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Tidiness helps the wisdom to come
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 7 min
Original audio: Burmese · English interpretation
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The Sayadaw explains that all objects are equal for practice, so yogis should not choose between them. Furthermore, keeping the living environment tidy also supports wisdom to arise.
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EnglishThe meditation now is very simple, um, because the development makes meditation complicated. And then—actually, we don't need to do anything, we just try to do recognize, or try to recognize what is development. And then development and wisdom, they have different, different states, um, different nature, different character, different mind function.
EnglishAnd then the development phase and wisdom phase, they're opposite. So when you recognize the phase of development, actually you also recognize the phase of wisdom, is that right? Yes. Yeah. And also, sitting meditation, sometimes the body sensation is very obvious, but the mind doesn't have interest to watch the body sensation.
EnglishThe mind is only interested in watching the mind, but the thinking is very little thinking. Then the mind becomes sleepy, or you— Mm-hmm. But actually the mind process is already happening. The, the, the mental process is a lot already happening.
EnglishBecause of interest, not interest, it's because of sitting is, mind is more important. That's why the more interest about the mind. But all object is the same, physical or mental, is nature, right? Any object you can use to practice. But understand, you can use any physical also you can understand something, right?
EnglishSo don't choose about this is of, this important, that of, and this is judgment. That's why the mind is interest or not interest.
EnglishBut, um, so mental process also certain level there is a, the process is already happening, the nature is already there, right? So but before she more realize the gross level, that's why the mind more interest. But now certain, certain the mind need more careful.
EnglishCertain process is already there, but you need more careful.
EnglishI think she has some idea about the new expectation, about new mental state.
EnglishShe want to understand more about the mind. So that's why she more pay attention to the object. Actually you need more appreciate about the awareness, right? If you understanding the value of awareness, every time you notice about the awareness, your mind is very interested,
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EnglishNot very interest, but the mind is very interested. If you're understanding about value of awareness, every time you notice about your awareness, the mind is, how to say, um,
Englishunderstanding value about awareness, the mind is not like a interest or not interest, or boring, or interest not coming. Right? Economy.
EnglishThat's enough, right? Not, not try to very interest. Because of wisdom present, that's enough.
EnglishFor me is sometimes I notice about awareness present, the mind is precious, like this.
EnglishBecause the mind understand very well about the value of awareness. So that's why sometimes you, um, goosebump come, pity come. Because of awareness. If you recognize the awareness present, the mind is pity but this is already come.
EnglishSo just maybe some expectation about the new experience.
EnglishAnd also about the
Englishtidiness of the room. Some people like the, make the room tidy and clean. Oh. Because some people have this idea, if you are a very good meditator, your room is very clean and tidy. Is that true? Do we need to clean our room and our environment?
EnglishThat is, that is, that is a one, one factor about the wisdom arising.
EnglishThe mind need to clean, environment need to clean. This, this all one factor about the cost of understanding them.
EnglishOne factor, one factor. Environment must be clean.
EnglishThe mind also need to clean, outside surround, surround, uh, surrounding also need to be clean. That make the mind more understand what come. Because of every outside too much complicated, the mind immediately blur.
EnglishBecause object and mind also relationship have, right?
EnglishShe asked to what extent. Huh? To what extent clean? Like, like five hotels, a five-star hotel, or? No need to focus, no need to cleaning. No need to cleaning. Just clean enough. If you understand wisdom present, you know the limit. No need to too clean.
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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.…