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THE DAILY TEJANIYA — 2025
When You See Every Moment is New, That’s Reality. When you see every
moment is new, every mo-
ment is fresh, every moment
is changing, every moment
is arising—that's reality.
The Source of All the Problems in the World All the problems in the world
originate from the trio of craving,
aversion, and delusion. Keep an eye
on them. Watching the bad qualities
is the most important because when
you can keep them at bay, the good
qualities automatically come in.
Reading and Discussion Are a Part of Meditation Reading about medita-
tion, discussing meditation,
and reflecting on how to prac-
tice are all mind work, are
all part of meditation.
Think of Your Home as a Retreat Center (1 of 4) Think of your home as
a retreat center. When you
think of your home in this way,
your practice becomes smooth-
er. Keep checking your attitudes
and views, your thinking and
your background ideas.
In Daily Life Practice, the Benefits Become Real (2 of 4) When we meditate at home
and in daily life, the challenges
and benefits of practice become
much more real than when we are
on a meditation retreat. It takes
a real practice to deal with real
situations, and real unwhole-
some reactions.
Craving and Aversion are Stronger at Home (3 of 4) Craving and aversion are stronger
at home than away from home. Why is
is that? Because it's my home, my
favorite chair, my room, etc.
We’re More Careful with Strangers than People at Home (4 of 4) We are usually more careful and
aware with strangers, and with people
we meet infrequently, than we are with
our own family members, whom we see
all the time. We take them for granted,
and we don't pay attention to them,
even though it's the most important
thing we can do at home.
Not Wanting Suffering Creates the Most Suffering The worst thing that you
could possibly do is to think:
"How can I get rid of this?" Be-
cause the desire to not have any-
thing bad happen at all, is exactly
what causes the worst fears to a-
rise. The mind that doesn't want
any sorrow or suffering cre-
ates the most anxiety.
Learn to Be Interested in Difficult Situations Learn to be interested in
difficult situations. By being
present with them in a gentle
manner, you may suddenly un-
derstand what caused them.
Don’t Fight With Craving, Learn from It Don't fight with craving. Don't
say, "I shouldn't have craving." In-
stead, focus on your awareness of the
craving. You could say something like:
“Never mind if I still have craving, at
least I see it now. I might not be able
to handle it completely yet, but I can
learn something from it."
There is Never a Good Reason to be Angry There is never a good reason
to be angry. If a person says some-
thing that makes you angry, that's
their business. Instead of attaching
to words that arouse your anger,
get interested in your reactivity
instead. Study and learn.
Awareness Sees More Details When It Becomes Continuous Awareness become sharper
as you develop the habit of con-
tinuous awareness. It seems to ex-
pand and receive a lot more, much
more easily. You naturally become
conscious of many things at once.*
Everything seems to slow down
and you have time to watch it
all, and see in more detail.
* E.g., sensations of the body, thoughts of the mind,
and perceptions of the world, and the cause-
and-effect relations between all of these.
Whenever You Think You’re in Control, Think Again Whenever you think
you're in control of a situ-
ation, then craving, aver-
sion and delusion are ac-
tually in control.
Step Back and Let the Mind Do Its Work When I say, "Do the work,"
what I really mean is to step back
and allow the mind to do its work,
which is to meditate. When we bring
in awareness, we create space for
the mind to do this work.
Delusion Hides Reality and Gives a Substitute for It Delusion not only keeps
reality from us, but also gives
us a substitute for it. People can
live a whole lifetime in this way.
You can feel very fortunate that you
have this opportunity to practice
Dhamma, investigating what
is real and what is not.
You Observe Reality Because You Want to Understand There is no need to make
objects* disappear, and it is irre-
levant whether they disappear or
not. You are observing because you
want to know and understand
the nature of all phenomena.
* E.g., sensations of the body, thoughts of the
mind, and perceptions of the world.
If the Mind is Dull, Ask it One Short Question If you are struggling and the mind is
feeling dull, a way to investigate is to drop
one word, or a short simple question, into
the mind, such as "What is this?"* Hold
no expectations of an answer, all the
while maintaining awareness.
* Another reminder from Sayadaw might help:
"Usually, when we ask, 'What is this?' we think
of concepts. In practice, when we ask, 'What
is this?,' we want to pick up nature.
Quiet or Noisy, Which is Better? When it is quiet or when it
is noisy, which is better? When
the mind judges, or has a prefer-
ence for something to be better, it
will automatically react if the op-
posite happens. Right view is not
to have a preference. Sound is
just sound. It's nature.
You Don’t Need to Know Every Detail of Your Experience You do not need to know every
detail of your experience. Just be aware
and know what you are aware of.
How to Be Ready for Pain When it Comes Acknowledge pain as a nat-
ural phenomenon, as nature. If
you can observe and learn about
feelings, thoughts, and body sensa-
tions—and how they are related—
you will be ready for pain when
it does come. And it will.
Put All Your Energy Into Awareness Awareness is where to
put your energy. Put all your
energy into awareness. Aware-
ness, awareness, awareness.