IMS Retreat 2012 Q&A Group B#1 (21:50-27:50)
Yogi: I become aware of sadness as an object and investigate the source. It comes from not getting what the mind wants. I try to accept the source of my pain and know that the pain is not going to go away, but it’s hard to be detached from that. That’s as much as I can do.
Sayadaw: Yes, your work is just to recognize the experience and observe it. And, you allow yourself to do that.
You don’t have to decide if it will go away or not. Neither expect it to go away nor expect it to stay.
The goal of the practice is to observe, to be present, and for insight to arise to understand something.