Q&ADhamma Vibhajja Retreat26 Nov 2023
Basic questions and answers (morning) — Watching Liking and Disliking, and the Intention to Know
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 52 min
Original audio: English
0:00−52:06
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The interview clarifies avoiding excessive effort and checking whether awareness is present. The Sayadaw guides yogis to notice liking and disliking, and to cultivate the intention to understand so that wisdom can grow.
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Transcript
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Right, right, thank you. I was going to ask—
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That's uncommon. The physical awareness, not as bad as the brain.
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So you go by the maneesha, then your physical world starts—
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Dhamma?
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Dukkha, or—
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It's all the same.
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Don't use your brain, huh.
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No, it's not.
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Use your mind.
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Brain is thinking, right?
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Yes, planning.
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But meditation is thinking. Planning is thinking, right?
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Meditation is thinking.
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Planning peacefully? You cannot think.
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Focus.
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Focus?
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Yes, actually.
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That's the problem. Focus. Why are you so focused? Think peacefully.
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No problem.
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Planning, relaxing, and peacefully. You plan more.
Tiếng Việt
Tiếng Việt
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If you're planning without defilement, then you relax.
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Because it's—
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Because of focus is—
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It's thought.
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Huh?
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When he tried to work—
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It's thought.
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It's very slow.
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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.…