What are the 3 main aspects of the human condition in Buddhism?

The three main aspects of the human condition are Anicca, Anatta and Dukkha. Dukkha translates as 'suffering' (typically caused by greed, hatred and selfish desire), Anicca translates as 'impermanence' (the idea that nothing lasts), and Anatta applies impermanence to the human by suggesting that there is no one thing (such as a soul) that makes a human human. By not accepting Anatta, humans may have an obscured vision of their place in the world and act selfishly to protect that - this ultimately causes suffering to occur.

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