Guided MeditationInsight Meditation Society Retreat1 May 2014
Guided meditation — Strengthening Awareness Rather Than Following Objects
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 32 min
Original audio: Burmese · English interpretation
0:00−32:05
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This guided meditation reminds meditators to maintain continuous awareness rather than chasing objects. When the mind awakens, one must keep the right attitude, avoid greed for results, and sustain steady effort.
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- 91 hr 48 minDharma Discussion group E1 — Recognizing Dosa and Working with Wisdom29 Apr 2014
- 101 hr 53 minDharma Discussion group F1 — Awareness of Mind, Thinking, and Dosa29 Apr 2014
- 111 hr 47 minDharma Discussion group A2 — Working with Depression, Reactions, and Simplicity30 Apr 2014
- 122 hr 10 minDharma Discussion group B2 — Concept, Reality, and Observing Mind30 Apr 2014
- Viewing1332 minGuided meditation — Strengthening Awareness Rather Than Following Objects1 May 2014
- 141 hr 27 minDharma discussion C2 — Concepts and Experience, Being Aware of Awareness1 May 2014
- 152 hr 2 minDharma Discussion group D2 — Working with Past Trauma, Sleepiness, and Right Speech1 May 2014
- 1624 minGuided meditation — Four Right Efforts and Developing Awareness2 May 2014
- 172 hr 15 minDharma Discussion group E2 — Natural Awareness, Dealing with Pīti and Effort2 May 2014
- 181 hr 52 minDharma Discussion group F2 — Taking Care of Awareness, Thinking Productively, and Working with Sleepiness2 May 2014
Transcript
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, yoga like .
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Don't follow the objects.
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Remember to,
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to know that you are aware.
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Yogi . Yogi . The deed is not sound, you know. I think— I don't know. This is like chi . The yogi's responsibility is just to remain alert and awake, to
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look after the awareness, make sure the awareness is still working. There's no need to follow the objects.
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[Burmese speech]
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The objects are already there. They will always be there. That's their nature.
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[Burmese speech]
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But the quality of the mind determines whether
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the objects you're knowing will be gross or subtle.
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A . So what we can do is strengthen the mind by keeping the— by growing the continuity of the awareness, so that the quality of the awareness grows, and wisdom as well.
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. When the mind is able
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to know more, it will know more.
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, yogi . The practice is not to be trying to do anything to the objects or the experiences that we're going through. It is just a practice of strengthening the mind, i.e., the awareness of the mind.
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. We're a few days into the retreat.
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Mindfulness will have gained some momentum, the mind will have become fairly settled, and the mind can start rejoicing about it, celebrating.
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He says, "Be careful."
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Just steady. He said, "Just stay steady. Just remain mindful. Just do the work." . Greed's nature is that the moment it gets a little bit, it's looking ahead to see if it can get more.
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[Burmese speech]
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To proceed steadily, in an even manner.
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He said, "That's our goal, to keep going." That's the goal of Vipassanā meditation.
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Keep that awareness alive.
[Burmese segment]
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, yogi , yogi . For those of us who
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have been used to being aware of
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one or two objects, or a few objects,
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when
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the awareness becomes better and more objects become known, sometimes the mind thinks it's very busy,
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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.…