Guided MeditationBangkok Retreat12 Nov 2015
Day 6 guided 10 min meditation — Being Aware or Idle Thinking
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 7 min
Original audio: Burmese · English interpretation
0:00−7:21
Uses compressed audio.
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A guided meditation instructing yogis to check whether the mind is being aware or merely thinking. Objects are always present to be known, and our responsibility is to cultivate continuous awareness. When the mind is truly knowing, idle thinking naturally ceases.
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Transcript
[Burmese segment]
EnglishIs the mind being aware, or is it only thinking?
[Burmese segment]
EnglishThere is always something to be known. There is always something you can know. The objects are always there. Our responsibility is
Englishto keep being aware of whatever we can be aware of,
Englishto cultivate the awareness.
EnglishWhen the mind is really being aware, when the mind is really knowing
Englishcontinuously, it doesn't have a lot of time for, it doesn't
Englishdo any more idle thinking.
EnglishAnd if we're
Englishthinking idly, it's because we're not
Englishapplying ourselves to truly being aware.
[Burmese segment]
EnglishIf you look after the Dhamma, the Dhamma will look after you.
EnglishIf you take care of the Dhamma, the Dhamma takes care of you.
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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.…