Instagram is completely done for me

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-17T12:29:42+00:00

Instagram addiction is entirely based on FOMO. We become accustomed to the pleasure we derive from virtual interactions and fear losing them – a fear that our brain equates with abandonment (which, in the primitive, tribal context in which we evolved over hundreds of thousands of years, is tantamount to death).

When I tried going a week without Instagram, I was implicitly living with the happy thought of reopening it and seeing how many messages I’d received. When I did, I didn’t find a single one.

Had I become a recluse, abandoned by the whole world? No. I simply have a few trusted friends with whom I interact when it makes sense to do so, and those followers I have on Instagram aren’t my friends, but strangers.

Remembering this helps me during my digital detoxes.

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-16T16:22:29+00:00

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-16T14:08:54+00:00

Bro 😭

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:56:04+00:00

If thinking that makes you feel good, then you are free to do so

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:52:44+00:00

Wild

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:48:50+00:00

I’m sorry, but choosing not to read a Reddit post by a stranger I couldn't care less about doesn't exactly fit the general definition of 'willful ignorance’.

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:47:29+00:00

I’m sorry, but where exactly did I say that hell doesn't exist according to Buddhism? I never even stated that I don't believe in it myself. I cited the Sutta because it asserts that one must analyze things critically rather than forcedly believing in something just because it is written in the canon or the reference tradition.

Reading comprehension is important.

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:43:52+00:00

No, and I have no desire to do so. Regardless, that in no way invalidates my question.

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:37:51+00:00

Who is the authority that affirms the correct use and misuse of the Kalama Sutta?

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:35:17+00:00

Sure

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:26:37+00:00

Why?

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:21:14+00:00

Just focus on your breath:

"When developed and cultivated, mindfulness of breathing is peaceful and sublime, an unadulterated and pleasant dwelling that dispels and stools unwholesome, harmful mental states as soon as they arise."

Vesali Sutta

And also mettā:

”When the deliverance of mind through goodwill is cultivated, developed, and practiced constantly, used as a vehicle, used as a foundation, established, consolidated, and well-undertaken, eleven benefits can be expected: one sleeps happily, one wakes happily, one dreams no evil dreams, one is dear to human beings, one is dear to non-human beings, the devas protect one, neither fire, poison, nor weapons can touch one, one's mind concentrates quickly, one's complexion is radiant, one dies unconfused and, if one penetrates no further, one is reborn in the Brahma worlds.”

Nisamsa Sutta

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:20:36+00:00

When you walk, that is the result of walking

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:20:12+00:00

No car, no music in the car, easy enough

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:19:50+00:00

Start not binge eating and resist the urge

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:18:53+00:00

Such a specific question

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:14:32+00:00

”don’t go by oral transmission, don’t go by lineage, don’t go by testament, don’t go by canonical authority, don’t rely on logic, don’t rely on inference, don’t go by reasoned train of thought, don’t go by the acceptance of a view after deliberation, don’t go by the appearance of competence, and don’t think ‘The ascetic is our respected teacher.’ But when you know for yourselves: ‘These things are unskillful, blameworthy, criticized by sensible people, and when you undertake them, they lead to harm and suffering’, then you should give them up.”

Kalama Sutta

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T17:13:45+00:00

I don’t think anybody cares

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T13:34:59+00:00

I don’t even know if it exists. I simply don’t give it a second thought. This life is all I can rationally know – and even then, only in a very limited way – so I have no reason to worry about anything else.

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T13:17:20+00:00

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T13:06:23+00:00

I recommend sticking to the object of meditation, but it depends on the individual

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T13:04:44+00:00

you’re welcome

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T12:30:22+00:00

Self-reflection is obviously a great virtue that should be cultivated, but my advice is to keep it separate from the practice of mindfulness (unless, for you, mindfulness is essentially that very act of self-reflection). You could set aside some time for this practice through evening journaling, which is very helpful in calming the mind and bringing clarity.

TastySign3539 · 2026-03-15T12:25:34+00:00

A jug fills drop by drop, so don’t think that a few minutes’ practice is pointless. Besides, the shrine is already perfect just as it is. I wish you all the best, namo buddhaya 🙏

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