Buddha Quote: Seeing change lessens suffering Espresso Cup

Everything comes into being due to causes and conditions; when conditions change, things change. Once we really consider it, the idea that all things are impermanent seems pretty obvious, and even simple. Yet it is the key that unlocks the insight the Buddha had and shared with us, an insight that changes lives for the better. What he describes with these verses is just that: once we begin to really examine the effect that everything always changing has on us, we begin to see why that is the cause of a lot of misery in our lives, and the lives of others. It has everything to do with our willingness to face reality and deal with it. Wisdom comes from spending a lot of time trying to see it all more clearly, and choosing better ways of reacting to the way things are. That practice leads toward us tiring of the pain caused by refusing to see, which changes the way we think and behave -- for the better. The art on this cup tries to express how all things dear to us break down, and we can still love what breaks down through all its changes. Let this cup remind you to keep thinking about impermanence.