Sentence examples for marks of existence from inspiring English sources

It is a core principle of the Buddha's teaching and the first of the three marks of existence; the other two being dukkha, which stands for unsatisfactoriness or suffering, and anatta, the doctrine of non-self.

But their hunger wasn't merely for pleasure or comfort — it was for a mark of existence, for a reflection of their desire and their will in the world.

In tragic biographies, perhaps, dwells a half-confirmation of the idea that to approach the mysteries, to capture the figure that will resolve the question mark of existence, a descent must take place, an immersion in what Joseph Conrad called "the destructive element".

As the second mark of existence, impermanence pervades all compounded phenomena.

If this is not forthcoming, there is the strong counter-intuition that zero marks the absence of existence; and no number of absent or non-existent things or quantities makes a present, existent thing or quantity.

The mark of our existence is need, or the non-acceptance of neutral Being.

One answer which is mooted is that the capacity to act or be acted upon is the distinctive mark of real existence or 'that which is.' The Stoics accept this criterion and add the rider that only bodies can act or be acted upon.

The crisis in Attawapiskat came to light amid an ongoing campaign to abolish the Indian Act, a document that marked 140 years of existence this week and which puts the Canadian government in control of most aspects of First Nation life.

In November 2011, Open Babel will mark 10 years of existence as an independent project, and for the first time, we have discussed its development and features.

Nonetheless, due to the dynamic appearance and disappearance of methylarginine marks, the existence of an arginine demethylase is very likely.

We were surrounded by the marks of a temporary existence: new Ikea-style furniture, mismatched curtains, piled-up books and a general air of neglect.