Yogi: When I realize aversion and it becomes an object, do I just name it ‘there is aversion, there is aversion’?

Sayadaw: You already know it is aversion – there is a feeling that comes with it, observe the feeling.

You feel aversion, right? You can keep an eye on the feeling, but don’t feed it with the thoughts.

Yogi: I can also feel the greed coming out behind the aversion. 

Sayadaw: If you recognize the greed, look at the greed. And when the greed is gone, see whether the aversion is still there because greed is the cause and aversion is the effect.

Sometimes we observe our aversion and the aversion goes down, right? But the cause, the greed, might still be there. And if the greed is still there, the aversion can pop up again and again. 

So, when the aversion is gone, we should check and see if the greed is still present.

When you like something, the mind says it is nice, be careful and start watching that mind because, after that, it’ll find something else not nice.

If you like the quiet, and when someone makes a noise, you get angry because you like the quiet. So, watch out for that.