Dhamma talkBangkok Retreat8 Nov 2015
Day 2 instructions — Mind as Nature, Knowing and Object
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 17 min
Original audio: Burmese · English interpretation
0:00−17:29
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Meditation instructions emphasize practicing in a relaxed way without wanting or rejecting any experience. Everything unfolds according to natural laws of cause and effect, without a self. Yogis are encouraged to continuously maintain awareness of the mind and objects in every moment.
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Bangkok Retreat · 22 talks
- 11 hr 5 minDay 1 instructions — Right Effort, Right Attitude, and Working with Experiences7 Nov 2015
- 21 hr 27 minDhamma discussion group A1 — Meditation Is Being Aware7 Nov 2015
- Viewing317 minDay 2 instructions — Mind as Nature, Knowing and Object8 Nov 2015
- 41 hr 23 minDhamma discussion group B1 — Facing Emotions, Dropping Methods, and Knowing Without Labelling8 Nov 2015
- 52 hr 3 minDhamma discussion group C1 — Can We Really Make a Decision? / Resting in Awareness8 Nov 2015
- 612 minDay 3 instructions — Reality and Concepts in Meditation9 Nov 2015
- 71 hr 55 minDhamma discussion group D1 — Knowing with Right View and Observing Reactions9 Nov 2015
- 81 hr 58 minDhamma discussion group A2 — Observing the Mind, Working with Greed and Fear9 Nov 2015
- 915 minDay 4 instructions — Knowing the Mind and Continuity of Awareness10 Nov 2015
- 101 hr 33 minDhamma discussion group B2 — Mind as Reality and Working with Pain and Attitude10 Nov 2015
Transcript
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Just continue being aware of whatever you
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continue to be aware of.
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Even if you don't try to listen,
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you will still hear.
[Burmese segment]
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When meditating,
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it should be relaxed and at ease.
[Burmese segment]
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If you're wanting things, thinking things should be a certain way,
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and if these expectations are strong,
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you'll find
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the mind is
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not at peace,
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it's agitated.
[Burmese segment]
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In meditation, we're not trying to get anywhere.
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We're not trying to get anything.
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And we're also not trying to
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get rid of anything
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or get away from anything.
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We're allowing things to be as they are,
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and being aware
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of things as they are.
[Burmese segment]
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Remember that
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everything is Dhamma.
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Everything is nature. Dhamma means nature.
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[Burmese speech]
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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.…