Dhamma talkMaui Retreat17 Nov 2016
Morning instructions — Checking Attitude and Knowing Awareness
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 35 min
Original audio: Burmese · English interpretation
0:00−35:12
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Meditation instructions emphasize checking the mind's attitude, avoiding wanting or rejecting whatever arises. Yogis are encouraged to recognize both the object and awareness, letting continuous mindfulness keep the mind awake.
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Transcript
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Remember to check your attitude.
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-ha. Whether there's an attitude of wanting
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something, or an attitude of
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not wanting something.
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Is there an attitude of wanting or not wanting in the mind?
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The awareness
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we call awareness, or the five faculties, the meditating mind,
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and
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we call awareness
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the five faculties, the meditating mind. And
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the meditating mind
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needs to be in a wholesome state,
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i.e., being aware
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without wanting something or rejecting something,
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and if there is wanting or rejecting, recognizing that.
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Thank you so much. All you do is finger out, finger out, the right. All you do is stop. Or next time.
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All right. Next time. I really want to check. Thank you.
[Burmese segment]
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Whatever's happening,
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know that it is happening, and let that be. Appreciate that you are knowing
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that there is awareness.
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[Burmese speech]
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When
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you're able to
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notice
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both
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what you're observing
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as well as the fact that you're observing.
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He calls that the object and the awareness. When you can know both the object, what you know, and the awareness. Know that this is good. When you're able to do that, it's fine.
[Burmese segment]
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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.…