Q&AMaui Retreat18 Nov 2016
Questions and answers — Concept vs Reality and Noticing the Attitude Towards Suffering
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 1 hr 32 min
Original audio: English
0:00−1:32:04
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The Q&A clarifies the distinction between concepts and reality, advising yogis to check their attitude rather than resist suffering. Honestly recognizing subtle defilements and sustaining awareness allows wisdom to bring freedom from dukkha.
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Transcript
EnglishSo this is the third session of Sayadaw U Tejaniya checking retreatments at the Vipassanā Meta Foundation of Maui on November
English18.
EnglishSo you know whose turn it is to speak today, right? Yes. Yes. Okay.
EnglishStarted with a K. Mm-hmm.
EnglishThere are two new people today. There are two new people today. Can I just pause the recording for a second?
EnglishYes. I noticed when I was doing my yogi job today that while I thought I was being aware of what was going on, I think what I was doing was just concentrating on the task at hand. And it got me thinking about concentration practice, and also it came into my mind about loving-kindness practice.
EnglishSo I was trying to think about how, assuming that it is different than awareness or insight practice, how my either concentration, or at times I've also done loving-kindness practice, either supports or is part of my awareness practice. Mm-hmm. Okay.
[Burmese segment]
EnglishDhidi ya upolo,
[Burmese segment]
EnglishSo si harus is the practice of, um,
Englishno, let's repeat that, rephrase that. What you said, when you're doing something and you're concentrating on something, or if you're doing some practice of metta or something as you're doing something else, how does that support your practice of awareness? He said, essentially, if you're concentrating on something, awareness is present.
EnglishIf you're doing metta, also, you can be aware that you're having metta. So awareness will be part of any, or rather sati, will be part of any activity
Englishthat is done with a wholesome mind.
EnglishRight? Samadhi is a wholesome mind, right? When you're feeling properly concentrated on something.
EnglishSo awareness is a part of it, Seyadaw says. The only difference between
Englishjust concentration, like samatha, and Vipassanā, the only difference is whether you
Englishknow the concepts or the reality of what is happening.
EnglishSo lego hayo saida ni sensation hayo saida? So, for example, he said the difference between
Englishpaying attention to your hand
Englishversus paying attention to the sensations, feeling the sensations. So. So to support awareness, then he said we're using a different type of wisdom, right? So
Englisha different part of our wisdom. And so when we pay more attention to the feelings and sensations, he says then
Englishwe're
Englishpaying more attention to reality, which is much more in tune with Vipassanā style practice.
EnglishYesterday he mentioned something this way. He mentioned that
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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.…