Understanding the Three Characteristics

The podcast emphasizes the three characteristics of existence in Buddhism: impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and not-self. These concepts reveal that life is transient, marked by constant change and suffering due to desires and attachments. For example, the speaker humorously reflects on how birth itself can be viewed as the start of suffering, highlighting the inevitable aging and eventual death that follows. This perspective urges listeners to confront their assumptions about control and the nature of their existence, leading them to recognize that the sense of self is an illusion shaped by circumstances.