Q&AInsight Meditation Society Retreat7 May 2012
Group E 3 — Investigation, Continuity, and Natural Working of the Mind
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 1 hr 47 min
Original audio: Burmese · English interpretation
0:00−1:47:19
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In this group interview, the teacher addresses mental reactions to uncomfortable sensations and anxiety. He explains wisdom's role in investigation, recognizing craving, and maintaining momentum in practice.
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- 172 hr 3 minGroup D 3 — Continuity of Practice and Aversion6 May 2012
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- 2012 minTaking practice into life7 May 2012
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- 221 hr 38 minGroup B 4 — Observing Defilements, the Illusion of Self, and Cause-and-Effect Chain8 May 2012
- 231 hr 53 minGroup C 4 — Guarding Sense Doors and Staying with Awareness9 May 2012
Transcript
EnglishSo this is a recording of Sayadaw U Tejaniya checking group E for the third time, Monday, May 7, 2012, at the Insight Meditation Society. And with those of you who are reporting first, please raise your hand so that
Englishyou can be identified.
EnglishOkay. Okay.
EnglishAnd I've already instructed them on
Englishbeing aware of speaking and listening.
EnglishI'm going to pray.
EnglishSayadaw,
EnglishI want to express a lot of gratitude to your untiring teachings, and also to Steve and Carol for their support in clarifying,
Englishso it helps a lot in my practice. And to Mutt there for his excellent, precise translation, because I understand Burmese; it makes it even more—I appreciate her even more,
Englishhow precise her, and how deep she goes into the translation. And my practice has gotten a whole lot smoother. I notice far less reduced
Englishclinging, craving, desires. And
Englishas far as
Englishnoticeably, far less anger and dosa. This morning, as I was sitting, I was, in my mind, getting tense about preparing to talk,
Englishto report to Sayadaw. And then I noticed that I was not—I didn't want that to happen. And by noticing it, after a while,
Englishit went away, because I noticed that
Englishthe habitual pain in the arm came back. Then I realized that I am in the present moment, that I was not futurizing.
EnglishSo I was grateful to the pain that—to the habitual pain as not being unfriendly, but actually as a
Englishbenefit.
EnglishIn addition to that, what I noticed was
Englishthe reduced anger
Englishwhen Sayadaw said about 0, 1, 0. How can I apply this in daily life? Because here, there is so little to be angry about at IMS. Whereas something like in Burma, one really noticeable pain is—I mean, intolerance is mosquito.
EnglishAnd that, I still have trouble with that. I noticed that. And lastly, I want to report is, a lot of all my pains and all that, I can realize as
Englishsensitivities, and so it is not a problem. But after all of that is handled, I realized I came across this vertigo since last yesterday. And that, I cannot—the mind cannot follow it fast enough, because it is total loss of balance.
EnglishAnd if I don't control it, the first reaction is just to control so that I don't fall. But it is so out of control, and it is
Englishone reaction. I can just feel reaction when I have this vertigo.
[Burmese segment]
English , , , , , , 0, 1, 0, , , , , It's just we'll see more dosa when we get back home and get back to
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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.…