BE HAPPY THAT AWARENESS HAS RESURFACED

Penang Retreat 2019 Group 2 Record 1 (1:07:07-1:07-39)

Yogi: When I wake up from thoughts, the mind gets angry because I don’t want to be lost in thought.

Sayadaw: In the beginning, it is impossible not to be lost in thought. Now, you need to be happy instead because awareness has resurfaced.

It’s like you have lost something, but now it has been found – should you be angry or happy?

Yogi: Happy.

Sayadaw: You have lost awareness, but awareness has returned – so, you should be happy.