Sayadaw U Tejaniya

Sensual desire /greed /
attachment / craving (1)

• Greed vs wholesome desire

• Wanting from greed vs wanting from wisdom

• Facing greed

• Greed wanting result in meditation

• Greed practising

• Greed decreases when there is mindfulness

• Is the experience good or ugly?

• Focusing is strong because of craving

• Focusing retards thinking

• Eager to escape samsara

• Post retreat blues

• Afraid of defilements and wanting to be good

• How not to be too attached to money

• Relaxed vs concentrating

• Focusing is not wisdom

• Difficult to be aware and attentive simultaneously

• Stop thinking when getting sucked into strong defilements

• Craving

• Craving and aversion are the mind pendulum

• Craving causes excessive effort

Sensual desire / greed /
attachment / craving (2)

• Too much effort

• Craving and expectation           

• Craving amidst pleasant experience 

• Handling addictions (craving) 

• Craving eats

• Craving looks; wisdom sees

• Beware craving meditating

• Recognizing the presence of craving

• Liking and disliking

• Trying to know more than possible

• Aware but still follow defilements

• Addiction to thinking when meditating

• Attachment is ever present

• Thoughts keep popping up

• Holding on to thoughts and feelings

• Over questioning

• Attachment is automatic when awareness is absent

• Process of attach and resist

• Tension in the shoulders

• Mind does not want to die

• Trying too hard