If we examine the world, we find the earth is travelling at a speed of 29.79 kilometers a second; yet in our lifetime, we are not in the least bit aware of it. What the sutras stated over two thousand years ago about the microcosm and what science has newly discovered are in agreement – all phenomena arise and cease in an instant. Whatever is newly born is instantly annihilated.

If this is the case, why do we not see the process of arising and ceasing? The reason is because it is happening so quickly we are not aware of it. Students of philosophy should find the concepts of motion and arising-ceasing easy to accept.

The term used in the sutras is “arising-ceasing”; the term used in physics is “motion.” Which of these terms is more precise? I personally think the Buddhist term “arising-ceasing” is more precise.

~Depicted from ARE YOU READY FOR HAPPINESS - The Significance of Buddhist Philosophy Today