Yogi: On the cushion, it seems that the knower is more obvious than the object. It is able to notice many objects but they’re not clear; the knowing is clearer.

Whenever I ask questions, it interrupts the awareness process. How can I ask questions for the purpose of learning then?

Sayadaw: You need to understand what learning means. Firstly, when you’re interested in the experience and you’re recognizing the quality of what is happening in your field of experience, learning is already happening.

You recognize that it feels more like the knower and not so much the knowing mind; you recognize that the knower can know many objects. This indicates that learning is already happening.

You need to understand that learning is happening when it is happening and not that learning happens only when you ask a question.