Dhamma talkBangkok Retreat29 Oct 2017
Tension (Part 2): Relaxing and Facing Underlying Fear
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 1 min
Original audio: English
0:00−1:15
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The teacher explains why some meditators struggle to relax during practice. Many people cover up underlying fear with tense energy or anger. When the mind truly relaxes, this hidden fear naturally surfaces.
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Transcript
EnglishSofia, and also the relationship health. One time I started to talk about the yogi: relax, relax, let go, and try to practice. When we practice relax, this person said, when he relaxed, immediately he told me, "Now I fear."
EnglishI said, "Now I fear," he said, so I understand why he relaxed. He cannot relax because he tried to. He already have background is fear. That's why he want to show the fear, he want to show the anger. That's why he use energy to show this. It's very tough. Now relax.
EnglishI said relax. Then when he relax, this fear is a fear.
EnglishSome people, their fear, they try to cover their fear. They don't want to show fear. That's why this try to show them this you have energy, strong.
EnglishThat's his anger. That's why they make easy to anger.
EnglishThis is the nature of the mind. So that's why I try to relax them. He said, "Now I relax, and my fear is coming." This is his background is fearful.
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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.…