Q&ALing Shan Temple Retreat25 Apr 2018
Group 06 — Maintaining Awareness at Six Sense Doors and Right View
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 2 hr 1 min
Original audio: English · Chinese interpretation
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This group interview clarifies maintaining natural awareness across the sense doors and recognizing intentions before actions. The Sayadaw explains working with sleepiness and seeing cause and effect without personal identification.
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Ling Shan Temple Retreat · 25 talks
- 81 hr 45 minGroup 03 — Open Awareness and Everything Is Nature24 Apr 2018
- 91 hr 57 minGroup 04 — Tension, Motivation, and Cause and Effect24 Apr 2018
- 1013 minQ&A 05 — Investigating Anger and the Mind's Process24 Apr 2018
- 111 hr 27 minGroup 05 — Working with Images, Pain, and the Unstable Mind25 Apr 2018
- Viewing122 hr 1 minGroup 06 — Maintaining Awareness at Six Sense Doors and Right View25 Apr 2018
- 139 minQ&A 06 — Practicing with Right View in Walking Meditation25 Apr 2018
- 141 hr 59 minGroup 07 — Pain as Dhamma and Dealing with Emotions26 Apr 2018
- 152 hr 44 minGroup 08 — Momentum of Awareness and Knowing the Meditating Mind26 Apr 2018
- 169 minQ&A 07 — Observing Discomfort and Understanding Dukkha26 Apr 2018
- 171 hr 13 minGroup 09 — Checking the Attitude and Accepting with Wisdom27 Apr 2018
Transcript
English
Okay, Sayadaw, um, I'd like to give a brief report on my progress since last year I left from— What? Shwe Oo Min. Uh-huh. Yeah. The progress of my practice. Oh, okay. Um,
English
since I hurt my leg some 3 years ago, I can't sit— I can't sit on the mattress. Oh. And I discovered that I— I'm aware that I have Dhamma horror phobia. You have? I— Dhamma horror phobia. I resist to go into the Dhamma hall to sit— Dhamma horror trauma, okay.
English
Yeah. And then I practice a lying meditation. Uh-huh. Every— every morning when I wake up. Mm-hmm. And, um,
English
I can develop awareness, but it's on and off. It's much better for the first 2 months after I left Shwe Oo Min, and it's coming weaker and weaker for months. That's why I have to check in again. Mm-hmm. And for me, I still apply the right information. Mm-hmm. When I'm aware, I can notice a voice from the mind.
English
When I see something, I started to criticize and make judgments. Mm-hmm. And then— The mind says something. Yeah. And then at that time, I don't know whether it's another mind or another voice saying that, "Oh, that's the third party's business. It's none of your business." Mm-hmm. And then I stop criticize. And whenever the aversion comes, I apply the same thing.
English
I just told myself it's a mental and physical processing is rising and passing away. Mm-hmm. Is that okay? Yes. And, uh— Yes, yes. For the— And aware together, no? Yeah, I'm aware. Mm-hmm. Um, for the intention. It's difficult to— to know that.
English
Oh. Yes. If your awareness becomes more sharp and more stronger, then you can see the intention before action. Intention is because beginning— very beginning of mind. So after the intention, the action comes. So intention is so subtle and so fast. So awareness becomes more stable and more sharp. Then you can notice intention.
English
Or if your intention is strongly, then you can know. Yeah. Very beginner's intention you cannot know because awareness is a little bit weak. So. I just aware once. Yeah. In Shwe Oo Min. And I'm aware to say for something— If your awareness becomes sharper and sharper, stronger and stronger, then you can see more faster, more subtle level.
English
The intention is beginning, and then you notice. But I'm aware that I didn't notice the intention. It did say leg behind. When I say— when I reach out to get something. Mm-hmm. I can aware the gesture. Oh, rejection. Only rejection then you can know. Gesture. And then it's all right. Judging. I just record, "Oh, I didn't— I missed the intention." Oh.
English
Yeah, missed intention. But no problem. You can start wherever you can notice. So you— past you cannot catch it, just let it be. Right? Depend on your awareness quality, you can see more faster. So keep going, practicing, get the awareness stronger and stronger. That's all.
