Core -- Non-Core

Buddhism's Three Marks of Existence


Impermanence (anicca);
Suffering, not satisfying, misdirection (dukkha);
Non-self (anattā)

Setting aside your personal
beliefs, ideas, thinking, feelings, and senses,
Your subjective experience includes

Impermanence: always changing
Suffering: not too happy, not satisfied by your current experience, torn between setting aside and being
Non-self: no permanent center, container, controller or owner

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