Q&ALing Shan Temple Retreat28 Apr 2018
Q&A 09 — Using Wisdom and Working with Anger
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 10 min
Original audio: English · Chinese interpretation
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A yogi asks about the role of thinking and how to handle anger. The teacher explains that using wise reflection and questions helps bring wisdom and aligns with right thought. If anger escalates while being observed, it indicates an improper attitude and personal wanting.
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- 171 hr 13 minGroup 09 — Checking the Attitude and Accepting with Wisdom27 Apr 2018
- 181 hr 53 minGroup 10 — Dealing with Sleepiness and Natural Awareness27 Apr 2018
- 1912 minQ&A 08 — Right Reflection and Understanding Dukkha27 Apr 2018
- 201 hr 54 minGroup 11 — Recognizing Nature and Thoughts Instead of Concepts28 Apr 2018
- 212 hr 16 minGroup 12 — Working with Pain, the State of Mind, and the Sense of Self28 Apr 2018
- Viewing2211 minQ&A 09 — Using Wisdom and Working with Anger28 Apr 2018
- 231 hr 51 minGroup 13 — Watching the Mind Reaction and Working with the Mind Door29 Apr 2018
- 242 hrGroup 14 — Concept and Reality in Meditation29 Apr 2018
- 258 minQ&A 10 — Defilements in Dreams and Questions Arising Naturally29 Apr 2018
Transcript
ZH
我想请问禅师就是说，这个嗯，就是当我们称心生起来的时候，我们清楚知道它是一个自然的现象。那一般我们会想要，会想要让这个称心，我们修学的目的呢，就是想要让这个不善法消失。那我们用一个如理作意，就是说转念的方式，这个应该也是一个很好的方式。因为如果说我提出一个问题，来问自己：我为什么生气？我为什么生起称心？那这样的话呢，在我们毗婆舍那的修法里面，这似乎没有在当下，这有点落入一种思维，那好像不是我们的习惯。那我是不晓得是不是心念处有特别，特别可以提出来做这样的一个观察，这样子。
English
So she's asking, um, asking question, um, for Vipassanā practice, if we think too much, you know, like, you know, you will incur thoughts.
English
Right, right. Yeah. Thinking too much is not good. So she, she, she, before she never asked question. Probably nobody say she ask question. So she's questioning about, is this okay to, you know, is it correct to ask question? Yes. If you, we use the question is for what? We use our wisdom.
English
When you have a difficult situation or your life, you need to decide something, so you use your wisdom. What you are doing.
English
Ask them. What you are doing. Because we think. Use the wisdom, only we use the question and thinking, right? So this, use the question is, so we try to make the wisdom is involved, right?
ZH
其实问问题呢，不是说要想答案出来，完全不是的。问问题完全不是要想答案出来。问问题就是说告诉，就是说要启发这个智慧，去找这个资料。但是有资料，就是说观察就是，如是观就是我们，我们去了解这个现象嘛。不是去想。就是禅师说如果在生活当中，如果我们有一个难题的话，我们会去想解决问题，我们也会去想，对不对？怎么办？就是说其实问问题只是说，就是开启智慧，让它去观察这个，就是有兴趣，想了解。
English
It is no problem. Beyond the thinking, what define thinking or wisdom thinking, this nature is important. We need to use our wisdom to practice. So thinking is, actually is not big problem. The problem is beyond the thinking is the define is problem. Also use the wisdom thinking we need to use, right?
ZH
禅师说思想不是问题，思想本身是一个中性的。但是思想背后是染心推动它思想，还是智慧推动它思想，这个才是重点。如果我们带着正念去思想，如果我们是正思维，这个不是问题。
English
You learn about Nova A4 part. There's a wisdom part, it's the right view and right thought, right? This right thought must be practiced.
