Q&AInsight Meditation Society Retreat6 May 2014
Dharma Discussion group B4 — Wisdom, Delusion, and Relationships Between Defilements
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 2 hr
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This group interview explores right speech, the roots of depression, and opening awareness to the six sense doors. The Sayadaw clarifies the distinction between concept and reality, the workings of delusion (moha), and how wisdom frees the mind from attachment.
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- 251 hr 51 minDharma Discussion group E3 — Investigating Defilements and Reality of the Mind5 May 2014
- 262 hr 14 minDharma Discussion group F3 — Being Aware of Awareness, Personal Effort, and Looking Internally at Defilements5 May 2014
- 271 hr 41 minDharma Discussion group A4 — Practicing with Regret, Delusion, and Emotions6 May 2014
- Viewing282 hr 1 minDharma Discussion group B4 — Wisdom, Delusion, and Relationships Between Defilements6 May 2014
- 291 hr 53 minDharma Discussion group C4 — Conditioning, Mind-Matter, and Aware Speaking7 May 2014
- 301 hr 58 minDharma Discussion group D4 — Self-Criticism, Right Effort, and Defilements7 May 2014
- 3131 minMorning reflections — Momentum of Awareness and Detecting Subtle Defilements8 May 2014
- 322 hr 5 minDharma Discussion group E4 — Simple Awareness and Defilements8 May 2014
- 331 hr 47 minDharma Discussion group F4 — Natural Awareness, Sinking Mind and Dealing with Strong Emotions8 May 2014
Transcript
EnglishSo this is May 6, discussion group B, with Sayadaw U Tejaniya at IMS.
EnglishI'm going to go, I guess.
EnglishI'm listening first.
EnglishSo yesterday Sayadaw brought up intention and intentionality, and so yesterday I've been thinking about that, and if intention could be in raising your arm or walking, then certainly it can be in what you choose to bring up in group.
EnglishAnd— Choose to bring up in? In group, group session, what topic to bring up. Oh, right, right. What to think, what to talk about. And
Englishall the different things that you could bring up, why choose this versus that. So I've been thinking about that, and— As intention, under— Yeah. What was the intention of bringing one thing up versus another? Okay. And
Englishpast things that I've brought up, why did I bring that up versus another? What was the intention behind it? And then this morning, about
Englishtalking,
EnglishSayadaw said, "Are you trying to make yourself look good?" And I realized
Englisheverything that I brought up in past discussions, there was an element of ego in it. Everyone, I think, and part of it anyway.
EnglishEven so far as one description, I almost appropriated to myself, or as myself, or for myself, something that
EnglishSayadaw had said himself. And let me explain. So the first day, the first group that we had, Sayadaw talked about—and I didn't really get what he was saying, but he—because he was speaking in English and something about
Englishthis mind, when you see this mind, then there's that mind, and that kind of thing. And then when I was describing this experience that I had about observation mind and observing observation mind, two observing mind, I kind of presented it in the group as if this great attainment and discovery that I had— I was noticed.
EnglishAnd I remember describing it, that I remember looking at you and I said, "Sayadaw talked about this, right?" And you said, "Yeah." And I think
EnglishI didn't really—when he was talking about it, I sort of—I didn't get it, but I was sort of maybe percolating it or something. And just the way I described it, I just remember
Englishit's just that ego was involved. And so it was very humbling, but it's very—I'm happy I learned this lesson. And
EnglishI still have talking, so I know that Sayadaw's going to want to hear about that.
EnglishSo I have four discussions. I don't know if you want to tell anybody that. But all right, so I had four discussions, and
Englishall of them—well, even before the discussions, I was thinking about
Englishwhat I wanted to talk about, or what urges that I had, and realizing that I really had a desire to talk about the Dhamma and talk about Sayadaw's teachings, because they've had such a big impact on me. And I mentioned before, I've read all his books, and now being in here and having them, applying them to experience, it's just I wanted to tell people about it.
EnglishI feel like I want to be an evangelist when I go home.
EnglishAnd
Englishalso I thought about that I wanted to talk to people in the group to see how they're experiencing, how the teachings apply to them. And this gentleman over here, where in the first session he talked about he listened to the recordings as well, and so I had an affinity with him and wondering how he's doing.
EnglishAnd when he was also talking about the
Englishwanting to get that awareness of awareness, I wanted to
Englishencourage him and, "Here's whatever." And so anyway, I knew that was all, and thinking about what I was looking forward to talking to people.
EnglishI don't know, I almost—I've been talking too long already.
EnglishI want to window it down a little more.
EnglishPick out the pith.
EnglishAll right, let me just say this, and then
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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.…