English
Okay? Yeah. This morning I— you told another yogi that he— she can switch another posture if the mind wants to do that. Mm-hmm. I asked one question. Because I— I like to watch movies and dumb and dark ads and all those stuff.
English
Oh. And I know that that's not— not a good thing for me, and I try to do something wholesome. Yes. Instead of watching the Dhamma or— or drama or— or the movie, I— I try to watch the discourse of the— of the Sutras. Yes. But each time when I access to the computer.
English
Uh-huh. On YouTube, all those come out, the Sutra and the— and the drama and the movies. Uh-huh. And I have difficult— I— I have— I have to fight because. Yeah. Two minds. Yeah. The one said, "You should do something wholesome. You should watch the." So better to don't follow immediately. They are fighting, right? Come. Just watching.
English
Don't involve every— every thought come, right? This thought come, also you watch. That thought also come, you watch. And slowly the mind moves subtle down. The wholesome mind is win. Wholesome mind choose the what you should do this. We're always lost. Lost. We're always lost. Because you— you— you— that's why you said wait. Okay.
English
Wait and watch maybe 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes. Take your time. Okay. Okay? Then— then all if you dis— not the mind, not subtle down, all we define it is win. I shouldn't watch dramas. I don't want to say you should not. If you should, you watch what?
English
How do you feel? I try to ask myself. No, you need to not ask. Watch. When you watch the movie time, you watch your feeling also. I do so questions. Just question is not enough. Awareness is more important. I— I did watch, but. Yeah, watch and watch your mind, mind feeling. Don't pay attention too much about the movie.
English
If you involve to the movie, you don't know. Right? So when you movie, watch the movie, you need to— if you want to meditate, you can watch the movie.
English
Attitude. The important is your attitude. I want to meditate when I watch the movie. Then you can meditate. Try to meditate. I do. Okay? Yeah. Because whatever you do with motivation is important. If you want to entertain, or you want to meditate. Right? If you want to meditain— entertain, then you cannot meditate anymore.
English
He want to listen to the Sutra. He want to listen to Dhamma talks. Right. He never— he never listen to Sutra. He always watching the movie. Sometimes. Just one or twice. Yeah. So he need— she needs to struggle. But all the time he's watching the movie is the define it is win. Mm-hmm. So
English
sometime you— you also you must have principle or determination. Okay, today I watch Sutra. Tomorrow I watch movie.
English
That's a good idea. Yeah, right. This is a— you need to decide yourself what to do. Otherwise, always define it pushing you to do this, do this, do this. Then also when you watch the movie, you need to change your attitude. Okay, I watch movie. I try to meditate.
English
It's difficult. Yeah. If you want to meditate, it's okay. But if you cannot meditate, it's no— no way. Yeah? Okay. Thank you.
ZH
这个同学我大概就是他首先报告了他自己就是去年到今年就是说接触到这个禅法他自己的修—修炼过程。这个就不讲了。但是呃后来他就报告了一个呃一件事可能大家都会有帮助。他呢就是呃平常呢日常生活他就想呃怎么怎么样多一些呃培养善心。然后呢他就就是就是尽量去听这个法谈，就是上网去看这个开示，听开示。但是他说一打开那个YouTube呢，就看到自己喜欢的那个电影啊戏剧就跑出来了。完了呢他就说这个很困难啊这个取舍。他说多数时候是就是他知道应该去继续去听那些开示，但是呢大部分时候是走去看电影了。完了他说他他他但是他知道是这样的。那禅师呢就说就说他说大部分的时候是这个呃这个烦恼障打赢了。禅师就说呢他说你其实你你面临这个取舍的时候呢你先别急，你先去花一花5分钟10分钟观察你自己的心，就是看这个善法和不善法在打仗啊。你你要给它一个时间，就是不要马上就随顺它。完了呢呃万一你打输了去看电影，但是呢你也可以告诉自己我是一边禅修就是带着觉知去看电影。那这个同学说是很难的。那禅师说但是这样其实大家都明白会很纠结对不对，就是你会有挫败感，因为做不了自己想做的事。那禅师说有时候也需要一些决心，就是说好我今天决定就是听开示，明天再看电影，就是这样也可以。
ZH
嗯。禅师好。我问一句事。 嗯。 那个我那个很高兴，真的是很高兴认识认识禅师，是我有史以来参加过禅修，然后第一次见到这样子的这么活泼，也这么轻松，也这么亲切自在的禅师。真的是然后然后他真的是感染到我们。
English
You understand everything.
