Dhamma talkPauenhof Center Retreat24 Apr 2016
Morning instruction day 2 — Object and Awareness
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 38 min
Original audio: English
0:00−38:08
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Meditation instructions reminding yogis to relax body and mind while maintaining awareness in the present moment. Every experience is simply a natural object to recognize, without controlling or expecting peacefulness. The essence is cultivating continuous awareness and understanding the nature of the mind.
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Pauenhof Center Retreat · 17 talks
- 155 minMorning instruction day 1 — Cultivating the Mind and Continuous Awareness23 Apr 2016
- 21 hr 23 minGroup interview a — Attitude, Defilements, and Observing Mind and Body23 Apr 2016
- Viewing338 minMorning instruction day 2 — Object and Awareness24 Apr 2016
- 41 hr 54 minGroup interview d — Attitude Toward Sounds and Aversion, and Seeing the Nature of Mind24 Apr 2016
- 538 minMorning instruction day 3 — Concept Object and Nature Object25 Apr 2016
- 61 hr 30 minGroup interview B1 — Practicing Continuously and Using Intelligence25 Apr 2016
- 743 minMorning instruction day 4 — The Value of Awareness and Nature of Mind and Body26 Apr 2016
- 81 hr 30 minGroup interview C1 — Mind Activities and Right Attitude Toward Emotions26 Apr 2016
- 940 minMorning instruction day 5 — Recognizing Mind and Continuity of Awareness27 Apr 2016
- 102 hr 10 minGroup interview A2 — Meditation as a Learning Process and Working with Defilements27 Apr 2016
Transcript
EnglishKeep going, practice in.
EnglishDon't pay attention to me.
EnglishYou can hear.
EnglishJust keep your body and mind relaxed.
EnglishJust aware of what is happening now.
EnglishDon't forget to think everything is nature.
EnglishEvery experience is object. Object means something known by the mind, being known.
EnglishObject is object. Feeling is just feeling. Sensation is just a sensation.
EnglishJust let it be.
EnglishWe should not expect anything.
EnglishWhat are we trying?
EnglishWe are trying to think as nature, and right view.
EnglishNature means they have their cause and their effect.
EnglishA process is happening.
EnglishWe are trying to think right way.
EnglishWe are trying to be aware.
EnglishWe are not trying to get something.
EnglishJust trying to be aware in the present moment. Stay in the present moment.
EnglishThat's it.
EnglishWhatever happened, let it happen.
EnglishWe are not trying to control the experience. We are not trying to change the experience.
EnglishWe are trying to recognize.
EnglishTrying to be aware.
EnglishWhat is happening?
EnglishOur objective for meditation is not peacefulness.
EnglishPeacefulness is my product. It's already happened.
EnglishOur objective is to understand, to know
Englishthe nature.
EnglishIf the mind is peaceful, just recognize the mind is peaceful.
EnglishIf the mind is agitated, just recognize the mind is agitated.
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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.…