Suffering arises from clinging to impermanent things.

Evidence

As best I could understand it, the Buddha’s main thesis was that in a world where everything is constantly changing, we suffer because we cling to things that won’t last. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 447

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 447
• XREF: connects to: Grief and desire can coexist in profound moments of reflection. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 441; Anticipatory dread of loss can coexist with intense present happiness — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 268; Material and economic precarity, not fate, drives a character’s suffering — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 525 (+1 more)

Library Connections

• Anticipatory dread of loss can coexist with intense present happiness #complicates (0.65) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 268

Broader Connections

• Grief and desire can coexist in profound moments of reflection. #expands (0.60) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 441