Q&ADhamma Vibhajja Retreat12 Dec 2023
Questions and answers — Intention in Movement and Overcoming Defilements with Wisdom
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 33 min
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0:00−33:58
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In this interview, the teacher discusses recognizing intentions and cause-and-effect processes to understand anatta. He explains that deep wisdom is required to overcome defilements like anger, while advising yogis to view experiences objectively as nature and skillfully use inquiry to spark interest.
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Transcript
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Like,
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uh, sometimes it just goes very fast.
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Very fast, but you know you know.
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Yeah. Uh, after "already good," then I do sometimes, but like just simple ones.
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Simple ones, yes.
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Like going toilet, yeah.
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Okay.
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Eating, yeah. Walking, something like that. But, uh—
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When you're walking, what do you—what intention do you notice? What kind of intention?
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Uh, like I want to walk.
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Oh.
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When I'm sitting, then I know. And, uh—
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Okay.
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When I walk, I want to—
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Okay.
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No.
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I want to walk. I want to stop.
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Sorry?
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Want to walk, want to stop.
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Yeah, walk. Uh, sometimes I want to go that side, and I know.
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Ah.
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I want to make shorter, I know.
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Okay.
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Something like that.
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Yeah.
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Cool, cool, cool. Like this.
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There's a one intention is
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want to walk, huh? It's a big intention.
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Yeah.
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So when you walk, many intention inside there.
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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.…