Anicca or impermanence, an important concept in Buddhism is just as much a part of Hinduism as in Western philosophy where the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus expounded his doctrine of panta rhei. Anicca in Buddhism is the first of the three marks of existence, the other two being dukkha that is suffering, pain or unsatisfactoriness and anatta which means non-self, non-soul or no essence. The concept of anicca asserts that all that's conditioned is impermanent. Physical and mental events come into being and dissolve just like human beings are born, grow old and die. While sometimes, people think of anicca as the precursor of dukkha and lament over it, the truth is this sort of suffering does have its antidote. Just listen to what the CEO of Alphabet and Google, Sundar Pichai has to say....
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