ZH
就是说我们八正道里面有正见和正，有正智或者正思维，这个，这两个都需要练习的。这两个都需要去培育的。
ZH
因为我们，我们这样子讲，我们的习惯就是说，当不善心生起的时候，以我们的，以我个人的操作来讲，当我的称心生起的时候，如果我去看我的称心，有的时候称心反而会长大。那如果说我，我去如理作意，我认为说，可能我没有如实了知事情的真相，或者是它是一个善意，我的，我的误解它，或者是这是一个逆增上缘，让我，让我可以忍耐，或者是跳过这个，突破这个难关。因为习性是这样的一个发展，如果我去看这个称心，有的时候就陷入一种，一种好像一团，然后会把那个称心会扩大，反而没有那样的一个效果。
English
Okay, Sayadaw, this is your challenge. So, so she's saying if she's aware in the anger or defilement, she, she has done this before, right? So sometimes the, the defilement will increase, increase.
English
But if she use wise reflection, usually she can manage. So, so it seems like, you know, people may have question about this way of observing the, you know, understand.
English
If you can reflect, also you use your wisdom, right? So any way you use your wisdom to handle the defilement is okay. But if you watch your anger, the anger increase meaning you're watching the way you watching is not right.
ZH
禅师说呢，如果你用正思维去处理烦恼，而能又成功的处理烦恼是好的，因为这个是智慧去处理，对不对？但是你观照的时候，这个烦恼增长是你观照错误了。就是观照的方法。
ZH
那请问一下，就是要用怎样的一个方式，怎样的一个角度去看这个称心？因为我们一定会觉得对方，对方的种种就是跟我们的不一样。我，我不认同，或者是我排斥，或者是这个已经伤害到我等等的这种，这种心理。那我这个时候我是，我是要怎么样？我是去用接受呢，还是去看，看我，就是我是看到就是说它就是在我的价值观里面，或者在我的是非标准里面就是不对。那甚至于他，他这种种的行为已经，已经让我非常的生气。那我这个时候我这样子观察到自己的时候，我该如何呢？
English
So she's saying when she's observing anger, for example, she think the other person is wrong because different idea about how to do, right? So she know, she know she already angry because she think the other person is wrong. So at this time, what, what should she do?
English
So this is your idea thinking way is wrong. Other people wrong, right? So you, you, you want other people right. So because of you wanting is your problem.
ZH
禅师说呢，就是说刚才你举的那个例子呢，其实那就是说是你的想法是错的。因为在想别人是错，其实你自己也知道，我们已经是自我为中心了，对不对？ 没错。
ZH
其实你都看到了这个生气的原因了。
English
One thing you remember, one thing you remember, whatever you have angry, this is your problem, not other people problem.
ZH
当我们生气的时候，肯定是我们自己的问题。这个称心是我们自己的问题，对不对？
ZH
就是接着刚刚的那个问题，就是说她观察她的可能愤怒，然后可能看了就更，更生气了，更火大了。那有没有可能是因为她其实并不知道，就是那个愤怒本来就是那么大，就是她只是先前可能就是我们，我们都可能这样，就是是因为压抑了，或者是不敢去碰那个愤怒，所以其实不知道它是这么大的。所以有没有可能是当你去观察它，然后觉得更愤怒，其实那个是一个过程。你看到原来哦对，我真的是那么的愤怒，然后对，就是越看就会越，越清楚，然后会，我只是说那个过程。
English
She's saying that is it possible the anger is already suppressed, it was huge, just that you, you didn't know. So when you try to aware, you, you see the actual, actually very angry. Maybe. So important thing is when you watch the anger, the anger increasing mean is you watch, look at the fire, you throw water or gasoline.
English
If you water, if you gasoline, boom.
ZH
禅师说可能就是那个称心已经是压抑了，已经是可能是很大了。有可能是这样的。但是重点就是说，如果无论如何就是称心已经很强的时候，当下我们是就是水火上加油呢，还是火上去，就是用水去处理这个火呢？
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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.…