Contemplating Uncertainty ('Anicca') | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Dec 14, 2021 · 38m

As Queensland is finally opening borders for arrivals without quarantine, there is a sense of uncertainty about future levels of infections and changing regulations. Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to not deny these feelings, but to confront them directly by active contemplation. 'Anicca', normally translated as 'impermanence', also means 'not sure', 'uncertain', 'unreliable'. We may feel some temporary relief by denying the unreliable nature of conditions, but in the end reality will always catch up with us, and then we will suffer a lot. A better approach is to acknowledge uncertainty and to…