IMS Retreat 2012 Q&A Group B#1 (33:05-35:21)
Yogi: At times, the sticky thoughts that are charged with emotions get in the way of being present.
Sayadaw: That is why, with those sticky thoughts, to always remind ourselves that they are a process of nature.
Recognize that the more identified we are with that process, the harder it is to unstick and remain present.
You need some help from that borrowed right view, reminding yourself that this is an object; this is a process of nature. This interaction – that the thoughts become stickier when there is emotion – is nature.
The more identified we are, the stickier the thoughts are.