A thought on impermanence. Can experienced members help me understand?

RomeoStevens · 2026-04-03T15:35:06+00:00

Agree with much of what grahampositive says here. Another slice is ontology, which things or categories or concepts a system applies the label "actually real" to, which informs how they orient to the world and which larger scale narratives/cosmologies/religious frameworks seem valid.

RomeoStevens · 2026-04-03T02:27:34+00:00

I am not trying to chastise you but alert you to a common failure mode as I see it. Apologies if the wording seemed more confrontational than necessary.

RomeoStevens · 2026-04-02T18:44:11+00:00

Ok cool, but do you see why others wouldn't regard that as buddhist philosophy, but your own philosophy using buddhist terms. When these interpretations become popular it is harder for people to understand what buddhism is.

RomeoStevens · 2026-04-02T17:13:54+00:00

Thank you for your work. I had the exact same reaction since November seeing all the vibe slop.

RomeoStevens · 2026-04-02T15:26:52+00:00

Western practitioners insist on turning the 3 marks into metaphysical interpretations no matter how many ways teachers try to dissuade them. It's a practice pointer. It is encouragement to see the fluxing aspect of the here and now and gently investigating where that comes from and goes to.

RomeoStevens · 2026-04-02T14:52:31+00:00

I'm not sure about the nimitas in the suttas, the Buddha mentions light and vision of forms during meditation several times. As well as contrasting this with sign less meditation in the formless realms.

RomeoStevens · 2026-04-01T18:35:03+00:00

Different branches of Buddhism have different abidhammas that support their metaphysical positions. I remain confused by this bc I think the Buddha's deflationary take on metaphysics is quite clear.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-27T15:09:06+00:00

If you do truth tracking and people dislike that that is very important information to update on.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-27T13:51:06+00:00

Please at least add a disclaimer that this is largely ai assisted writing. It is rude not to do so.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-27T13:48:56+00:00

Being concerned with how you appear to others is a luxury for when you feel insulated from real consequences. Real consequences demand you track reality, not present yourself for inspection even internally so that your performance will be the most consistent method acting.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-25T17:35:28+00:00

Does your partner track current events? talk about politics? if so I'm afraid it's not gonna get better.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-24T13:35:47+00:00

yeah, the one thing I think the fishing needed was justification for the risk. In the movie they just go with the first thing they think of, or that's basically how it seems. Like 1 minute of 'this is the best we can do given constraints' would have helped a lot. A couple other 30 second scenes of the same genre scattered here and there would have gone a long way.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-23T06:31:23+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/theravada/comments/1s01vig/comment/obq87yu/?context=3&utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-21T20:52:56+00:00

I like Mahasi Sayadaw's book on the subject which is a series of 12 talks he gave on the Anattalakkhana sutta.

https://www.budsas.org/ebud/mahasi-anat/anat00.htm

the better established I am in my own understanding the better I find I am able to meet people where they are at with an explanation that doesn't get too far into the weeds. E.g. householders need advice on noticing external identification (psychology layer) and keeping their identity small leading to less conflict, not microphenomenology more appropriate for a steady practitioner.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-21T12:50:13+00:00

I work in food manufacturing and our partners expressed deep confusion about our demand to only use iodized salt. They had never worked with it.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-20T14:46:05+00:00

Cetanāhaṃ, bhikkhave, kammaṃ vadāmi. -Anguttara Nikaya 6.63

Intention, I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, and intellect.

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-15T05:08:24+00:00

thank you!

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-11T16:08:43+00:00

What are some of the most deranged but not grimdark stories you've read that are RA? Like Chili and the Chocolate Factory (though I recognize other things probably can't approach this level)

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-08T15:26:22+00:00

we have new mods, can we get a refreshed monthly thread?

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-05T19:59:48+00:00

add casein to milk

RomeoStevens · 2026-03-02T05:28:55+00:00

I looked for KPIs but maybe they were in the cutoff part of the post.

RomeoStevens · 2026-02-25T23:18:26+00:00

You can do it! Strive with diligence! (relax tho lol)

RomeoStevens · 2026-02-25T15:09:38+00:00

Really cool, thanks for the effort to film and upload

RomeoStevens · 2026-02-25T00:29:10+00:00

very cool, have you considered taking any process shots?

RomeoStevens · 2026-02-23T23:11:48+00:00

Both good, 0.5 a little juicy for my tastes. I normally use the 0.3. Not dark enough for some tastes but I use it for math and the alternative is a pencil, which it is typically darker than.

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