英語で仏教！の第６回です。今回のテーマは「諸行無常」。

平家物語でも有名な言葉ですが、仏教の基本的な概念でもあります。英語と日本語の両面から触れていただき、仏教の世界観を味わってみてください。

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The belief that all things arise , change, and die is one of the fundamental understandings of Buddhism. This is often expressed  as “all things are impermanent.” What this means is that nothing exists forever and absolutely unchanged.

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Even in our own bodies, there are a large number of cells dying each moments, and at the same time they are being replaced by numerous new cells. Eventually our individual bodies arrive at death. Even the universe which appears to be infinite is forever transforming and will one day be extinguished.

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However, we tend to live under the illusion that the present state of affairs will continue forever. As a result, we make various mistaken perceptions and misunderstand the truth. Buddhism teaches us to fix our eyes upon the truth of impermanence and to form a correct judgment about all things.