Dhamma talkSpirit Rock Meditation Center Retreat5 May 2015
Morning instructions day 10 — Bringing Dhamma into Daily Life and Continuous Mindfulness
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 36 min
Original audio: Burmese · English interpretation
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Meditation instructions emphasize integrating Dhamma into daily life through morning intentions and continuous mindfulness. Wisdom recognizes the benefits of wholesome states and the danger of defilements, while steady awareness keeps the mind from growing weary.
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- 241 hr 34 minGroup C · session 3 — Building Awareness and Managing Defilements in Daily Life4 May 2015
- 251 hr 46 minGroup D · session 3 — Working with Defilements and Practice at Home4 May 2015
- Viewing2636 minMorning instructions day 10 — Bringing Dhamma into Daily Life and Continuous Mindfulness5 May 2015
- 271 hr 24 minGroup E session 3 — Energy of Defilements and Mindfulness in Daily Situations5 May 2015
- 282 hr 16 minGroup F · session 3 — Building Continuity and Working with Greed and Defilements5 May 2015
- 2942 minMorning instructions day 11 — Practicing Mindfulness While Speaking6 May 2015
- 301 hr 40 minGroup A session 4 — Defilements as Nature and Right Attitude Towards Them6 May 2015
- 3132 minMorning instructions day 12 — Knowing Intentions and Continuity of Awareness7 May 2015
Transcript
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Take interest in your own practice.
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Life. In Pali it's bhava, but it means becoming.
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And the process
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of the mind coming into being
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and passing away, and then coming into being again, over and over again, this endless process we call life.
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So for the Dhamma to be part of this life,
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every
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moment of becoming of the mind, every moment the mind comes into being, it must be a moment that coexists with
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wisdom, mindfulness.
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Then the Dhamma is in life.
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But if we try to
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separate
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the Dhamma from life,
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that doesn't work too well.
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In the practice, there is
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the practice that you put in, and the effects of the practice.
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Whatever you put into the practice, you will get out of it.
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And greed tends to be preoccupied with the effects of the practice, with the results.
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Whereas wisdom
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sees the process that needs to take place, sees the steps that need to be taken, learns
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what is suitable in different situations to keep the Dhamma alive.
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? Every morning you wake up, you have to set the intention: how am I going to live today? How will I
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look after the mind? So you've sort of cleared the path, set the intention for how
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you're going to bring the Dhamma into your life that day.
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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.…