Q&AMeditationszentrum Beatenberg Retreat25 May 2016
B 3 Group interview — Simple Awareness and Observing the Mind
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 2 hr 29 min
Original audio: English
0:00−2:29:00
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In this group interview, yogis ask about energy drops, anxiety, doubt, and staying mindful during social interactions. The teacher explains that every mental state and defilement is an object to be known; simply acknowledging what is happening without forcing changes allows wisdom to develop naturally.
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- 1217 minMeditation instructions — Knowing the Mind and Developing Awareness25 May 2016
- Viewing132 hr 29 minB 3 Group interview — Simple Awareness and Observing the Mind25 May 2016
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- 162 hr 16 minD 3 Group interview — Appreciating Awareness and Watching Without Interference26 May 2016
- 1730 minMeditation instructions — Knowing the Mind and Being Mindful When Speaking27 May 2016
- 181 hr 46 minB 4 Group interview — Deciding with Defilement or Wisdom and Background Awareness27 May 2016
Transcript
EnglishI— Is there someone coming?
EnglishI experienced two, three
Englishthings all this, again and again, and it just happened right now, that my mind is alert, awake, and I'm at peace, and there is not much thought going on,
Englishand then I almost fall asleep, you know? It's like, uh, I feel—
Englishyeah, I fall to ge— Jerk, yes. I fall to ge— Every day. —then I'm awake again. Yeah. And I heard once that that's a state just before you start thinking again, that you almost fall asleep, just as a pre-thought.
EnglishAnd at the beginning I said, "Okay, it's because I'm really tired." You know, my body was tired, I was sick before, and like this. Now I, you know, I slept well, everything okay, and it happens in the morning. Yeah.
EnglishIs that, um, and I don't have any thoughts at that moment. I'm— It's like Say— Like Sayadaw would say, it's in the, in the pendulum, you know, the rope. Yeah. Is that something normal, or— Where is it in the pendulum?
EnglishCommon. Common? Common, if not normal.
EnglishYeah, that's normal.
Englishdo it in machine, Do it in
EnglishNow tak, think,
Englisheh, eh, apa, when maybe the, the, the aho, cak, eh, aco, aco tadi pi dah. Eh, nega mau ajar? Ya. Do your machine, do your error,
EnglishAlam, nyah, alam saya melorot. You are ashamed, or you are cruising alone. Cruising alone. I mean, yes, so you are awake, you are alert, you are at peace, there's no, not much thoughts, and the wisdom has stopped working, the mind is cruising on, um, on the, the momentum it has built up, it's cruising, the effort is not working anymore.
EnglishBut it's still sort of aware because of the momentum, but it's not working actively now. So then the viriya suddenly, the, you know, it's like you cycle and you cruise, and at some point it's going to wobble, so that was the wobble, no more momentum. And then the momentum comes back, maybe. Or you have to start pedaling.
EnglishTuah, nega mahu tahu. Ah, tuah. Ah, tuah. Yeah, so it's not— Ah, tuah, tak tahu. Not sleepiness, but the, the, the energy drops suddenly. Saya nak jelaskan, kalau saya selalu cakap, see, energy ayo ara ni, kena buat macam mana? Yeah, the body and mind are connected, so when the mental energy drops, the, the body also drops.
EnglishHe says, "And which side is your head heavier, that's the side your head will fall."
EnglishOn the left. On the left. Tak kira di mana. Saya tak nak tahu. Kecuali awaklah. Some people go back. No, I always felt that. I mean, I've been better, better, better kind of man. Yeah.
EnglishOkay, thank you.
EnglishNext.
EnglishI have two questions. The first question is more about, um, social interaction, and, well, even we don't talk, we have social interactions, and
Englishin, um, some days, I would like to get a lot of this awareness with me, and what I notice is that there are some trigger points which already get better with practicing,
Englishand, but still they are quite strong, like,
Englishfor example, nobody does, but talking bad about other people. It happens a lot in little things, so probably you say, "Oh, have you heard that about this person?" And then you say, "Oh, yeah, yeah, that's—" and the drama already starts. I know it's a momentum of no awareness, but the drama already started, so I'm wondering,
Englishum, how is it possible to not get into this drama? Even I know now it's okay, I was not aware, now I'm aware, but it's too late to be aware.
EnglishWhy is it too late to be aware? Because probably I heard it, somebody already. Oh. Or I did some harm already to somebody, and I'm actually, you know, for me, for my meditation, it's going well. I'm aware, I notice there is
Englishanger, or there's fear, or, and I can deal with that, but in social reactions, I feel it more difficult, actually, to be aware. To restrain from wrong speech, you mean? To restrain from wrong speech, also, or to interreact in some sort of social behavior, probably not here, but it's more.
EnglishAt home? At home, and I noticed a difference when I started meditating, and the confidence in awareness is getting stronger, and it's already
Englishchanged, but still it's some sort of, you know, very, very fast. It's a different behavior. Some things the weakness is still there. Yeah. Yeah. And
Englishtoo late to be aware
EnglishTuah too late mah pi dewa. Damai tuah pi ore je lah. Tengah je, you lag, tengah je, you lag, oh. Yeah. He says, "So, well, it's not too late to be aware." Salah jawab, eh, maaf ya, salah jawab. You start from where you are. So you feel like you've said something wrong, you feel guilty, right? You start being aware, and you learn lessons. Eh, marah, marah, nanti dah nyeluk, terlupa budu.
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Sayadaw U Tejaniya began his Buddhist training as a young teenager in Burma under the late Shwe Oo Min Sayadaw (1913–2002). After a career in business and life as a householder, he has become a permanent monk since 1996.…