Q&AShwe Oo Min Dhamma Sukha Retreat30 Mar 2016
Day 3 Dhamma discussion group A — Checking Attitude, Quality of Awareness, and Nature of Defilements
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 1 hr 14 min
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A group interview addressing how to maintain natural awareness, check right attitude, and recognize craving or aversion. The teacher guides yogis to care for the meditating mind, treat dissatisfaction or agitation as simple objects, and build inner strength rather than relying on external help.
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- 242 minDay 2 morning guided — Yogi Responsibility and Right View29 Mar 2016
- 325 minDay 3 morning guided — Object and Knowing Mind30 Mar 2016
- Viewing41 hr 15 minDay 3 Dhamma discussion group A — Checking Attitude, Quality of Awareness, and Nature of Defilements30 Mar 2016
- 51 hr 14 minDay 3 Dhamma discussion group B — Perception, Intention and Watching the Mind in Daily Life30 Mar 2016
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- 71 hr 19 minDay 4 Dhamma discussion group C — Nature and Concept, Object and Awareness, and Cause and Effect31 Mar 2016
- 81 hr 9 minDay 4 Dhamma discussion group D — Object Versus Concept, Working with Reactions, and Mind Nature31 Mar 2016
- 938 minDay 5 morning guided — Observing Mental Processes and the Value of Awareness1 Apr 2016
- 101 hr 26 minDay 5 Dhamma discussion group A — Investigating Unpleasant Objects and Neutral Mind1 Apr 2016
Transcript
EnglishGood afternoon. Thanks to you for being here.
EnglishUh, it's a mixture of everything: either it is virtually there's no awareness,
Englishor— I know I'm trying to deal with it by remembering, sometimes even by energetically forcing it. And the third one is where I had nature awareness morning.
EnglishBut within 2 weeks, mostly it's first or second time. Either I forget— What? Mostly? Either I forget or remembering to do it.
EnglishTwo types. And then last week I was very frustrated because I can't get it. Hm? Frustrated. And? And I cannot get it. You cannot get it? I cannot get good awareness. So what I did was, I was reading your book, and there was a phrase that says,
English"Am I looking for things that I want to be aware, or am I aware of everything?" And strangely, the next moment I sit, that message starts with me. And then, for the whole sitting, until the next morning,
Englishthere's just nature awareness morning. It just— it just runs. Yeah.
EnglishMy question is, I don't know what are the actual causes that have nature awareness running. And then that's a lot of trying.
EnglishSo it's still very random. Yeah. So my question is how to
Englishmake it more, more natural.
EnglishImportant is your education. If your practice becomes difficult, very sure your attitude is something wrong. So check your attitude first. If your attitude is that some defilement is there, well, actually it's one thing. Actually it's a craving. Now you're reading the one paragraph is also one thing.
EnglishYou're reading, the mind understands already there. So then the mind not trying too much, then nature awareness comes itself.
EnglishSo important thing is the attitude, wrong attitude.
EnglishIf you don't have a craving or defilement, the nature awareness naturally comes. Because you are a lot of get moment that already there. Awareness already there. Only the defilement is disturbing. Then your meditation becomes problem.
EnglishSo, so actually, if your practice is not correct or something wrong, check your attitude.
EnglishActually the most problem is craving.
EnglishOkay? Several times,
EnglishI will check the attitude. There it is. Problem is that time you cannot find.
EnglishProblem that time you cannot find. Yeah.
EnglishMost of the time the attitude is wanting. Yes. And don't to like. Yeah. Also only this. Yeah.
EnglishAnd also, do you know how to awareness your aversion? Okay. Now I do what you suggest, which is notice the feeling of aversion comes in directly. And when it's okay, also note the actual pain or aversion itself. Not in these two.
EnglishYes. There are times when I just do like this, relaxed way. It's either one goes away. Problem is because you don't know that time why is the craving is present. So if you need to watch your mind state, only know you can know feeling and thoughts. Right?
EnglishFeeling and thoughts.
EnglishSo defilement, I many time I explain about defilement is not thoughts, not feeling. Feeling just feeling. Thought just thought. Defilement is defilement.
EnglishBut when you need to learn about the nature of the craving, when the craving is present, how the mind thinks, the way he thinks. If you can catch this, sometimes we can know the craving because of this, the way he thinks. Right? And also sometimes feeling. We can know the feeling and thought, then we can know this is a craving.
EnglishHow do you know the craving is present?
EnglishUh, example, when itching. It's very easy for me to notice craving. You just can't stop. You just want to continue.
EnglishExactly. That is beyond this energy. This beyond this mental state, there is some nature, the craving nature. You must know this is a nature.
EnglishThe craving is something
Englishthat is active. Yes, that is. I cannot say, but you can understand. But Sadhu, when I notice that, I still continue to eat. Fast. But this, then I can feel the whole body tense. Now then I realize, oops. Okay. Then I notice again. Okay. That's what I'm doing.
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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.…