Dhamma talkMeditationszentrum Beatenberg Retreat25 May 2016
Meditation instructions — Knowing the Mind and Developing Awareness
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 17 min
Original audio: English
0:00−17:12
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Meditation instructions guide yogis to stay present, using objects to cultivate sati, samādhi, and wisdom. Being aware of both object and mind reveals processes operating naturally without self.
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Meditationszentrum Beatenberg Retreat · 22 talks
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- 92 hr 11 minC 2 Group interview — Natural Awareness, Observing Thoughts, and Non-Identification23 May 2016
- 1030 minMeditation instructions — Knowing the Awareness and the Quality of Awareness24 May 2016
- 111 hr 51 minD 2 Group interview — Recognizing Awareness and Understanding Dukkha24 May 2016
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- 132 hr 29 minB 3 Group interview — Simple Awareness and Observing the Mind25 May 2016
- 142 hr 29 minC 3 Group interview — Natural Awareness, Checking the Attitude, and Facing Experiences25 May 2016
- 1517 minMeditation instructions — The Nature of Mind and Momentum of Awareness26 May 2016
- 162 hr 16 minD 3 Group interview — Appreciating Awareness and Watching Without Interference26 May 2016
- 1730 minMeditation instructions — Knowing the Mind and Being Mindful When Speaking27 May 2016
Transcript
EnglishGood evening, everyone. Please open your minds, say "good time."
EnglishVery simply:
Englishkeep the mind in the present moment.
EnglishThe Dish is needed from everybody.
EnglishPlease don't forget that
Englishawareness is here.
EnglishAwareness is present.
[Burmese segment]
EnglishWhatever
Englishhappens, whatever you experience,
Englishthat's just their nature.
EnglishThey're just objects.
EnglishGood. Load it. Ayo, jump you gear.
EnglishSame her, the lead, the body in here. I'll come to take over now. Bomb you out here.
EnglishOur job is to
Englishuse the objects to develop awareness. We know the objects. We develop
Englishsati, samādhi, and paññā.
EnglishDo you need a seat? Make it shampa, aloha.
EnglishWhen there's awareness, the noble eightfold path is at work.
EnglishRight view, see there? Right thought, see there? There's right view, there's right thought. Ayo. Dear Lali, Mahodama Sendha, Mahodama Pyo, Mahodama Loda, Drakusha, Māradī, Lali, load me.
EnglishThere's not
Englishwrong
Englishthought, wrong speech, wrong action, so
Englishsīla is also
Englishbeing observed.
EnglishNow, awareness and thought. The māhī, to hulune, sīlī. And there is— Māhī, nenabijo, yeah? There's right
Englisheffort, right mindfulness, and steadiness of mind. So the samādhi portion of the eightfold path is also fulfilled.
EnglishAyo, the Dish is there, see there? In your lava.
EnglishLava, yawn it.
EnglishThe dealer looked at it, no pencil in it.
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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.…