ZH
感染到大家大众，真的是很快乐很快乐想要进禅堂，不觉得禅堂是很痛苦的事。
English
Very happy to meditate. What? First time she met someone like you, so relaxed,
English
fun, you know, joyful, relaxed, making people like, you know, she wanted to come to the Dhamma hall and meditate.
ZH
因为每天啊每天小禅的时候就高朋满座，然后大家就是都很愉悦很快乐。我觉得这个就让我感受这个禅法一定是不一样，确实有不一样的它的，可以让我们真的可以身心可以达到一个真的比较可以自然，然后也真的是学学禅是真的是一个愉快的事情。那因为在这样的气氛之下，我觉得我就想就是报告是说我这几天就是说因为觉得禅师这个禅法，然后有个跟我以往的这个经验，我有一个很不同的感受。以往我参加过几次，大部分就是我们的所缘就是会很专注在一个固定，不管你五根六根都很容易就我们很容易就会泛散出去，但是只要我们觉察到我们还是会固定去锁住跑回来这个所缘。所以大部分的时间我们好像都是心就是会都会锁住在这样的境。因为我很想要让它有定力，所以我觉得我也要想要快速的进步，但是就是感觉就是整个身心就会觉得紧绷。我的觉得有时候我觉得我要放松一下，但是我觉得我一放松就是因为我的五根就又泛散出去了，我想要看一下外面的境，可是又觉得说这个不应该，所以我就会又抓回来。所以我就觉得就是这个固定的所缘就会当然它也是有利弊，它也是有好处。它或许它心会让我慢慢也是稳定下来，然后这个定力也会慢慢从此生。但是现在我接触到禅师这个禅法，刚开始我去串习这样子的一个行禅的时候，刚开始我是真的还是有一点还要去适应，还要去适应。因为走路，因为走路就可以这么的轻松，只要觉知在，那我觉得这个真的是一种真的身心就可以很安然的放下。那我就这几天我就试着这样走，这样走。那一样啊，我们的五根一样很容易就出去了，出去了。那但是我想说禅师教我们就是说只要看到你就觉知。那我现在就比如说我看到，我看到这个这个这个，我眼睛一出去我看到了，我就会分别这个这个这个树木，这个花这么漂亮，这个分别又出来。但是我知道说我现在是要练习，我就是要觉知它，所以我只是看到，只是看到。那不难，不容易去说不产生分别，但是我尽量我就是说我看到，那我知道，但是我行禅还是继续行禅。然后听到这个太多了，鸟叫声音，那么还有人走过的声音，这个太多了。所以声音就就是让我就是还是会泛散出去。这时候我就想说这五根我要锁住吗？那我就是听到，觉知我听到了，那就好。那刚开始这个我没办法一下子我就整个就抓回来，我就好像整个就是就是在那边串联一个，也可以说串联了一个很多很多目的一个，因为我没有把所缘抓到我固定的一个，所以我就看到什么。像有一天我也看到一个猴群，猴妈妈带着猴小孩子整个就在那边走，在那边玩。然后我看过去，我很久很久没看到猴子，我的心就飘过去，就跟着这个猴子，哇，他们在那边玩，然后就飘过去。这时候我想不行，我还是要，我还是说我还是不能跟着走，我不能黏着在这个猴子上面。所以我就我就是。
ZH
你看猴子的时候有没有觉知啊？ 没有。那时候我看到，哇，多只，一直算，哇，又看到后面一个带个小孩，然后就觉得很好玩这样。但是但是都是会在我们的觉知都会在这之后，才会去觉察到不行，我还是只要看到就好，所以继续走我的行禅这样。我都要讲完再，于是很棒，都可以记得。 不是，我想听重点，还没有听到重点。 对对对，好。
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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.…