Feeling is like a bubble
The Buddha used the analogy of “feeling is like a bubble” to convey the impermanence and transient nature of pleasant, unpleasant and neutral sensations.
Just like a bubble that appears for a brief moment and then pops, feelings come and go. Feeling is “completely void, hollow, and insubstantial.”
And yet, we become captivated, thinking both that they last and that they are somehow a part of us: “I am angry, I am sad, I am excited, I am happy” or “I like this, I don’t like that.”
With mindfulness we begin to see how deeply uncomfortable it is to cling to what is impermanent, and we develop the intention to let go.
“Form is like a glob of foam;
feeling, a bubble;
perception, a mirage;
fabrications, a banana tree;
consciousness, a magic trick…”
— Phena Sutta
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