes

all appearance of this life

go,

like friends who were here

then pass away

and are gone.

Buddha said:

If we cling, if we grasp

there is suffering.

Things cannot last;

they are impermanent by

nature.

Holding the view of

permanence

only leads to suffering.

It creates the cause to

reincarnate in samsara

again.

Attachment ties us to

samsara … again.

From Lama Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche’s teaching on Impermanence, given at Losang Drakpa Buddhist Meditation Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 2 2002.