In his second year, Harry learns, among other things, about the three marks of existence that the Buddha taught, namely (1) that life involves suffer… - John Algeo

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In his second year, Harry learns, among other things, about the three marks of existence that the Buddha taught, namely (1) that life involves suffering, (2) that we have no enduring separate self, and (3) that everything is constantly changing or transforming. Indeed, transformation is the key theme of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

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About John Algeo

John Algeo (1930-2019) was a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Georgia. He was a Theosophist, Vice President of the Theosophical Society Adyar and a Freemason

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Harry Potter began his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the first of seven projected novels: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. In that first novel, Harry was on a quest to find the Philosopher’s Stone, which turns base metal into gold and produces an elixir of immortality. But his real quest in that novel, as in the succeeding books of the series, is for self-knowledge.

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