In this chapter of I Am Here Now, we stress-test three “common sense” beliefs and watch them crumble—until a single axiom remains: “I am here now.”

From this bedrock we derive the first two marks of existence—impermanence (anitya/anityatā) and non-self (anātman)—and see how they synthesize into dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda). We also examine why modern knowledge often chases results while forgetting foundations, and how re-anchoring inquiry in the here and now can make science, ethics, and everyday life more humane.

What you’ll hear

Why “the world before/after me” fails as a foundational truth

Why the sun’s daily cycle isn’t a sufficient axiom

Dream vs. waking: the universality problem

The triad of I / here / now as inseparable conditions

From analysis to Dharma: anitya, anātman, pratītyasamutpāda

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With gratitude to the Venerable Monk Goon Maeng Seo Jin for the teachings in I Am Here Now.

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