02 Conflict

The concept of dukkha represents an internal conflict arising from a distorted mind’s active resistance to impermanence (anicca). This profound suffering—including sorrow (soka), lamentation, and physical decay (jarā)—stems from a fragile ego desperately clinging to memories and possessions for security. Conflict persists because the mind fears self-dissolution. Freedom is achieved through liberating direct insight, dissolving the false self to embrace life’s constant change without fear or attachment.