by Nuwan Hettiarachchi | Feb 10, 2026 | Exiting, Exiting Concepts
We often believe happiness can be created by thinking happy thoughts, and sadness avoided by suppressing painful ones. But thinking only offers temporary shifts, not lasting change. Pleasant or unpleasant thoughts are like dodging raindrops—they may help for a moment, but they do not stop the rain. Understanding that lasting happiness or sadness cannot be manufactured by thought alone is not discouraging; it is liberating. This clarity marks a decisive step toward seeing things as they truly are.
by Nuwan Hettiarachchi | Jan 31, 2026 | Exiting, Exiting Concepts, Uncategorized
You Cannot Escape Two Water Drops, But You Can Escape the Rain Concept 2 The two water drops represent unavoidable forms of dukkha that arise as long as there is a body and a mind. As long as physical form and mental activity exist, some degree of discomfort, pain, or...
by Nuwan Hettiarachchi | Jan 23, 2026 | Exiting, Exiting Concepts
Repeating pleasures never ends craving. Happiness arises from past wholesome actions, sorrow from past unwholesome ones. Drinking, eating, or indulgence again and again cannot bring lasting satisfaction. True peace comes from awareness, not repetition.
