Always remember this.
The buddha explains a person is made up of
these things called the five aggregates :
form,
feeling,
perception,
intention,
consciousness.
Whether it's your five aggregates
or someone else's.
They have these three common
characteristics. The Buddha calls them
the three marks of existence,
anicca : Everything is impermanent.
dukkha : Whatever is impermanent produces suffering.
anatta : It's not under your control.
We normally think feelings and intentions
are under our control, but really it's just
a set of conditions. If someone hits us,
we hate them. If someone gifts us, we love them.
If someone does the right thing while we're in
the wrong mood, it has its own effect.
So always remember, if it's so difficult
to control your own feelings and intentions,
how are you supposed to control the intentions
and feelings of others.
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