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Seeing the wrong attitude or process is also important
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 9 min
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The teacher explains that meditators should not resist or control experiences, but simply recognize whatever happens naturally. When facing anger, staying with physical feelings is more helpful than engaging with thoughts. Seeing the natural process and wrong view is equally essential for cultivating wisdom.
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EnglishHello. I have been listening to your tapes for the past 3 years, and I think I'm— I gained a little bit of progress here on the path. But when I came here, some sections— and then I realized that my awareness is quite good because I kept my breathing current, and I listened very attentively.
EnglishBut after realizing the end part of "Om Aromana", I— and sometimes, you know, after 25, 30 minutes of good concentration and good calm, and then I got tension. And then I'm aware of that, and then all of a sudden, you know, an unpleasant thought arrives very strongly.
EnglishAnd I'm aware of that, and sometimes you end up, depending on the book, and then you say we cannot resist. What? We cannot resist. No, not cannot. We should. We shouldn't? Should not resist. The thing is that I open my eyes because I try to change— But this is also for very beginner.
EnglishYou should not resist. It's for very beginner. If you can know your mind, you need to aware your resistance. I do. I do. So at that time you don't need to control your resistance. You just recognize the resistance present. That's enough. It's like Dhamma and goal. It's not. Yeah, that's why.
EnglishThat's why you just recognize, accept already this other. Not accept. Try to recognize what is happening. So after that, how would I continue the, you know, endless sitting meditation? So normally it happens when you sit. So continue aware whatever happened. Let it go. Drop it.
EnglishAccept. Accept and let it go.
EnglishDon't do anything. Just be aware. Just be aware. Sometimes it's hard. I can't— it's hard. Yeah, because you want to let go of your heart. Just aware, not hard. Yogi names, they said it's difficult because they cannot get what they want. Be aware is not difficult.
EnglishBecause they have the idea they should be this, they should be this, they should be this. That's why they cannot get what they want. They say difficult. Be aware is not difficult. So let it be. Let it be means let this happen naturally, natural way. Because meditation, Vipassanā meditation, object is nature.
EnglishYou should not control the nature. You should not try to change the nature.
EnglishThis happened, this happened. That's all.
EnglishFor example, if the mind calm, you just recognize the mind is calm. But if the mind is not calm, just recognize the mind is not calm. We're not trying to change to calm down.
EnglishOne question. As far as the acceptance, when that kind of tension arises, should I see, you know, like a sign? Is it taking mental note? You know, rather than seeing my anger. There's no such thing as my anger. Anger, my— Anger, nature. Should I see it? Mental note. Yes. Not mental note. Mental note.
EnglishAnger, anger, anger. Yeah. No, no, no. You know, in other sentences. What's the mental note? Anger? It's a kind of like noting. Noting that, you know, like anger arising. How do you aware the anger? You just note. I mean, I just— Yeah, that's all. Finish. You just note. Sometimes it's very— Why do you want to say noting anger, anger, anger? That's what I did not get much in the past.
EnglishIt's— You can note the anger feeling. Try to aware the feeling. Try to interest the feeling. Feeling is intensity is change. Just interest the intensity. When you aware the anger, you can aware the feeling and thoughts. Both.
EnglishMost stay with the feeling, not thoughts. If you pay attention and thought, the feeling increases. Because of thinking accentuates the feeling. So more aware of the feeling, then the mind more aware, not thinking, then the feeling must be suscited down. Yes. So stay with the feeling. That's enough. No need to call dosa, dosa, dosa, noting anger, anger.
EnglishThank you. Okay.
EnglishActually, we cannot get what we want because, actually, the difficulty is that reality is like this. But we want it like this. But actually, we cannot get what we want. Yes. We just can, can, can— Everything you get it because of how you want. Yes. So— Because of your listening, you get it.
EnglishBut people think it's I want, I do, I get. That's why they try too hard. Yes. But I think— But every time they try, they cannot get many things. Yes. They get because of conditioning, right? Then the result will come. But people, they don't know the conditioning, early conditioning. They think it's because of they try, they get it.
EnglishOnly one factor they know. But many factors is already there. Yes. Right? So then they slowly, they think, "I try, I can get it." So that's why they try too hard. Yes. But try is one factor. If you're not trying also, you cannot get it. One factor.
EnglishSo something, one result, good result coming for many, many factors, many thoughts, then result will come. Yes.
EnglishSo you more understanding of these cause and effect. Many cause, more cause, and your
Englishone thing is less and less.
EnglishYou cannot get what you want.
EnglishI can enjoy what I have. Yeah.
EnglishThat's why if you understanding this way, like one thing or one thing is less and less.
EnglishOkay. So— I have a question. Recently I listened to the tape that a new information came to me that, actually, there is differences from the knowing mind and the awareness. And what I know is that I know the knowing mind and the object.
EnglishOkay. Okay. And I'm not sure the awareness is— Oh. You're not sure awareness. You can know the knowing mind. Actually, knowing mind is more difficult. Huh? Whatever. Okay. You can know the knowing mind, the knowing the object, right? Yes. Sure. But you're not sure awareness.
EnglishOkay. So now try to aware your hand. Your hand touching. You try to aware. Try to aware your hand touching. Yes. Okay. Now you do this. Yes. Do you know you are aware?
EnglishThis is not very— it's very obviously, right? Yes. Like this. Checking all the time. Checking. Huh? Check, checking. Checking your awareness. Are you aware present moment? Are you aware present moment? Oh. That's all. If you checking now, you notice. So that's also me stay with the state with the nature.
EnglishIs it? Yeah. Awareness also mind state. Yeah, you're right.
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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.…