That which is seen
Автор: Alan Weller
Загружено: 2026-01-08
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This video explores the difference between the act of "seeing" and "that which is seen." Seeing is described as a momentary, conditioned reality—a "dhamma"—that arises, performs its singular function, and immediately ceases. The object being seen, by contrast, has no capacity to experience anything itself.
This understanding of reality as a transient series of impersonal, conditioned moments directly challenges the concept of an enduring self or "I." The text posits that what is commonly mistaken for a person is merely a continuous stream of different realities arising and falling away together due to conditions. The ultimate conclusion is that "actually, there is no one at all." The development of true understanding (paññā) is achieved not through simple intellectual agreement but through the repeated hearing and deep consideration of these truths, which gradually leads to the dismantling of the ignorance surrounding the nature of moment-to-moment experience.
(Written with the aid of AI.)
Recorded on 19th September 2023.
Pictures: Hampstead, London by Alan Weller.
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