[masteryxisman]

Hello,

If we examine the idea of impermenance, it can be self contradictory. If everything is truely impermenant then impermenance itself is impermenant (which makes is permenant)

As far as i understand the Buddha teachings, the Buddha did not say that everything is impermenant. The Buddha said that "conditioned" things are impermenant.

I guess the Buddha out of understanding of human mind avoided talking much about ultimate truth so we dont get attached to any sort of ideas. But out of change, there is something changeless.

As i explained above, a mirror will reflect whatever is infornt of it. People will come and go and stand infront of the mirror and the reflections will keep on changing, yet the mirror itself does not change. Same thing can be said about the empty box we use here to type our ideas, it will take whatever we type on it, yet the box itself does not change, its always empty.

Emptiness is form, form is emptiness. Understanding emptiness will help us to understand Anatta.

Anatta is (Not-self), its not (No self).

Emptiness ≠ nothingness

Most of other posts focused on the empty half of the glass, so i am trying to show that there is a full half.

Buddhism is NOT nihilism, when i first studied Anatta i thought it was a form of nihilism, hopefully my current understanding is a bit better, and if anyone find my post a bit confusing then please accept my apology.

Regards,
Bundokji