<p>With <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassan%C4%81-%C3%B1%C4%81%E1%B9%87a" rel="nofollow noreferrer">vipassanā-ñāṇa</a> you can recognise this change perhaps not to the clarity as in the Abhidhamma.</p>

<p>In p 39 of <a href="http://host.pariyatti.org/treasures/Process_of_Consciousness_and_Matter.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Process of Conciousness and Matter</a> by (Aggamahāpaṇḍita) Bhaddanta Dr. Rewata Dhamma (Writen as a supplement to <a href="http://store.pariyatti.org/Comprehensive-Manual-of-Abhidhamma-A--PDF-eBook_p_4362.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma</a>), gives an idea at what rate phenomena arises and passes away.</p>

<p>For personal practice if will be sufficient recognise:</p>

<ul>
<li>Arising</li>
<li>Passing</li>
<li>Change, i.e., what has arisen is what has not arisen before </li>
</ul>

<p>Also see my other answer on similar subject matter: <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/12392/295">https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/12392/295</a></p>

<p>Following two articles by Piya Tan might be of interest:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/26.1-Dhamma-Abhidhamma-piya.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dhamma and Abhidhamma</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/8.3-Radiant-mind.-piya.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Radiant Mind</a></li>
</ul>

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Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
<p>We all know that we get sick and get old but i have heard that "Abhidhamma" talks about a faster version of decay and change.As i have heard there is a change that is happening every fraction of a second but we are unable to recognize it with our senses.</p>

<p>Does anyone have knowledge to share about this?</p>

<p>And how can we use this to our personal practice?</p>

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Change and decay of one's own body. How fast is it?
# Change and decay of one's own body. How fast is it?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-04)

We all know that we get sick and get old but i have heard that "Abhidhamma" talks about a faster version of decay and change.As i have heard there is a change that is happening every fraction of a second but we are unable to recognize it with our senses.

Does anyone have knowledge to share about this?

And how can we use this to our personal practice?

**Tags:** theravada, personal-practice, meditation-insight, abhidhamma, impermanence


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-05. Score: 1

With [vipassanā-ñāṇa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassan%C4%81-%C3%B1%C4%81%E1%B9%87a) you can recognise this change perhaps not to the clarity as in the Abhidhamma.

In p 39 of [Process of Conciousness and Matter](http://host.pariyatti.org/treasures/Process_of_Consciousness_and_Matter.pdf) by (Aggamahāpaṇḍita) Bhaddanta Dr. Rewata Dhamma (Writen as a supplement to [Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma](http://store.pariyatti.org/Comprehensive-Manual-of-Abhidhamma-A--PDF-eBook_p_4362.html)), gives an idea at what rate phenomena arises and passes away.

For personal practice if will be sufficient recognise:

* Arising
* Passing
* Change, i.e., what has arisen is what has not arisen before

Also see my other answer on similar subject matter: <https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/12392/295>

Following two articles by Piya Tan might be of interest:

* [Dhamma and Abhidhamma](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/26.1-Dhamma-Abhidhamma-piya.pdf)
* [The Radiant Mind](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/8.3-Radiant-mind.-piya.pdf)


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