Q&ANirodha Insight Meditation in Finland Retreat30 May 2019
Week 1 day 6 group A — The Meditating Mind, Balancing Effort and Observing Defilements
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 2 hr 19 min
Original audio: English
0:00−2:19:47
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A group interview addressing the meditating mind, mental factors working together, and recognizing wholesome states in daily life. The teacher advises against over-reading theory, emphasizing balance between effort and relaxation while observing defilements and thoughts as natural processes.
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Nirodha Insight Meditation in Finland Retreat · 33 talks
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- 71 hr 33 minWeek 1 day 5 group C — Cause and Effect, Right Effort, and Letting Go of Expectations29 May 2019
- Viewing82 hr 20 minWeek 1 day 6 group A — The Meditating Mind, Balancing Effort and Observing Defilements30 May 2019
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- 1137 minWeek 1 day 8 — Practicing at Home and Cultivating Wholesome Qualities1 Jun 2019
- 121 hr 47 minWeek 2 day 1 group A1 — Talking Meditation and Working with Defilements1 Jun 2019
- 131 hr 10 minWeek 2 day 1 group A2 — Wisdom at Work, Subconscious Mind, and Decision-Making1 Jun 2019
Transcript
EnglishSo.
EnglishYes.
EnglishI don't think I can pass this time.
EnglishAnd I don't want to. Maybe it's time for some words.
EnglishSo it's my first time
Englishnot sitting on a retreat, being on a retreat, this form, so
Englishit's been really amazing. And I'm so sorry
EnglishI haven't had the sort of courage to have this sort of freedom before, because teachers have sort of allowed it, but
Englishthe right attitude hasn't been there yet. But now I think it is. And
Englishthe mind has been, like, really easy to live with. There's been
Englishtimes of even sort of constant awareness flowing a bit, but still. And,
Englishyeah, and then there's
Englishthe mind has
Englishobjects, greed, because I'm fasting in the afternoon, so 6 o'clock comes and the bread, the scent, the smell of the bread, and
Englishthose. And then I've noticed that
Englishwith this
Englishgreed or want to eat, there's a sadness, which I don't know what it is, but let's see. Let's observe. Yeah. Yeah. And, yeah, and the only problem I have is that
Englishit's really hard to be in this meditation hall. It's like all the effort comes there and the mind gets really tight and really, really hard to sit there. Right. You can't relax there. No. But if you sit outside, no problem.
EnglishYes, exactly. But it's sort of eased a bit during the days. Okay. So I'm confident. That's all. Yeah. Tu di luhur atuh, Wara tuh.
[Burmese segment]
EnglishYeah, so the mind is just.
EnglishSo this is just the old habit of the mind, and but you already recognize it, and you can see that if you're patient, it just takes time to unwind the habit, so it's okay. It's good, he said. Yeah. Thank you.
EnglishYeah, I'm really, I'm very much enjoying the practice. I really, I've really, yeah, it makes me really very happy, actually, to practice. And I have some great fun, actually, with Mara. Because it's like a game of hide-and-seek, and sometimes she's easy to spot, sometimes more difficult.
EnglishBut when she is spotted, she fades away.
EnglishSo I have fun with that.
EnglishWhen I am in a very quiet place and very calm, then I'm looking more deeply, and I ask the question gently, "What is this?" And just waiting what comes up. I'm not really looking for the answer. And sometimes it gives an enormous amount of it's like boundaries fall away.
EnglishIt's like just space. Also physically. Or sometimes it's like there is no solidity, it's just like all kinds of things happening, kind of components flying around, like and that actually
Englishhow to say it.
EnglishIt feels very freeing that there is no solidity. It feels very freeing.
EnglishSo that's. Damel. Tuh
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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.…