Dhamma talkSpirit Rock Meditation Center Retreat29 Apr 2015
Morning instructions day 4 — Differentiating Object and Knowing
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 38 min
Original audio: Burmese · English interpretation
0:00−38:13
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Meditation instructions emphasize checking one's attitude and maintaining continuous awareness without preferences. When distinguishing the object from the knowing mind, yogis should care for awareness itself, supported by right view to prevent wrong thoughts.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center Retreat · 38 talks
- 31 hr 40 minGroup A · session 1 — Mind's Reaction to Pain and Open Awareness27 Apr 2015
- 41 hr 43 minGroup B · session 1 — Watching Defilements Objectively as Natural Processes27 Apr 2015
- 540 minMorning instructions day 3 — Recognizing Thoughts and Valuing Awareness28 Apr 2015
- 61 hr 32 minGroup C · session 1 — Investigating Aversion, Observing Objectively, and the Role of Wisdom28 Apr 2015
- Viewing738 minMorning instructions day 4 — Differentiating Object and Knowing29 Apr 2015
- 81 hr 54 minGroup D · session 1 — Working with Delusion and Understanding the Mind29 Apr 2015
- 91 hr 27 minGroup E · session 1 — Investigation, Stillness, and Subtle Intentions29 Apr 2015
- 102 hr 20 minGroup F · session 1 — Working with Defilements and Right Effort29 Apr 2015
- 1130 minMorning instructions day 5 — Working with the Observing Mind and Right View30 Apr 2015
- 122 hr 7 minGroup A · session 2 — Nature of Thoughts and Feelings, Mindful Communication and Hidden Defilements30 Apr 2015
Transcript
EnglishOkay, going practicing.
EnglishGood. Put water out, pencil, and— Remember to check your attitude.
EnglishOkay, Chinari, pee out like little Nirambha bull.
EnglishWe're not practicing to
Englishget something the way we think it should be or the way we want it to be.
EnglishMy pee-chinari ball liner, pee out little Nirambha bull. And if things arise that you wish weren't really there, this is not the practice for making those things go away.
[Burmese segment]
Englishacknowledging what is happening as it is, recognizing what is happening as it is.
EnglishThat is awareness.
[Burmese segment]
Englishis the way of watching
Englishwhat is happening with wisdom, meaning
Englishthere is no preference, not seeking something
Englishgood or pleasant or preferable, not pushing
Englishwhat we think is bad or unpleasant or
Englishnot desirable. All of these are just objects, things to be, things to know. Nature. Their nature.
EnglishIf we have a judgment that something is good, we attach to it, that's greed. If we think something is bad, we resist it, that's aversion.
English And when you are aware continuously,
Englishwe call that watching.
EnglishYou're watching
Englishwhen you're continuously aware.
[Burmese segment]
EnglishIn trying to keep our awareness continuous,
Englishsome of us
Englishwatch the object closely. We try to ensure that the object doesn't—or the objects that we know don't disappear, that we don't run out of objects, in other words.
EnglishWhile another way of
Englishtrying to keep the awareness continuous is
Englishto try and ensure that
Englishthe awareness doesn't stop, that we're checking to see that the mind is still present, alert and aware.
[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.…