As It Is Practice / 如其所是

As it is practice is Meng Yan / 孟岩’s phrase in E44 李晓波对话孟岩：这次，就这样吧？ for seeing a situation and acting as part of its conditions, rather than forcing it through ego, resentment, fear, or a preferred story. He explicitly says it is not lying flat: agency still matters, but it should become an appropriate part of a larger set of causes and conditions.

The source uses ordinary work conflict as a test. If a colleague proposes the right plan after an earlier disagreement, can one naturally approve it, or does self-protection, loss of face, and rumination distort the response? That makes the concept adjacent to Benfen / 本分, Rumination Vs Reflection, and Impermanence And No-Self.

Key Claims

• “As it is” is not passivity; it is proportionate agency within a concrete situation.
• The practice asks whether ego, face, rivalry, or hidden resentment changes one’s response to a correct action.
• It links company decisions and personal practice: a financial platform, founder, or investor can all misread the situation through desire.
• The concept helps explain why Investment For Better Life is not only a portfolio rule but an attention practice.

Connections

• Meng Yan / 孟岩 and Li Xiaobo / 李晓波 — source speakers.
• Benfen / 本分 — closely related “do what fits” frame.
• Impermanence And No-Self, No Better Life, and Life Antifragility — adjacent E43 life-practice branch.
• Rumination Vs Reflection, Investment For Better Life, and Human Judgment Under AI — attention and judgment context.