Q&ALing Shan Temple Retreat29 Apr 2018
Group 13 — Watching the Mind Reaction and Working with the Mind Door
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 1 hr 50 min
Original audio: English · Chinese interpretation
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The group interview clarifies recognizing the mind's reactions and understanding true impermanence. The teacher also guides using wisdom with the enlightenment factors and switching objects when defilements overwhelm.
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- 212 hr 16 minGroup 12 — Working with Pain, the State of Mind, and the Sense of Self28 Apr 2018
- 2211 minQ&A 09 — Using Wisdom and Working with Anger28 Apr 2018
- Viewing231 hr 51 minGroup 13 — Watching the Mind Reaction and Working with the Mind Door29 Apr 2018
- 242 hrGroup 14 — Concept and Reality in Meditation29 Apr 2018
- 258 minQ&A 10 — Defilements in Dreams and Questions Arising Naturally29 Apr 2018
Transcript
ZH
那个，首先想感谢禅师，因为我这几天的练习，终于知道什么是正确的觉支。那因为，对，那因为那个，终于抓到那个觉支的那种正确的觉支的感觉跟想，跟那个观念。所以这的确是，的确觉得好像，感觉很要法喜，高兴，很高兴。
English
So these days she understands what is the right awareness, and when she knows what is the right awareness, she feels happy.
English
Thanks, God. 禅说，禅说谢谢老天爷。
English
谢谢。 Very important to understand, yeah. 非常重要这个。
ZH
那接下来还是有几个问题要请教一下，就是在接下来的，在练习的过程当中，还是发现有几个状况。那一个，第一个是练习称心，因为在打坐的时候，观照的时候，旁边发现后面有人在说话。那那个时候就发现自己起了称心，就在生起为什么会有吵杂的声音。那起了称心之后，自己那个的一个，就发现自己说起了称心了，然后那个觉照还是在的。那过了一会儿，这个称心不见了之后，又继续观照，观照一段时间后，因为后面那个说话声音还在持续，所以又起称心了。那那个时候又观照到称心，想像又比较弱又比较强，这样子。那不晓得这种情况怎么办。
English
So sitting meditation, people behind her talking, so a vision arises, and she continues aware of the vision, and the vision goes down. And then people talk again, and the vision rises again. So this is like sometimes I'll— Whatever happens, try again. Try again. Try again. This is a learning process.
English
Practice. More practice, more skillful.
ZH
禅说这个就是这样子练习，就是去觉支，然后你练习得越多，就会越擅巧地去会觉支。
English
They give you to practice.
ZH
它们生起是帮助你来练习的。
ZH
那我了解了。那还有，这样的确。好，那还有第二个是，还有一个状况是，我在因为常常觉得头部有点，常常觉得头痛，所以我就观照头，整个，整颗头，就是把整颗头当观照对象。然后后来发现说，观照整颗头之后，觉得头有点闷闷的，然后就突然开始，好像它自然，就是脖子自然地动，这样，就自己这样自然地动。 Headache.
English
So she watched the whole head, and then still a little bit uncomfortable, and the neck will move itself. Yes, because of uncomfortable, the mind wants to move. 因为不舒服。 That time the intention is health.
ZH
因为不舒服嘛，所以这个头自然想动嘛。 Intention health.
ZH
有这个动机，要动。 这样，请问这样正确吗？
English
Is it right? This is normal. This is normal. This is a normal process. So if you're aware, but if you can aware the intention mind is better, or, but you know the knowledge is okay, oh, there is an intention mind move.
ZH
这个是一个很自然的过程。如果能够觉知到这个动机的话，就会更加好，就是觉知到这个想动。
ZH
如果可以觉知到想动，大概是什么？不太了解意思。 No problem. 不知道也没有关系。
English
But you need to know the knowledge. Already know, oh, this is not
English
automatic doing. There is a mind. Later, you can see the more subtle level, this intention.
ZH
禅说就是先有一个信息嘛，就是这个脖子它不是自己自发地去动的，是因为有这个动机，想要动的这个心，它在发生，所以脖子才会动嘛。因为现在你还看不到这个微细的这个动机在，这个没有关系。等心，就是心力增长以后呢，你就自然能看到这个更加微细的这个心的这个想动的这个动机。
English
Now awareness is becoming better. No need to try too much. Just like this.
ZH
禅说你现在的觉知呢，越来越好的情况下呢，不要太去努力，就是自然而然地去觉知就可以了。
English
Maintain the long time. Try to practice long time. 就长期地保持练习。
ZH
好的。还有第三个状况是，没有碰到状况，但是想做出了解，知识上的理解，关于说，比如说，比如说以刚才起称心那个为例，那个是同一个所缘，因为有人讲话，所以我起了两次称心。那如果是不同所缘而起的称心的话，是不是依照禅师的教导，是两个称心要比较吗？还是，这是不是要比对一下，说这两个称心有什么不一样，还是怎么样的一个状况？如果说这不同。 不同的所缘。 不同的所缘所引起的称心，是不是，但是都是称心，那是不是当碰到这种情况的时候需要比对？
English
For example, like aversion towards different objects. And then this aversion, does she need to compare the aversion, like react to different objects? All the time watch the aversion. That's enough.
ZH
就是持续地去观照，称心生起的时候，持续地去观照就够了。 意思是不同所缘也不用比对。
English
So we're not interested in soyuan.
English
We're interested in anger.
ZH
就是我们并不是去观照所缘，我们是观照，就是这个称心本身，而不是感兴趣，对于这个所缘不感兴趣，对称心感兴趣。
English
Objects are not very important. The mind reaction is more important. We try to learn how the mind is doing this.
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