हाड़ जरै ज्यौं लाकड़ी, केस जरैं ज्यों घास I सब तन जलता देखि करि, भया कबीर उदास II
Everything changes and nothing lasts forever. Everything from our emotions to our thoughts and feelings, from the cells in our bodies to the plants around us, is changing and decaying continuously. Everything in material or relative existence is impermanent. That is, everything has a beginning, a middle, and, most definitively, an ending. Life is perpetually in flux and change is an inevitable constant. It may seem paradoxical, but embracing impermanence can be a great gift. Indeed, it can be one of life’s great wake-up calls. No matter how we try to escape it, the reality of impermanence will eventually catch us and force us to deal with it. When we allow ourselves to consciously recognize the impermanence of all things, we appreciate life more and we have more joy and gratitude for this precious human lifetime in which we can connect with others and expand our love and compassion.
"Kabir says, on funeral pyre bones burn like dry wood, hair burn like grass on fire. Seeing the body turning into ash makes us acutely aware of the transient nature of objects, situations, people, and relationships. Anything that we cling to persistently can cause us to suffer and drain our energy. Detachment is key to making friends with impermanence; until we can release our attachments, impermanence will continue to loom like a specter over our shoulders. Impermanence is undoubtedly a challenging thing to embrace. Yet it provides us with the opportunity to awaken to the deeper reality of being that lies beyond our material existence. By exploring the insights impermanence offers us we can suffer less, and live a deeper, more fulfilling life."
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